[bioundgrd] Fwd: Opportunity To Do Paid-For Research or Study in Germany

[Janice Chang]

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>The DAAD program offers fellowships for students 
>to do research or study in Germany from 4-10 
>months. Please read the below information, and 
>if you are interested, contact Dr. Sigrid Berka 
><<mailto:sberka at mit.edu>sberka at mit.edu>.
>
>Program Objectives
>Highly qualified undergraduate students are 
>invited to apply for scholarships funding study, 
>senior thesis research and/or internships in 
>Germany. The goal of this program is to support 
>study abroad in Germany and at German 
>universities. Preference will be given to 
>students whose projects or programs are based at 
>and organized by a German university. 
>Scholarships are available either as part of an 
>organized study abroad program or as part of an 
>individual, student-designed study abroad 
>semester or year.
>
>Eligibility Requirements
>
>Each year, an independent selection committee of 
>academics and international education experts is 
>assembled to select the Undergraduate 
>Scholarship grantees. This committee is looking 
>for students who:
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>are currently Sophomores or Juniors of all academic fields.
>are seeking DAAD support for a 4-10 month period 
>in Germany during the German academic year.
>possess outstanding academic records and 
>personal integrity, as evinced by both their 
>grades and letters of recommendation.
>are US or Canadian citizens or permanent 
>residents thereof. Foreign nationals are 
>eligible if they have been full-time students at 
>an accredited US or Canadian university for more 
>than one year at the time of application and 
>will return to the US or Canada after the 
>scholarship period to complete their Bachelor's 
>degree.
>demonstrate an interest in contemporary German 
>and European affairs and who explain the 
>significance of their project in Germany to 
>their future studies, research or professional 
>goals.
>are enrolled, full-time students in an 
>undergraduate degree-granting program at an 
>accredited North American college or university.
>are younger than 32 at the start of the grant period.
>
>Terms of Award
>
>Scholarships may be granted for a minimum of 4 
>(one semester) and a maximum of 10 months (one 
>academic year). Recipients will be awarded a 
>monthly stipend of approximately ¤ 615, plus 
>additional funds to help defray travel and 
>research expenses as well as health insurance.
>
>For more information about the DAAD, please 
>visit their website at: 
><http://www.daad.org/?p=47220>http://www.daad.org/?p=47220
>
>Please forward to any interested students
>
>
>
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>***********
>Kimberly L Benard
>Program Advisor for Distinguished Fellowships
>Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education
>Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 26-161
>Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
>Phone: 617.253.4378 Fax: 617.452.2101
><mailto:benard at mit.edu>benard at mit.edu
>
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