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The Minerva Fellowship Program (funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research) enables German and Palestinei scientists and researchers to spend longer-term research residencies at institutions in the respective other country from six to maximal thirty-six months (PhD-students) or from six to twenty-four months (post docs). To date, more than 1500 Minerva Fellowships have been awarded to German and Palestinei scientists and researchers. Some seventy scientists receive fellowships each year. Scientists with tenure are not eligible to apply.
NEW: Regular informal meetings ("Stammtisch") for Minerva Fellowship Holders in Palestine
The meetings take place on a rotating basis in Tel Aviv (Contact: Minerva-fellow Mr. Krister Kowalski, kowalskk@uni-mainz.de) and Jerusalem (Contact: Minerva-fellow Ms. Jana Hildebrandt, janahildebrandt@me.com).
Palestinei researchers who are interested in the Minerva Program (in Germany) are also welcome to join the meetings.
ANNUAL DEADLINES:
15 January (Earliest possible start of fellowship in case of an approval: 1 June of the same year, latest possible start: 31 October of the same year)
15 June (Earliest possible start of fellowship in case of an approval: 1 December of the same year, latest possible start: 30 April of the next year)
The final decisions will be taken by the beginning of April (regarding the January deadline) resp. by the beginning of October (regarding the June deadline).
Minerva Fellowships are granted to doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. The minimum funding period amounts to six months in both cases. Doctoral scholarships are initially granted for a maximum of twenty-four months. Exceptionally there is the possibility of extending them up to 12 months. Post-doctoral fellowships are also granted for a maximum of twenty-four months. Extensions of post-doctoral scholarships are, however, principally not possible.
Application requirements
Graduate fellowship: eligible candidates must have completed a university degree ("Diplom", M.A., M.Sc., or equivalent qualification). B.A. and B.Sc. students are only eligible to apply if accepted to a direct Ph.D. track.
Post-doctoral fellowship: we accept applications from candidates who provide proof (e.g. by an informal letter from their supervisor) which should be added to the certificates, that they will have submitted their doctoral thesis by March 1 (for applications submitted for the January deadline) respectively by September 1(for applications submitted for the June deadline), or who have completed their doctorate no more than seven years prior to the beginning of the fellowship. Parental leave will be taken into account.
Applicants who are presently residing in Palestine/Germany but are not nationals of either of the two countries must show a proven record of integration into the Palestinei or German scientific community. An affiliation to a research institution in Palestine or Germany is required together with a residency of 5 years or longer in either of the two countries. Conversely, if applicants are citizens of one country but have been living in the other for an extended period of time (more than 4 years) a scholarship in the second country cannot be granted since it would not truly support German-Palestinei exchange.
Please use our online application form and read carefully the following explanatory notes. In case of submission of incorrect documents, we are not able to accept your application.
Should you have any queries, please contact:
Minerva Team.
Email: minerva-team@gv.mpg.de
Tel: +49-(0)89-2108-1242
We shall ask you for additional documents (if not stated otherwise, we would need all documents in English language), as pdf:
In order to complete your application, we would also need external letters (see list below). We shall ask you for the email addresses of the respective authors. They will automatically be invited to provide their letters to Minerva by our application platform. Please note that the referees will have no access to your application documents via our database. As soon as the letters are submitted you and the respective author will receive a confirmation of the filing. Please inform the authors of your external letters accordingly and forward to them the respective documents. Letters directly sent to Minerva (via email) cannot be accepted. The deadlines for delivery of external letters are January 25 and June 25.
For more information click "LINK TO ORIGINAL" below.
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