Thursday, June 10, 2010

Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty: Sponsorship for Foreign Graduates

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Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty: Sponsorship for Foreign Graduates

Programme Description
The Friedrich Nauman Foundation sees itself as the foundation for liberal politics in Germany. It is closely connected to the FPD party. The foundation has been sponsoring students at German universities since 1973, and also at universities of applied sciences since 1990. Besides excellent academic achievements it also expects commitment to political and social issues and positive personal qualities such as reliability, motivation and decisiveness of its students. The objective of sponsoring foreign students is that they return to their home countries after their examinations and put the knowledge they have gained to use in the interests of those countries. Approximately 60 foreign doctoral candidates are sponsored every year.
Target Group
The following is expected of applicants:
  • Giftedness: Not only above-average subject-specific aptitude, but also other specialised interests are evaluated.
  • Personal qualities: These include reliability, motivation, decisiveness and a willingness to assume responsibility and actively contribute with one's abilities to the further development of society.
  • Liberal commitment to social and political issues: Activities in student administration, on higher education boards, in a liberal political party, in a political student organisation or in social institutions or associations are desirable.
Academic Requirements
Doctorates following degrees in medicine and dentistry, postdoctoral programmes, postgraduate courses after a degree (Diplom/Master), final stage doctorates and foreign graduates abroad are not sponsored. Lawyers may only apply for a doctorate sponsorship if they have already completed their judicial service training or do not intend to begin it until after their doctorate.

Number of Scholarships
Approx. 60 foreign doctoral candidates

Duration
Graduate scholarships are initially awarded for one year, and extended by a further year on application. Thereafter, extensions may be granted twice for half a year each in very rare exceptional cases, and only with special justification. Sponsorship for longer than three years is not possible.

Scholarship Value
  • Applicants’ earnings will be deducted (if applicable, up to the full scholarship amount) when calculating the scholarship amount. Economic activity is only permitted to a limited degree.
  • Support through liaison lecturers at the university location
  • Furthermore, scholarship holders will be offered a wide range of ideal support opportunities which can be viewed on the Foundation’s website.
Application Requirements
  • Highly gifted
  • Qualities of character
  • Liberal political and social commitment
Application Papers
  • 1. Fully completed application form,
  • 2. Complete tabular signed C.V.
  • 3. Brief synopsis (max. 7 pages) as well a a precise time and work schedule of the doctorate
  • 4. 2 letters of recommendation from professors at a university in Germany, one of these from the supervisor of the doctorate (including disposition), for organisational reasons, by post only. Please do not send any letters of recommendation by e-mail or fax.
  • 5. Certified copy of higher education examination certificate
  • 6. Confirmation by the faculty concerning unconditional acceptance for doctoral studies with specification of the supervisor of the doctorate, or written confirmation of doctorate [list|7. Photograph on application form and on "personal details" form
  • 8. Signed declaration of consent
Stays abroad during the period of sponsorship are not possible. Please make sure that the documents are complete, but do not submit them in duplicate. Please do not staple the documents or put them in individual plastic sleeves. Please complete legibly in typewriting or print (black pen) and keep to the specified order. This will make things easier for you and us.

Application Deadline
Closing dates for applications are 31st May and 30th November each year.

Contact

Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty

Herr Mohammad Shahpari

Address:
Karl-Marx-Str. 2
14482 Potsdam

Phone: 0331 / 70 19-349
Fax: 0331 / 70 19-222

Internet: www.freiheit.org

E-Mail: begabtenfoerderung@freiheit.org

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