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ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline:  1 February 2025

LOCATION: Germany

Are you working academically or practically in climate protection or climate-relevant resource conservation in your country of origin – a non-European developing or transition country (see list of countries, PDF)? Then we invite you to apply for an International Climate Protection Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

ELIGIBILITY:

They We welcome all applications, regardless of ethnic, cultural, or social background, gender identity, age, religion, worldview, disability, or sexual orientation.

As future decision-makers and multipliers, you aim to take on the global challenge of climate change through international, cross-border cooperation. The International Climate Protection Fellowship is designed for prospective leaders working practically and postdocs. We invite you to apply for an International Climate Protection Fellowship if you:

engage with climate change issues

are a citizen of a non-European developing or transition country (see list of countries, PDF) and have been predominantly living and working there

have initial experience in a leadership role and corresponding leadership skills

have very good knowledge of English and/or German

BENEFIT:

The fellowship facilitates the mutual exchange of knowledge, methods and techniques with hosts in Germany; this also extends to questions of practical applicability in your country of origin. We offer you

as a prospective leader working practically a monthly fellowship amount of 2,200€, 2,500€ or 2,700€ plus ancillary benefits – depending on your training and career level; as a postdoc, a monthly fellowship amount of 2,700€ plus ancillary benefits

individual support during your stay in Germany

additional financial support for example for accompanying partners and children, for travel expenses, for full private health insurance or for a German language course

a three-week introductory event where you can connect with other climate protection fellows, visit businesses and research institutions, and attend cultural events in Germany

extensive alumni sponsorship, in particular to support long-term connections with your cooperation partners in Germany over the duration of your entire professional career

Hosts receive a monthly allowance for research costs of 800€ for projects in the natural and engineering sciences or 500€ for projects in the humanities and social sciences.

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Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

GOOGLE RESEARCH SCHOLAR PROGRAM 

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Application Deadline: January 27, 2025 at 11:59:59 PM UTC-12

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Research Scholar Program aims to support early-career professors who are pursuing research in fields relevant to Google.

The Research Scholar Program provides unrestricted gifts to support research at institutions around the world and is focused on funding world-class research conducted by early-career professors.

ELIGIBILITY:

They encourage submissions from professors globally who are teaching at universities and meet the eligibility requirements. It is their hope that this program will help develop collaborations with new professors and encourage the formation of long-term relationships.

Awards are disbursed as unrestricted gifts to the university and are not intended for overhead or indirect costs. They are intended for use during the academic year in which the award is provided to support the professor’s research efforts.

Applicants must be a full-time assistant, associate, or professor at a university or degree-granting research institution at the time of the application submission.

Postdoctoral staff can only serve as a co-PI, not a primary PI.

Applicants must have received their PhD within seven years of submission (e.g., applicants in 2024 must have received their PhD in 2017 or later).

They consider exceptions for applicants who have been teaching seven years or fewer and had delays, such as working in industry, parental leave, leave of absence, etc. This exception request can be documented on the application.

Applicants can submit one application per round.

Faculty can only serve as a PI or Co-PI per round. Applicants cannot serve on two separate proposals.

Applicants can apply a maximum of 3 times within the 7 years post-PhD.

Submit by January 27, 2025 at 11:59:59 PM UTC-12 . Decisions for the application cycle will be announced via email by June 2025.

BENEFIT:

The funds granted will be up to $60,000 USD and are intended to support the advancement of the professor’s research.

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