DAAD Scholarship at Berlin School of Mind and Brain in Germany 2020
Apply now: One three-year DAAD scholarship for Berlin School of Mind and Brain. In 2020, three-year scholarship will be funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) as part of their Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP).
It is not a prerequisite for a successful application to our school that applicants have secured funding for their doctorate at the time of their application in January.
However, those students who were selected during the application process but were not at the same time awarded one of the school’s scholarships (see below: “Mind and Brain” and DAAD) will not be able to start the program in October until sufficient funding has been secured for at least two years, preferably three. The minimum amount of external funding that we accept as sufficient for your doctoral studies is 1,103 € per month.
In connection with our own deadline 15 January 2020, a number of “Mind & Brain” and DAAD scholarships will be available to the best applicants. Accepted students to the Berlin School of Mind and Brain who did not manage to get one of the above scholarships will receive intensive advice, support and sometimes tie-over funding in order to be able to successfully apply for and join the school with other external funding/scholarships. Students with Einstein Center for Neurosciences PhD fellowships may join the Berlin School of Mind and Brain after the first six months of lab rotations.
Below, read more about funding opportunities.
Contents
(A) Applying to the Berlin School of Mind and Brain: Information on our own funding opportunities 2020
(B) General information (in English) on other funding opportunities for doctoral studies
(C) Information (in German) on other funding opportunities for doctoral studies
(D) What you should know about scholarships (= stipends) and salaried positions
(A) Applying to the Berlin School of Mind and Brain: Information on our own funding opportunities 2020
(1) DAAD Scholarships for International Students only
In 2020, two three-year scholarships will be funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) as part of their Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP). They are reserved for the best international students coming to Germany from abroad especially for their doctoral studies, or residing in Germany only for a short while at the time of the application (see below for details).
Deadline for applications:
- 15 January 2020 (two scholarships starting October 2020)
How it works:
- You will have to apply to the Berlin School of Mind and Brain through our Online Application Tool first.
- Once selected by the Berlin School of Mind and Brain for membership in the school(i.e., after your successful application and successful interview), the school’s admission committee will select from the group of successful international applicants those international students most suitable for the DAAD scholarships (we usually have to list two applicants per scholarship place).
- After receiving positive notification from us, the successful student will have to send her/his application also to DAAD, for additional confirmation by the DAAD board. The required documents are nearly identical to what has to be submitted to M&B. (Don’t worry: Students will be thoroughly briefed by the Berlin School of Mind and Brain about all this.)
Preconditions for eligibility / suitability for these scholarships in 2020 are:
- At the time when the DAAD receives the nomination letter from the Berlin School of Mind and Brain (April/May 2020), the last final exam (Master’s degree or equivalent) of the student must have taken place no longer than six years ago.
- At the time when DAAD receives the nomination letter from us (April/May 2020), applicants must not have resided in Germany for more than 15 months (i.e., not before February/March 2019).
- Please note that the DAAD scholarship comprises funding for three years. You will receive detailed information about the terms and conditions from the school’s management.
- The scholarship amount is 1,200 € per month plus extra funding for travel expenses, insurances, research support, family support, German-language courses:
The total value comes to:
- a scholarship instalment of currently € 1,200 per month;
- travel allowance;
- payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover;
- a research allowance once of currently € 460 per year;
- under certain circumstances, grant holders may receive the following additional benefits such as monthly rent subsidy, monthly allowance for accompanying family members (about € 200 child allowance per child and about € 275 marriage allowance);
- preliminary language course (if desired and possible with respect to the starting date of the scholarship);
- a material resource and supervision allowance of currently € 1,000 per year, which is paid upon application to the host institution.
(2) “Mind & Brain” Scholarships, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
In 2020, the Berlin School of Mind and Brain at HU Berlin will offer a number of three-year“Mind & Brain” scholarships. The amount is € 1,468 per month. Scholarships will be awarded to the best applicants (ranking by the scientific council after interviews in Berlin) who are without funding at the time of their application and presentation.
Deadline for applications: 15 January 2020