Scholarships for guest scholars affected by the war against Ukraine
TH Köln is pleased to be able to award scholarships to particularly committed international scholars and university teachers who have fled from Ukraine or who have encountered hard times due to the war against Ukraine. The scholarships are sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funding of the Federal Foreign Office.
Attention:
A prerequisite for sponsorship of scholars is that they do not already have a sponsorship commitment from the Philipp Schwartz Initiative (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation), have applied there or intend to do so, if they are eligible. A declaration by the eligible persons is sufficient for this purpose.
Who can apply for a scholarship?
We accept applications from scholars of any nationality who are affected by the war against Ukraine and who are working as guest scholars at TH Köln.
We take into account the circumstance of flight, financial hardship as a result of the war against Ukraine as well as the difficulty of returning to the respective country.
Value and duration of the scholarship
Duration:
1 to 12 months in the calendar year 2023 (if applicable, also backdated to January 1, 2023)
Scholarship value:
min. 500 - max. 2,000 euros/month.
Application deadline
August 15, 2023
Application Documents for a scholarship
To apply, please submit the following documents:
fully completed application form.
Additionally via e-mail to ukraine-info@th-koeln.de
one PDF with documents in the following order
- letter of motivation: please also explain why you have a special need due to the war,
- CV,
- statement by a supervising person from the host faculty (1-2 DIN A4 pages),
- informal declaration that no application has been submitted to the Philipp Schwartz Initiative,
- brief description of the research project or activity at TH Köln (max. two DIN A4 pages),
- proof of the last academic degree (Master's/PhD) and translation,
- proof of current financing of livelihood in Germany (bank statements for the last 3 months, copies of employment contracts/scholarship contracts, Job Centre notifications, etc.),
- proof of social/intercultural/voluntary commitment, if available,
- copy of your residence permit,
- copy of the page of your passport with your personal information.
Please contact Ms. Brüderle at the Department of International Affairs, if you have any questions about the end-of-study scholarship or wish to make an application.
Please submit the required application to:
TH Köln
Department of International Affairs
Martina Brüderle
E-Mail: ukraine-info@th-koeln.de
Tel: +49 221 8275 3919
Selection Process
Please understand that we can only consider complete applications.
A selection committee decides about the awarding of the scholarships based on the submitted documents.
Please note that there is no guarantee for receiving a scholarship.
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