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November 7, 2016 EU-US agreement offers new opportunities for research cooperation
Thanks to an agreement between the European Commission and the US Government, European and American researchers will be able to work together more closely on projects funded under Horizon 2020, the European Union's research and innovation program. It is another key step in support of the Commission's policy of making European research and innovation Open to the World. Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: "Bright ideas should know no boundaries, so European research and innovation is open to the world for collaboration. This agreement means that the best talent on both sides of the Atlantic will be able to work even closer together on tackling the global challenges that our societies are facing." The agreement, called the Implementing Arrangement, facilitates cooperation between US organizations and Horizon 2020 participants by enabling researchers to organize their cooperation outside the formal Horizon 2020 Grant Agreement signed for each project, in accordance with applicable laws, rules, policies, and regulations of their respective funding programs. The full press release can be viewed here. Advertisement: Freie Universität Berlin International Summer and Winter University (FUBiS) FUBiS is an intensive academic program through which students can earn credits that may be counted toward their degrees at their home institutions. FUBiS sessions run for 3 to 6 weeks taking place both in summer and winter. Students can choose between subject classes (mostly taught in English) and German language courses. Field trips within Berlin are an integral part of every course. For further information on the FUBiS program, tuition, registration, housing, and scholarships please visit www.fubis.org or contact [email protected]. Upcoming Deadlines for DAAD German Language Grants and Undergraduate Scholarship The DAAD's University Summer Course Grant provides scholarships to intermediate-level students of the German language at the Bachelor or Master's level to facilitate their participation in three to four week long summer courses offered at German universities. These focus mainly on German language and literary, cultural, political and economic aspects of modern and contemporary German life. They also include extensive extracurricular programs designed to complement and reinforce the core material. This year's deadline for applications to the University Summer Course Grant is December 1, 2016. For more information on this program including details on eligibility and how to apply, please visit: https://www.daad.org/summercourse
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The DAAD's Intensive Language Course Grant provides a EUR 2,300 scholarship to offset the costs of participation in an eight-week intensive German language course at a German language institute in the Federal Republic of Germany. Applicants can be at the Bachelor, Master's or Doctoral level working in any field of study (except those majoring in German Studies and/or Language or German Translation programs). Applicants must have received at least three semesters of university level German language instruction (or equivalent) by the start of the scholarship period. The next deadline for the Intensive Language Course Grant is December 1, 2016. For more information on this program including details on eligibility and how to apply, please click here.
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The DAAD's Undergraduate Scholarship supports exceptional Bachelor-level students interested in carrying out either a study stay at a German university or an internship in Germany (so long as this is required by their degree program). Stays can be for one semester (4 months) or two (10 months). Scholarship holders receive EUR 650/month to offset living expenses along with health and liability insurance and a subsidy for transatlantic travel. This grant is typically used by students participating in exchange or study abroad programs offered by their university. The deadline for students interested in being considered for a scholarship to support study stays or internships during the 2017-18 academic year is January 31, 2017. For more information on this program including details on eligibility and how to apply, please visit: www.daad.org/undergrad.
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