Our goals

• Further qualification of university graduates from all disciplines on topics relevant to the environment

• Knowledge transfer in science, administration and practice

• international networking between environmental experts from all disciplines

Our requirements

• Master’s/Master’s/Diploma degree completed with above-average grades no more than five years ago

• all specialties are admitted

• Nationality and residence in one of the above CEE countries

• Proposal for an environmentally relevant and practical topic; see FAQs for outline.

• Sufficient knowledge of German; must be proven to the host institution at the beginning of the stay.

• Doctoral students can apply as long as the doctoral project is not completed until after the fellowship has been funded

Our application process

• Online application procedure in German and English possible

• Application deadline annually on 05.09. and 05.03.

• Registration/application on the respective country page

In short: This is the CEE Fellowship

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How the CEE Fellowship starts

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Financial benefits

• up to 50 fellowships annually. Fellowships funded to date
• Funding period: 6-12 months
• monthly fellowship: 1.350 €
• Health, accident and liability insurance
• Intensive German course in Osnabrück lasting several weeks before the stay at the host institution

Ideal promotion

• Assistance in finding a host institution in Germany: possible options include universities, research institutes, companies, specialized authorities, NGOs, etc.
• Seminars for mutual exchange
• Invitation to important DBU events, e.g. the presentation of the German Environmental Award
• Networking between fellows as well as alumni via the online communication platform Stipnet
• annual meetings of alumni in their home countries