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DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austausch DienstGerman Academic Exchange Service

DAAD

Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE)

Worldwide

Objective To intensify interaction and research activities among researchgroups in India and well-qualified undergraduate students fromGermany on proposed research projects.

Target Group In India: Research groups, laboratories, especially young Ph.D.and postdoctoral students employed by or affiliated with anaccredited academic institution or a non-profit research institution inIndia.

In Germany: Undergraduate students from the field of Science andEngineering.

Duration 6 weeks up to 3 months; between June and October 2011

Benefits of RISE Indian Participants: Researchers engaged in the fields of Scienceand Engineering can receive assistance in their research projectsfrom German interns having academic training in the fields of bio-logy, chemistry, physics, earth science, engineering, or a closelyrelated field.Academic Institutions can gain an excellent opportunity to establishacademic partnerships with German Universities and HES or to in-tensify already existing ties and networks.

Ph.D. and postdoctoral students, in particular, can benefit by devel-oping inter-personnel skills and by learning how to be a mentor toyoung students.

German Interns: German undergraduate students in Science andEngineering can gain exposure and practical experience in ad-vanced research work in their respective fields. It offers them op-portunities to develop and enhance their inter-cultural and lan-guage skills and forge long-lasting association with the mentors,colleagues and other interns.

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ScholarshipValue

The German students are awarded a DAAD scholarship whichincludes:

A monthly allowance to cover living expenses

A lump sum towards travel subsidy

Compulsory health, accident and personal liability insurance

covered by DAAD. Participation in a RISE worldwide alumni meeting (in fall2011)

Requirementsand Conditions

Indian Participants:

Researchers, Professors, Laboratories and P.hD. or doctoral stu-dents to ensure scientific and academic supervision of the as-signed German intern. In addition, to provide support in local ad-ministrative matters, finding accommodation and if possible, sug-

gesting recreational activities.

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ApplicationProcedure

The application submission process is online. Kindly visit the web-site www.daad.de/rise-weltweit where Indian researchers can sub-mit their project offer (including a one-page project description) inthe database which opens on October 11, 2010. The deadline toenter the project offer is November 26, 2010.

After DAAD approves an offer, it will be published in the interndatabase on this website. This database is accessible to anyonewho is interested in applying and has registered online.German applicants can register online to review the project offers.They may apply for up to three projects, in between December 6,2010, and January 16, 2011.

The profiles of German applicants are checked for eligibility byDAAD and then are activated to be reviewed online by research-ers.

The prospective hosts are then asked to provide DAAD with a listranking the most qualified applicants after a thorough quality as-sessment.

On the basis of the ranking lists, the academic credentials of thestudents and the demand for the project, DAAD makes its final de-cisions, notifies successful hosts and awards scholarships inMarch.

Please note: Only those students whose applications have been

accepted, reviewed and ranked by a potential host are placed withthe hosts project. DAAD does its best to account for both the pref-erences of the students and of the hosts. However, there is noguarantee that in every case a project provider will be matchedwith his or her top applicant.

Time Line Announcement: October 2010

Application for Indian Participants:

Opening date: 11th October 2010Deadline: 26th November, 2010

Application for German Interns:

Opening date: 6th December, 2010Deadline: 16th January, 2011

Internship period: Between 1st June, 2011 and October 2011 (max.3 months)

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Contact Details DAAD in Germany:German Academic Exchange ServiceSection 316, Programs for North AmericaProject GrantsKennedyallee 5053175 Bonn

Germany

Website: www.daad.de/reise-programs rise-worldwide@daad.de

Contact person at DAAD, New Delhi Office:German Academic Exchange ServiceMs. Pooja MidhaProgramme Coordinatorc/o Avanta Business Centre

4th Floor, Statesmanhouse BuildingB Wing, Barakhamba RaodNew Delhi 110 001

Tel.: +91 11 3044 6810Fax: +91 11 3044 6500E-Mail: midha@daaddelhi.orgWebsite: www.daaddelhi.org

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