Scholarships of German Studies
Institution	DAAD
Program	category A: "Research Grants”	category B: “Study Scholarships”	category C: “Re-invitation Programme for Former Scholarship Holders "
Target Group	- Israeli citizens, resident in Israel - doctoral candidates and young academics and scientists	- Israeli citizens, resident in Israel - MA graduates	Former one-year scholarship holders who have been back in their home country for at least three years
Subject	European and German studies	not restricted (special conditions in music, fine art, design, film and medicine)	not restricted
Duration	1 to 10 months	10 to 24 months	1 to 3 months (starting April at the earliest)
Age	not older than 32 years		not restricted
Other Requirements	- knowledge of German, depending on the project - outstanding academic achievements	- outstanding academic achievements - knowledge of German, depending on the project	plans for a study or research project in cooperation with a German host institution or professional colleague should be clearly defined
Scholarship Value	715 to 975 Euro per month	715 to 975 Euro per month	1,840 to 1,990 Euro per month
Deadline for Application	October 31, 2004 (for the academic year 2004/2005)
Contact	Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Cultural Department Daniel Frisch St. 3 Tel Aviv 64731 Tel: 03-6931333 Fax: 03-6950608 DAAD - Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst	Application forms are also available at the Institute for German History, Gilman Bldg., room 188

Institution	MINERVA
Program	"Seed grants": opportunity to establish first contacts between young Israeli and German scientists	Fellowships: opportunity for research in the other country	"Short Term Research Grants": opportunity for research in the other country and participation in conferences
Target Group	primarily young Israeli and German PhD students but also postdoctoral scientists and university teachers	Israeli and German Ph.D students, postdoctoral scientists and university teachers	young Israeli and German graduate srudents and post doctoral scientists
Subjects	all fields
Duration	between 2 and 3 months	between 6 and 36 months	between 1 and 8 weeks
Age	n.a.		up to 38
Other Requirements	letters of recommendation from two scientists (one should be the PhD supervisor)	letters of recommendation from two scientists	scientific excellence, relevance for German-Israeli cooperation
Scholarship Value	between € 1128,- up to € 3000,- per month		graduate students: € 300/week postdocs: € 425/week flights are covered by a lump sum of up to € 700
Deadline for Application	January 15, July 15 each year (comittee meetings May and October)		as announced from time to time
Contact	Minerva Fellowship Office Frau Heidrun Zimmermann c/o Max Plank Institut fuer Kernphysik Postfach 103980 69029 Heidelberg tel: ++49-6221-383 211 fax: ++49-6221-516 606 Minerva@mpi-hd.mpg.de		Minerva Foundation Head Office, Munich Anja Wimberger tel.: +49-89-2108-1258 wimberger@mpg-gv.mpg.de AND Israeli Ministry of Science, nurit@most.gov.il

Institution	Robert Bosch Scholarships within the framework of the Ignatz Bubis Memorial Scholarship Fund in Jewish Studies
Program	2 PhD fellowships	2 MA scholarships	2 BA scholarship
Scholarship Value	11,500 Euro per fellowship	7,000 Euro per scholarship	4,500 Euro per scholarship
Target Group	students at TAU and students at German Universities
Subject	Bible Studies, Talmud Studies, Culture Research, Hebrew and Semitic Languages, Hebrew Literature, Jewish Philosophy, History of the Jewish People, History of the Land of Israel, Archaeology and Ancient Middle Eastern and African History, Poetics and Comparative Literature, General and Interdisciplinary Studies, Yiddish Studies, Religion Studies, Arts and Art History
Duration	one year (at TAU, at a German university/archive, or practical work at Jewish institution in Germany)
Age	not specified
Other Requirements	knowledge of German
Deadline for Application	April 3, 2005 (in English, 5 copies)
Contact	Mrs. Shoshana Noy Academic Secretariat Senate Building, Room 222 TAU, Tel: 03-640 9670 Robert Bosch Foundation

