Deadline- 13 December 2013
Volkswagen Foundation has announced funding initiative “Knowledge for Tomorrow – Cooperative Research Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa”. The objective of this program is to focus on development and sustainable reinforcement of research in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Research projects, developed and carried out by African scholars and scientists in close cooperation with their German partners, shall provide junior researchers in Africa with an opportunity to enhance their skills and academic qualifications.
Special emphasis is put on the development, reinforcement, and extension of academic networks inside Africa beyond existing language barriers.
Thematic areas-
- land
- water
- biological resources
- sustainable energy for domestic use
Documents required-
- CV of the applicant
- Ph.D. certificate or a letter from the main supervisor stating that the Ph.D. will be completed by the end of summer 2014
- Letter of support from the African research institution
- Letter of support of the German partner institution
- Statement of the German postdoctoral fellow
- Letter of support of the mentors
Eligibility & Criteria-
- This postdoctoral fellowship program aims at supporting young African postdoctoral researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa
- The call provides funding opportunities for both junior and senior postdoctoral scholars. To be eligible for a junior postdoctoral fellowship, applicants must have less than three years of postdoctoral experience (the PhD must be granted at the latest by September 2014). Postdoctoral researchers with more than three, but less than six years of postdoctoral experience are eligible to apply for a senior fellowship
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