The Max Planck Society funded Scholarship Program for Visiting Fellowship from foreign nationals in the field of law at Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Germany 2012
Study Subject: Law
Course Level: Research
Scholarship Provider: The Max Planck Society
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility:
- Scholarships are available for foreign doctoral student’s foreign post-doctoral candidates and other early-stage researcher’s foreign professors or other senior researchers with equivalent academic achievements who plan to undertake research at the Institute within the scope of the Institute’s areas of research
- The required level of German language proficiency primarily depends on the planned research project. In any case, a working knowledge of German (or English and/or French) is expected in order to facilitate integration into the Institute’s community.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Description: The Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law offers a limited number of research scholarships for foreign scholars. The scholarships are funded by the Max Planck Society and are intended to support research stays at the Institute. Usually, the duration of such scholarships is 2 to 4 months. Priority is given to candidates whose work may advance the research interests of the Institute. Projects eligible for the scholarship program include participation in Institute research projects, joint projects of Institute Associates and Visiting Fellows, and individual projects of Visiting Fellows which fall within the Institute’s Research Focus. Topics readily compatible with existing fields of research at the Institute are encouraged.
Apply: By Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for the next scholarship selections is 30 September 2012. This date is for applications for scholarship stays in the first or the second half of 2013. Please take note of the new application deadlines in 2013:
Applications for a scholarship can be submitted until 15 February or until 15 August
Application until Entrance / Beginning of Scholarship
15 February – in the 2nd half-year of the year of application
15 August – in the course of the whole year following the year of application
Your application package has to reach the Institute by the respective deadline. Please consider the time needed for postal transportation from you country of residence when preparing your application.
Applicants will be informed about the Institute’s decision ca. 8 – 10 weeks after the application deadline.
Further Scholarship Information and Application: http://www.mpipriv.de/ww/en/pub/organization/academic_organization/support_junior_scientists/scholarships.cfm
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