Institution	Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz Scholarships within the framework of the Ignatz Bubis Memorial Scholarship Fund in Jewish Studies
Program	2 PhD fellowships for research at German institutions
Target Group	students at TAU and students at German universities
Subject	see Robert Bosch Scholarship
Duration	2 years
Age	up to 30
Other Requirements	Age up to 30. knowledge of German The last academic degree must have been awarded within the last year. The applicant must find a German host institution prior to application. Selected applicants will have to present their projects at a seminar in Germany in presence of Daimler Benz Foundation representatives and external referees.
Scholarship Value	11,000 Euro per fellowship/year
Deadline for Application	April 3, 2005 (in English, 5 copies)
Contact	Mrs. Shoshana Noy Academic Secretariat Senate Building, Room 222 TAU, Tel: 03-640 9670 Gottlieb Daimler und Karl Benz Foundation

Institution	Alfried Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach Foundation within the framework of the Ignatz Bubis Memorial Scholarship Fund in Jewish Studies
Program	2 PhD fellowships or fellowships for post doctoral research	2 MA scholarships
Scholarship Value	3,250 Euro per fellowship/semester	2,500 Euro per scholarship/semester
Target Group	students at TAU and students at German Universities
Subject	philosophy, history, language and literature, religion, all fields of Jewish studies, law, national economy, politic science, history of science, the arts and education with emphasis on German-Jewish and/or German-Israeli relations
Duration	one year (at TAU or German institutions)
Age	not specified
Other Requirements	excellence in studies
Deadline for Application	April 3, 2005 (in English, 5 copies)
Contact	Mrs. Shoshana Noy Academic Secretariat Senate Building, Room 222 TAU, Tel: 03-640 9670 Alfried Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach Foundation

Institution	EVZ Scholarships for Middle and East European Students within the framework of the Ignatz Bubis Memorial Scholarship Fund in Jewish Studies
Program	3 PhD fellowships	2 MA scholarships
Scholarship Value	12,500 Euro		7,500 Euro
	The EVZ Foundation will also cover the travel expenses of the scholarship recipients (return ticket).
Target Group	Outstanding graduate students from Middle and East European countries (not including Germany and Austria) in the field of Jewish Studies who wish to pursue Jewish Studies, preceded by/combined with Hebrew language studies, at Tel Aviv University.
Subject	Biblical Studies, Talmud, History of the Jewish People, Jewish Philosophy, Hebrew and Semitic Languages, Hebrew Literature, Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations, The MA Integrative Program in Jewish Studies and subjects concerning Judaism and Israel that may be offered in other departments of the Faculty of Humanities (for instance General History), in the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Duration	one year (candidates may also apply for a stay of one semester only)
Age	not specified
Other Requirements	-
Deadline for Application	April 3, 2005 (in English, 5 copies)
Contact	Mrs. Shoshana Noy Academic Secretariat Senate Building, Room 222 TAU, Tel: 03-640 9670 More details

Institution	Scholarships of the Ignatz Bubis Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund in Jewish Studies
Scholarship Value	Various amounts
Target Group	Tel Aviv University graduate (MA, PhD) students
Subject	Biblical Studies, Talmud, History of the Jewish People, Jewish Philosophy, Hebrew and Semitic Languages, Hebrew Literature, Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations, The MA Integrative Program in Jewish Studies
Duration	one semester or one year
Age	not specified
Other Requirements	-
Deadline for Application	April 3, 2005 (in Hebrew, 5 copies)
Contact	Mrs. Shoshana Noy Academic Secretariat Senate Building, Room 222 TAU, Tel: 03-640 9670

Institution	University of Munich - Application
Program	1-2 MA Scholarships
Target Group	students at TAU
Subject	German history/culture requiring studying and research in Germany
Age	not specified
Duration	one year
Other Requirements	knowledge of German
Scholarship Value	1200 DM per scholarship
Deadline for Application	April 15 each year
Contact	Institute for German History Room 188, Gilman Building, TAU tel.: 03-6409731 hisgerm@post.tau.ac.il

Institution	Institute for German History
Program	MA Grants
Target Group	students at TAU
Subject	German history/culture
Age	-
Duration	-
Other Requirements	Applications are to be submitted to the Institute for German History including: curriculum vitae, grades list, research proposal and two recommendations
Scholarship Value	will be decided individually
Deadline for Application	June 3, 2004
Contact	Institute for German History Room 188, Gilman Building, TAU tel.: 03-6409731 hisgerm@post.tau.ac.il Application (Hebrew)

