| " German Egyptian Research Long-term Scholarship to the Federal Republic of Germany GERLS As an outcome of success achieved during the German-Egyptian Year of Science & Technology 2007, a cooperation agreement has been made between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Arab Republic of Egypt “MHESR” and DAAD, to create a program offering up to 100 postgraduate scholarships for Egyptian doctoral candidates. The target group of this program is researchers who hold their M.A / M.Sc. degrees which should generally not be older than 3 years. Types of the scholarship “Full Ph.D.” Scholarship: Target: in all fields of study except the ones mentioned under Specialization. Degree: Ph.D. will be awarded by a German university. Duration: up to 42 months. “Channel” Scholarship: Target: in all fields of study except the ones mentioned under Specialization, Degree: Ph.D.: will be awarded by an Egyptian university, Duration: up to 24 months. “Specialization” scholarship: Target: for the study of medicine, fine and applied arts, architecture and music Degree: without resulting in a degree Duration: up to 24 months. Special case: Applicants from the fields of arts, music and architecture form a special case. Their applications will undergo an additional selection in Germany. Such additional selection activities in Germany will be implemented according to the procedures of the German Specialized Arts and Music Committee and in competition with candidates from other countries. The funding of these scholarships, however, is part of the GERLS program. Program priorities Program is open for all subjects; nevertheless preference will be given to the following fields: water, renewable energies, medical sciences, material sciences, biotechnology, ICT, social sciences and humanities. Time line of application July 1st to October 31st, 2009 Additional information for applicants from medical fields may be found at http://www.mhesr-initiatives.org/gerls/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11&Itemid=11 Additional information for applicants from Fine Art, Design and Film fi elds may be found at http://www.mhesr-initiatives.org/gerls/files/E-Hinw-BK_08.pdf Candidates are encouraged to apply directly online under the following Website http://www.mhesr-initiatives.org/gerls/ For further inquires please contact Ms. Heba Ahmed at heba.ahmed@daadcairo.org Tel.: 27352726 – 27384127 Ext. 118 Fax: 27384136" |
