Project description
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Requirements for applicants
We are looking for excellent graduates holding master degrees, received by the start of their doctoral studies at the latest, in mathematics or the SEE disciplines (natural sciences, engineering, economics), who have sufficient proficiency in mathematics and are interested in joint research that revolves around computational methods such as mathematical models, simulation methods and data science techniques.
As an international research school, we require our doctoral researchers to have good writing and oral communication skills in English (German is optional).
Project 01 is a scholarship funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in the DAAD Graduate School Scholarship Program.
The following DAAD requirements for applicants apply:
- Completed Master’s degree (or equivalent) at the starting date of the scholarship / preparatory German course
- Graduation no more than six years prior to nomination (exceptions apply, see DAAD website)
- No residency in Germany for more than the past 15 months before nomination ("mobility rule")
- No completed PhD degree
- Proficiency in English (German is optional)
Funding
Funding for this scholarship is provided by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
- Duration of the funding: Up to 4 years
- Monthly payments of € 1,400 (note: this will be supplemented by KIT with a part-time job with an additional income of € 556 gross per month)
- a travel allowance
- payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
- a research allowance of up to € 460
- a preparatory German language course (if available, applicable and feasible, taking into account the starting date of the scholarship)
- a material resources and supervision allowance of currently € 1,000 per year, which is paid upon application to the host institution.
Under certain circumstances, grant holders may receive the following additional benefits:
- monthly rent subsidy (calculated individually, usually about € 50 to 125 per month);
- monthly allowance for accompanying family members (about € 200 child allowance per child and about € 275 marriage allowance);
- in the case of a disability or chronic illness: subsidy for additional costs which result from the disability or chronic illness and are not covered by other funding providers