Institution	Institute for German History - Neuberger Scholarship
Program	1 MA or PhD Grant
Target Group	TAU students and students from Nordrhine-Westfalia
Subject	History of the Jews in Germany, relationship between Jews and Germans, relationship between Israel and Germany
Duration	-
Age	not specified
Other Requirements	-
Scholarship Value	as announced each year
Deadline for Application	end of May each year
Contact	Institute for German History Room 188, Gilman Building, TAU tel.: 03-6409731 hisgerm@post.tau.ac.il

Institution	Leo Baeck Institue
Program	1 PhD scholarship	1 post doctoral grant	1 MA or PhD grant for Intensive German studies
Target Group	students at Israeli universities and colleges
Subject	Jewish history and culture in German Speaking countries in modern time
Duration	not specified
Age	not specified
Other Requirements	approved PhD proposal	post doctoral scientists who have graduated after 1997 (requests for research of two or more scientists will be accepeted as well)	_
Scholarship Value	min. 6000 NIS per grant/scholarship
Deadline for Application	as announced from time to time
Contact	Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem tel.: 02-5633790 fax.: 02-5669505 leobaeck@netvision.net.il

Institution	University of Konstanz
Program	MA or PhD scholarships for studying in Germany
Target Group	students at the Lester and Sally Faculty of Humanities in Tel Aviv University
Subject	Philosophy, History, Literature, Languages etc.
Duration	6 months
Age	not specified
Other Requirements	n.a.
Scholarship Value	n.a.
Deadline for Application	February 5, 2004
Contact	Office of the Dean The Lester and Sally Faculty of Humanities, TAU tel.: 6409778

Institution	Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Program	one year scholarship: support of a two semester study at a German university	scholarship to obtain a German university degree (MA or Ph.D)	research scholarships
Target Group	students from Israel who have above-average scientific or professional qualification and are active in political parties or organizations, education, higher education or religious institutions
Subjects	esp. Political Science, History and Social Science	there is no support in fields of medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine	fields of politics, economy and law
Duration	one year	2-3 years (at least 1.5 years)	2-3 months
Age	up to 30
Other Requirements	- applicant must have completed at least four years of study at a university in his mother country and should have passed a final examination which qualifies him to work in his chosen profession - knowledge of German proved by the certificate “Deutsch als Fremdsprache”		the applicant should have a very good knowledge of German
Scholarship Value	support for two semesters	support for 2-3 years (at least 1.5 years)	support for 2-3 months in Germany
Deadline for Application	December 31	July 31	application can be submitted any time
Contact	Konrad Adenauer Stiftung 6, Lloyd George Street P.O.B. 8348 Jerusalem 91082 tel: 02-5671830 fax: 02-5671831

Institution	Friedrich Naumann Foudation	Hanns-Seidel-Foundation	ZEIT-Foundation
Program	fellowship	fellowship	fellowship
Target Group	BA and MA students	students whose personality and talent allow particular academic achievements to be expected and who have a sense of responsibility for civil rights and political open-mindedness and are active in political, social or church institutions and organizations	young talented MA graduates of history (and similar subjects) or students about to finish MA who are interested to write their dissertation about history of Germany and its Eastern neighbors
Subjects	n.a.	n.a.	see above
Duration	n.a.	one year	up to two years
Age	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Other Requirements	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Scholarship Value	n.a.	n.a.	up to 1800 DM per month
Deadline for Application	May 31, October 30	n.a.	n.a.
Contact	Friedrich- Naumann-Stiftung Wissenschaftliche Dienste und Begabten-foerderung Alt-Nowaweg 67 14482 Potsdam- Babelsberg Germany tel:++49-331-7019349 fax:++49-331-7019222 fnst.bf@t-online.de	Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung Foerderungswerk Lazarettstrasse 33 Postfach 190846 80636 Muenchen Germany tel: ++49-89-1258 0 fax: ++49-891258403	ZEIT-Stiftung Ebeling und Gerd Bucerius Feldbrunnenstrasse 56 20148 Hamburg Germany

