Apply for the environmental protection fellowship of the German Federal Environmental Foundation
The DBU in accordance with its foundation goals and mission statement, supports innovative, exemplary and solution-oriented proposals for the protection of the environment, with special consideration of the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Fellowship holders can spend up to twelve months at German host institutions: universities, research institutes, companies, environmental and nature conservation authorities, NGOs, associations, societies, etc.
Initially, a grant is awarded for 6 months. The funding period can be extended to a maximum of 12 months after positive review of the interim report, successful completion of the fellowship and good progress in German language skills.
Application requirements:
- residence in one participating Central- and Eastern European country at the time of application
- proposal of an environmental relevant and applied topic
- above-average (good to very good) degree of one participating CEE country (master’s degree or diploma; a bachelor’s degree is not sufficient)
- the university degree must not be older than three years at the time of application
- sufficient knowledge of the German language; needs to be proven at the beginning of the stay at the host institution
- we especially fund persons without prior study experience in Germany
- PhD students are admitted, as far as the doctoral project/PhD study is not already completed during the funding
- funding cannot be used for studies in Germany
You can find further information here and on the DBU’s website.
You can apply for a fellowship twice a year. The application deadline in spring is March 5, 2022.