Overview
- I. Current Information >> More information
- II. General Information >> More information
- III. Application Forms >> More information
- IV. Family Allowance >> More information
- V. Research Stay Abroad >> More information
- VI. Legal Foundation >> More information
- VII. FAQ >> More information
The possible start of the support period with the cutoff date 10/01/2013 is the 01/01/2014.
You can either submit your hardcopy application by mail (your application must be in the KHYS post office box by no later than 10/01/2012) or in person at the KHYS on 10/01/2013 from 10am – 11am. Only applications submitted within the deadline will be considered.
Please also submit the digital version of your application by no later than 10/01/2013 at 11am.
If you are a member of the KHYS-Network, you get always informed about new announcements.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to call us:
+49 (0) 721 608 45293
For more information and advice, please feel free to call us on Tuesdays between 10am and 12pm and on Thursdays between 1:30pm and 3:30pm.
You can also make an appointment to come and talk to us in person. Our office consultation hour takes place every Monday from 1:30pm to 2:30pm.
Please ensure that you also read the FAQs.
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The scholarships for highly-qualified junior researchers, which are financed by the KIT budget, aim to support and promote junior researchers.
If you want to be granted a scholarship for your doctoral research period, you must meet the following requirements:
- Registration to the KHYS Network
- A completed university degree
- Outstanding qualifications
- A scientific research project that is expected to be of significance to the respective field of research
- Acceptance as a doctoral researcher by the respective KIT department
- Scientific supervision by a professor or associate professor from one of the KIT departments
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Please note the current informations.
1. First application
You need to hand in the following documents:
- Scholarship application form (as of 01/21/2013) > PDF download
- My work plan including my time schedule, which is a maximum of five pages long
- The expert opinion of the supervisor of my research project (academic supervisor or associate professor), which includes a reliable
answer to the question as to how my supervisor intends to finance my doctoral
research in the case that my doctoral research period exceeds two years;
In addition, the transcript must state to what percentage of the best students of his or
her year the applicant belongs.
The expert opinion of a second academic supervisor or associate professor
- Legally certified copies of my degree certificates (certificates from the preliminary andmain study periods and/or Bachelor and Master certificates)
- official letter of acceptance as a doctoral researcher at the faculty
- My CV (in table form), in particular listing information concerning my course of study up to now
- Declaration of implementation of the Law on Graduate Funding from the German States (as of 09/21/2011) > PDF download
- Written confirmation from the Residents' Registration Office ("Einwohnermeldeamt")
stating that my child lives in my household (if I have applied for a family allowance)
2. Applications for continued scholarships must be submitted on the 1st of October every year. (Exception: If the funding has been paused, please submit your application 6 weeks before the period of sponsorship ends, at the latest.)
You need to hand in the following documents:
- Application for a continued scholarship for a doctoral researcher (as of 02/13/2012) > PDF download
- A work report including the work and time schedule of the research completed so far and a work and time schedule for the work concerning issues that still have to be solved
- A detailed explanation for exceeding the maximum support period, if applicable
- An expert opinion from the supervisor of the doctoral research
- Declaration of implementation of the Law on Graduate Funding from the German States (as of 09/19/2011) > PDF download
- Written confirmation from the Residents' Registration Office* ("Einwohnermeldeamt") stating that my child lives in my household (if a family allowance has been applied for)
*Only applicable if this confirmation was not included with the first application or the details have changed.
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IV. Family Allowance
As of 1/1/2011, you are able to apply for family allowance. You are entitled to apply for family allowance if your application was accepted after 1/1/2011 or if you are a scholarship holder receiving long-term funding.
What is the support rate of family allowance and what kind of evidence do I need to submit?
§ 2 Support Rates
Scholarship holders receive an additional family allowance of 160 Euros per month if they are responsible for a child under the age of 18.
As evidence of this status, scholarship holders must submit written confirmation from the Residents' Registration Office ("Einwohnermeldeamt") stating that their child lives in their household.
For scholarship holders with more than one child, the family allowance increases to a total amount of 210 Euros per month.
A higher family allowance may be granted in exceptional cases. This decision is made by the Awarding Commission.
If both partners receive a scholarship in accordance with the Law on Graduate Funding from the German States (LGFG) or if the partner of a scholarship holder receives a scholarship that meets the objectives of the LGFG scholarship, the family allowance will only be granted to one partner.
§ 4 Employment and the Consideration of Earnings
The additional income of the scholarship holder may not exceed 10,000 Euros per annum.
For every child according to § 2 subsection 3 this amount is increased by 1000 Euros.
Higher income disqualifies an applicant from the scholarship. Family allowance and child benefit from the German Federal Government will not be taken into consideration.
How can I apply for family allowance?
a) You should apply for family allowance together with your first application and your application for a continued scholarship.
For more information, see page 2 (first application) or page 2 (application for a continued scholarship).
b) All scholarship holders who are already receiving funding can apply for family allowance using this form: > PDF download
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Scholarship holders are generally permitted to spend research time outside of Germany during the Graduate Funding from the German States (LGF) scholarship period. Where funding is concerned, however, the following factors must be taken into account:
- Full scholarships: Scholarship holders may not receive a full scholarship from a different sponsoring body than the LGF at the same time. Financial aid from the LGF may, however, be suspended for a maximum of one year if a scholarship holder is spending a research period abroad and has applied for the suspension. During the requested suspension period, the scholarship holder may receive a full scholarship from a different sponsoring body.
- Partial scholarships: For a research stay abroad during the period of sponsorship by the LGF, scholarship holders may also receive partial scholarship from a different sponsoring body. These scholarships may not include living expenses as these are already covered by the LGF.
Scholarship Options:
The KHYS Research Travel Scholarship subsidizes travel and living expenses for a research stay abroad lasting a period of three to six months. Researchers may also apply for partial scholarships. In this case living expenses are not covered. For research stays abroad for a shorter period of time, please also consider the KHYS Networking Scholarship and the KHYS Further Education Scholarship.
If you are a postgraduate with a German degree in a scientific or arts subject and you have to conduct research abroad for more than 30 days as part of a scholarship in accordance with the Laws on Graduate, Doctoral Research and Junior Research Funding of the German States, the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) can grant you a scholarship on top of your existing scholarship for a research period abroad lasting a maximum of 12 months. Applications from doctoral researchers participating in a postgraduate program or other university research projects will not be considered.
- Application for funding for a research stay abroad (as of 08/2011) > PDF download
- Information sheet (as of 2012) > PDF download
- Special terms and conditions (as of 2012) > PDF download
- Language certificate form (as of 08/2011) > PDF download
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- The Law on Graduate Funding from the German States (as of 2/4/2010) > PDF download
- The Statute of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) for the implementation of the Law on Graduate Funding from the German States (as of 12/20/2010) > PDF download
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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us ( jana schmittIcd4∂kit edu) at any time. You can find the answers to our frequently asked questions on our FAQ List > PDF download
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