Programme Description
The Carl Duisberg fellowship offers individual support to students in the disciplines of human or veterinary medicine or for an MSc or PhD (or equivalent) in medical engineering, applied medical sciences, public health, or data science in medicine. It funds students from Germany who wish to carry out research stays, internships or part of a degree course abroad as well as international students who plan to study, research or do an internship in Germany. Candidates show a strong sense of commitment and motivation and submit an innovative international research proposal, which will be funded individually.
The funding cannot be used to undertake internships in commercial organisations/industry.
Target Group
Students from the following fields are invited to apply: human or veterinary medicine, medical engineering, applied medical sciences, public health, or data science in medicine.
Academic Requirements
Master's or PhD students; Bachelor's students and postdocs cannot receive funding.
Duration
2 to 6 months
Scholarship Value
individual financial support, but limited to 10,000 EUR per request
Application Papers
Application forms and further information on the application procedure can be found here.
Application Deadline
Application deadlines can be found here.
Application Requirements
Applicants are expected to show strong personal commitment and motivation and to submit an innovative international research proposal.
The Foundation encourages:
- Projects specifically relevant for health in developing nations
- Projects relating to the treatment of rare or orphan diseases
- Projects relating to the development of cell and gene therapies
- Projects considering the goals of the Sustainable Development Agenda defined by the United Nations
