University of Bonn Argelander Scholarships for Doctoral Candidates from Developing Countires 2022

The aim is to provide funding for doctoral candidates from countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia in order to promote scientific exchange with partners, particularly in regions that have been relatively marginalized in terms of scientific production and to promote international cooperation in the priority regions indicated in the partnership strategy. The funding is for a period of at least 3 and not more than 12 months.

This funding line is intended to intensify collaborations between scientists in Bonn and their partners in the above-mentioned regions, and expand such collaborations with respect to the promotion of early-career researchers.

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We are one of eleven German Universities of Excellence, the only university with six Clusters of Excellence and more Nobel Prize winners and Fields Medalists have emerged from our University in the past decades than from any other German university. For 200 years, our University has been shaped by outstanding personalities from a wide range of subjects. We are known for research-led study programs, the international flair of Bonn as German's city of the United Nations and as part of a dynamic science region in the heart of the liveable Rhineland. With around 35,000 students, 6,000 doctoral... read more

Argelander Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Argelander Scholarships

The funding can cover the following:

• A travel allowance (depending on country of origin)
• A scholarship of €1,500 per month (additional funds for accompanying family members: up to €300 for a spouse and €250 per child)
• A research expense allowance of up to € 300 per month that can be submitted to the International Office after the scholarship has been awarded. Information on applying for the allowance will be provided with your scholarship award.

Requirements for Argelander Scholarships Qualification

Preference is given to international doctoral candidates pursuing a doctoral degree at a university or a research institute in Africa, Latin America or Asia. Doctoral candidates who are already pursuing their Ph.D. at the University of Bonn are not eligible for funding. Recipients of funding should finish their doctorates at their home university (to avoid brain drain).

Interview date, Process and Venue for Argelander Scholarships

Project proposals are evaluated in two categories:

1. Academic Quality and Mutual Benefit:  quality of the research project to be worked on during the stay in Bonn; relevance of the research topic to developments in the region of origin; scholars' contribution to academic life in Bonn (eg via public lectures, seminars or colloquiums); scholars' integration into the host institute (place of work, integration into existing teaching and research activities) and into an effective supervision concept 
2. Strategic Relevance and Potential for Future Cooperation:  Intensity of the existing cooperation; plans for long-term research relationships between the scholar and the host institute in Bonn; connection to Bonn's research profile ; how the research will be shared with broader academic communities 

In the case of a tie between two proposals, preference will be given to the project with a higher score in the category 'academic quality and mutual benefit'.

selection process

• Pre-assessment: anonymous by independent experts from the University of Bonn
• Final decision: a committee made up of representatives from all of the University of Bonn's faculties will discuss the shortlist and select the fellowships.
• Depending on the requested amounts, up to five projects can be funded
• Approval rate 2021: 8 proposals, 4 grants

Application Deadline

How to Apply

The application must be submitted by a full-time professor from the University of Bonn. Up to two applications per host/professor can be considered. The doctoral candidates must submit a signed motivational letter.

For more details, visit University of Bonn website.