Institution	Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation	Fritz Thyssen Stiftung
Program	research fellowships	research fellowships and travel allowances
Target Group	young academics	young academics
Subjects	not specified	not specified
Duration	between 6 and 12 months	n.a.
Age	up to 40	n.a.
Other Requirements	applicant must select the research project and the German host institution himself and is expected to discuss details with host organization before submitting the application to the Humboldt Foundation	n.a.
Scholarship Value	monthly fellowship payment between 3600 DM and 4400 DM + additional payments	n.a.
Deadline for Application	the selection committee convenes around March, June and November. It is recommended to submit applications at least 5 months before the relevant selection committee session	n.a.
Contact	Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Jean-Paul-Strasse12 53173 Bonn Germany tel: ++49-228-8330 fax: ++49-228-833212 select@avh.de	Fritz Thyssen Stiftung Am Roemerturm 3 50667 Koeln Germany tel: ++49-221-2575051 fax:++49-221-2575092 fts@fritz-thyssen-stiftung.de

Institution	Yad Vashem – The International Institute for Holocaust Research
Program	Research Grants	The Danek Gertner Yad Vashem PhD Scholarship	Research Grant (2005-2006)
Target Group	MA and PhD students	PhD students who study in an Israeli university and are in the last year in the last year of PhD studies	PhD researchers
Subject	Holocaust studies	Holocaust studies	Holocaust studies
Duration	-	One year	One semester (October 1-January 31 or March 1-June 30)
Age	-	Up to 40	-
Other Requirements		In order to apply for this scholarship, one must apply through one’s academic advisor.  More details in Hebrew.	A stay in Israel, including three times a week in Yad Vashem, publication of a research manuscript six months after the termination of the grant duration. More details in Hebrew.
Scholarship Value		20,000$	2500$ per month
Deadline for Application	December 31, 2004	December 31, 2004	December 31, 2004
Contact	The International Institute for Holocaust Research POB 3477, Jerusalem 91034 Tel. 02-6443480 Fax. 02-6443479 Research.institute@yadvashem.org.il	The International Institute for Holocaust Research POB 3477, Jerusalem 91034 Tel. 02-6443480 Fax. 02-6443479 Research.institute@yadvashem.org.il	The International Institute for Holocaust Research POB 3477, Jerusalem 91034 Tel. 02-6443507 Fax. 02-6443479 Research.institute@yadvashem.org.il
Institution	Humboldt University in Berlin
Program	Berlin-Grants For relatives of victims of the Nazi regime.
Target Group	Students who have accomplished at least three semesters. Relatives and descendants of former forced laborers and other victims of the Nazi regime are especially invited to apply.
Subject	All courses
Duration	2 semesters (11 months)
Age	Up to 27
Other Requirements	Good knowledge of German.
Scholarship Value	700 Euro
Deadline for Application	March 15, 2005
Contact	For further details visit the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin site. Details in English

Other Scholarships

Institution	DAAD
Program	category D: Intensive German language course at a Goethe institute in Germany	category E: Summer courses held at German Universities and Fachhochschulen in the subjects of German language, literature, area and regional studies, plus the field of music, dance and more
Target Group	Israeli citizens, resident in Israel	Israeli citizens, resident in Israel
Subjects	n.a.
Duration	2 months (Between June 2005 and January 2006)	3 to 4 weeks (in summer 2005)
Age	19-32	19-32
Other Requirements	- enrolment at an Israeli university for a minimum of two years in any subject, except German Literature and Translation - basic knowledge of German language - good overall academic record	- enrolment at an Israeli university for a minimum of two years in any subject - good command of the German language - good overall academic record
Scholarship Value	room, board and course fees 310 EUR for travel expenses (the scholar must arrange flights)	part-cost grants for room, board and course fees 310 EUR for travel expenses (the scholar must arrange flights)
Deadline for Application	december 31, 2004	december 31, 2004
Contact	Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Cultural Department Daniel Frisch St. 3 Tel Aviv 64731 Tel: 03-6931313 Fax: 03-6950608 DAAD - Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst	Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Cultural Department Daniel Frisch St. 3 Tel Aviv 64731 Tel: 03-6931313 Fax: 03-6950608 DAAD - Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

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