With the scholarship, the Einstein Forum and the Daimler and Benz Foundation want to offer outstanding young scientists from Germany and abroad the opportunity to carry out a research project that is outside of their previous work. The aim is to support those young universalists who – like Albert Einstein – are not only characterized by their exceptional achievements in a specific scientific field, but also by their interdisciplinary commitment.
The scholarship is linked to a stay in the summer house of Einstein’s summer house in Caputh, which lasts between five and six months. The Einsteinhaus is a place of significance in terms of both science and architecture history and is connected to the universities of Potsdam and Berlin. The scholarship holder receives a grant of EUR 10,000 as well as the travel expenses incurred.
Eligibility:
- Applicants should be under 35 years of age and hold a qualified university degree in a humanities, social sciences or natural sciences subject.
- The applications for 2022 should a CV and an exposé of the activities planned under the grant project (both in English) and include two academic references and up to May 15, 2021 be filed.
- The scholarship holders are expected to adequately document the scientific work carried out during the months in Caputh. Documentation includes giving a public lecture in the Einstein Forum and in the Daimler and Benz Foundation. However, the scholarship expressly does not serve to complete a work that has already started, such as a dissertation or habilitation thesis.
- The applications are evaluated according to the quality, originality and feasibility of the project proposals as well as according to the applicant’s academic background. It does not matter here whether a doctorate has already been started or completed.
- The proposed project does not have to be completed within the given timeframe, but can serve as the start of a new, longer project.
DEADLINE: May 15, 2021
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