ICDD PhD Scholarships 2010/11-DAC Countries Students-Kassel University-Germany

The International Center for Development and Decent Work offers The ICDD PhD Scholarships to DAC Countries Students for the academic year 2010/11 at Kassel University in Germany

ICDD is an interdisciplinary and international scientific network of excellence with the head office located at the University of Kassel, Germany and partner universities in Latin America, Africa and Asia. ICDD is funded under the programme “ex)/(ceed – Higher Education Excellence in Development Co-operation” launched by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Eligibility:
DAC Countries Students.

Application Procedure:

1. Cover Sheet (cf. attachment)
2. above average MA/MSc degree in a disciplines related to the above topics / fields proof of English language proficiency
3. academic or vocational experience in one of the disciplines related to the thematic field of development and decent work
4. letter of recommendation from a professor of  the ICDD network
5. summary of master thesis (1500 words), if applicable
6. preliminary PhD project proposal including topic, research question, short overview of the relevant literature, theoretical approach, research design and methodology (2.000 words)
7. Please submit your detailed curriculum vitae and scanned copies of the following documents with your application:
8. certificate and transcript of records of your recognised bachelor and master degrees in the original language, listing all subjects and grades (If you have not yet completed a Masters program, please include a letter from the person responsible for the program testifying the likelihood of successful completion of the program);
9. certificates / proof of English language proficiency;
10. university entrance examination certificate listing all subjects and grades (in the original language);
11. certificates of additional studies and completion of studies listing all subjects and grades (in the original language);
12. translations of all of the above-mentioned documents, if the language of the mentioned certificates is not German, English, French, Spanish or Portuguese.
13. certificates of previous professional/vocational experience (if applicable).

Application Deadline:

15th of November 2009

Source:
http://cms.uni-kassel.de/unicms/index.php?id=25324