Excellence Scholarship (South-North) at University of Hohenheim 2023

Food Security Council grants scholarships to top candidates from developing countries. The successful candidates can research Agricultural Sciences,  Natural Sciences, and Business, Economics or Social Sciences.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The applicants' most recent academic degree must be completed no more than 6 years before starting the scholarship.
• The applicant must proof of Indication for return to his/her home country and institute.
• The applicant must be a passport holder of a developing country according to the OECD DAC list.
• The applicant's research theme should be under the conceptual research framework of FSC.
• The applicant's research proposal has to relate to one of the research themes.

Application Process:

• Interested candidates must apply for the FSC's Excellence Scholarship online.
• After the application, a professor from the university must select the applied candidate.
• If selected the candidates are required to enroll as students at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, or Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences.
• Documents required:
  • Scanned copy of the transcripts of all education till the most recent degree.
  • Scanned copy of the English proficiency certificate.
  • List of publications.
  • PhD research proposal.
  • Signed recommendation letter.
  • Signed cover letter.
  • Most recent CV.

Value of the Scholarship:

The selected candidates can expect to avail of the following benefits:

• Monthly grant of EUR 1,000.
• Travel costs to and fro the university.
• A refund of EUR 100 for health and liability insurance.