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News from Heidelberg University

HAUS Scholarship Applications for 2024 are Now Open

Funding available for study at Heidelberg University. Application deadlines are May 15 and June 15.

News from Universität Hamburg

Universität Hamburg Applying for Fifth Cluster

In February 2024, the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Council of Science and Humanities announced which research initiatives can apply for new excellence funding. In addition to the existing 4 clusters, Universität Hamburg’s application now includes “Gateways to Health (Gateways)”.

News from Cornell University

Cornell University Working with Global Companies on Corporate Innovation

The new Cornell Tech Venture Fellows Program allows employees to immerse themselves with a cohort of academically minded entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs from diverse global businesses at Cornell University’s state-of-the-art tech campus in the heart of New York City. Application deadline: May 5th.

News from UA Ruhr

Research Explorer Ruhr 2024

Call for applications: Research Explorer Ruhr (RER) is a program in June 2024 for international early postdoctoral researchers (to-be) interested in exploring the research landscape of the University Alliance Ruhr. Application deadline is 24 February.

News from UA Ruhr

Strong Start for the Research Alliance Ruhr

With around 100 guests from the realms of politics and science, the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) celebrated the opening of the Research Alliance Ruhr in Essen on October 24, 2023. Founded in 2021, on the initiative of the Ruhr Conference, 50 joint research professorships are being established here to address pressing questions about the future. NRW Science Minister, Ina Brandes, praised the successful collaboration between Ruhr-Universität Bochum, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and TU Dortmund University.

News from the GACC New York

GACC’s J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa Sponsorship Services

Since 1996, the German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. New York (GACC) has been sponsoring the J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa for students, apprentices and young professionals to visit the US and successfully participate in internship programs.

News from the University of Freiburg

DAAD Provides Annual Scholarship Funding to Eight Students from the Global South of the Master in Environmental Governance

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will fund the M.Sc. Environmental Governance program at the University of Freiburg with a total of 1.6 million euros from 2025 to 2032. This is the third, eight-year funding period for the course in the DAAD program “Development-Related Postgraduate Courses” (EPOS).