Deadline- 31 July 2013
Federal Ministry of Education and Research is offering Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s Sofja Kovalevskaja Award to young exceptionally promising researchers. The Sofja Kovalevskaja Award allows applicants to spend five years building up a working group and working on a high-profile, innovative research project of their own choice at a research institution of applicants own choice in Germany. the award winner is entitled to the award funds of up to 1.65 million EUR.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- The programme is open to scientists and scholars from all countries and disciplines who completed their doctorates with distinction less than six years ago. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation particularly welcomes applications from qualified, female junior researchers.
- Scholars in the humanities or social sciences and physicians must have a good knowledge of German if it is necessary to carry out the project successfully; otherwise a good knowledge of English; scientists and engineers must have a good knowledge of German or English.
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