Application for Admissionto FSC’s Scholarship Program

“South – North Research Scholarship”If you are interested in participating in the FSC’s Scholarship Program “South – North Research Scholarship” (for details see the announcement at www.foodsecurity.de), you have to apply with this application form.

Checklistof documents to be submitted to FSC

1. Cover letter (The signed cover letter should be scanned.)

2. Application form

3. Scanned copies of all relevant academic and non-academic certificates of degrees and transcripts:

- PhD degree certificate- And Transcript of Records

- Master / Diploma degree certificate- and Transcript of Records

- Bachelor degree certificate- and Transcript of Records

- High School certificate

- TOEFL or IELTS certificate or other English proficiency certificateAll certificates must be accompanied by an explanation of the grading system. If the documents are neither

German, English nor French, an authorized translation is needed in one of those three languages.Pre-selected candidates will have to submit their certified copies by real letter.

4. Passport photo

5. Supportive statement from the applicant’s current employer (see Annex 1)

6. Two letters of recommendation (see Annex 2)

Please send FSC all documents of your application in one e-mail. None of the documents should exceed a file size of 2MB. Please compile all documents into three PDF files:

- File 1: completed application form; - File 2: scanned cover letter and scanned copies of all relevant certificates obtained and

passport photo; - File 3: supportive statement of the employer and two letters of recommendation.

Please name all files in a systematic way: <applicant’s last name – FSC PostDoc S-N – file number>. To transform the documents into PDF one can download “FreePDF” as freeware.

FSC will confirm the receipt of all complete applications;

i.e., if an application is not complete or not in the above described format,

FSC will not confirm receipt of the application

and will not consider it in the selection process.

Please submit all these documents to fsc-scholarships@uni-hohenheim.de (only to this mail address!), with the subject line of the e-mail mentioning: “Application for FSC Scholarship Program PostDoc S-N”.

Please keep in mind: FSC’s Scholarship Program and the application process are described in depth in the announcement and in this application form. Hence, before you send us mail(s) with questions, please check, whether the question is not answered already somewhere in the announcement or in the application form!

1. Personal Data

Name of the applicant (as indicated in the passport)

Last name:      

First name:      

Middle name:      

Postal address:      

Telephone:      

Telefax:      

E-mail:      

Date of Birth (day, month, year):      ,      ,      

Place of Birth:      

Nationality:      

Male Female

Single Married Number of children:      

Private (residential) address:      

Telephone:      

Person to be notified in case of emergency:(Name, address, telephone, relationship)

     

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2. Educational Record (start with institution most recently attended and work backwards)

Educational Institution

Location(City,Country)

Major Field of Study

Name of the Degree & Diploma

Marks Percentageor GPA*

Years attended from - to

                                   

                                   

                                   

                                   

                                   

                                   

                                   

GPA*: Grade Point Average

3. Employment Record:(list in reverse order)

A. Present or most recent post

Employer:      

Address of Employer:

     

Type of organization: - Government- Semi-government- University- Non-government- Private

Position held:       from (year):       to:      

Location of posting:      

Description of your work, indicating personal responsibilities:

     

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B. Previous post

Employer:      

Address of Employer:

     

Type of organization: - Government- Semi-government- University- Non-government- Private

Position held:       from (year):       to:      

Location of posting:      

Description of your work, indicating personal responsibilities:

     

C. Previous post

Employer:      

Address of Employer:

     

Type of organization: - Government- Semi-government- University- Non-government- Private

Position held:       from (year):       to:      

Location of posting:

Description of your work, indicating personal responsibilities:

     

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4. Professional society membership(not more than 5)

     

     

     

     

     

5. Social skills and competencies(not more than 5)

     

     

     

     

     

6. Organisational skills and competencies(not more than 5)

     

     

     

     

     

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7. Computer skills and competencies(not more than 5)

     

     

     

     

     

8. Other skills and abilities(not more than 5)

     

     

     

     

     

9. Title of PhD thesis and submitted to which university:(please tick as appropriate)

Thesis title:

     

submitted to:

     

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10.Abstract of PhD thesis: (maximum 1,000 words)

     

11.List of publications: (the 7 most important publications)

Title Co-authors Journal Date

                       

                       

                       

                       

                       

                       

                       

12.English Proficiency

Mother tongue:      

Language(s) used as medium of instruction in secondary school:

     

Language(s) used as medium of instruction in higher education:

     

Other language(s) of which you have a working knowledge:

     

Do you use English in your work?         Yes            No        Sometimes

In order for your application to be processed you must add a proof that the medium of instruction at your school or university was English, or a certified statement from a recognized authority (e.g. TOEFL: 577, IELTS: 6.5, British Council) concerning your proficiency in English.

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13.Research proposal Please note that your research theme should be in accordance with the conceptual research framework of FSC. Your research proposal has to relate to one of the research themes listed on FSC’s homepage (see “List of research themes”).

Applications will only be accepted, if the research proposal is based on one of the research themes suggested on the “List of research themes” from FSC’s webpage.

Title of the Proposal:

     

Summary:(maximum 300 words)

     

Introduction:(maximum 200 words)

     

Objective:(maximum 250 words)

     

Research questions:(maximum 250 words)

     

Methodology:(maximum 500 words)

     

Main activities:(maximum 300 words)

     

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Expected results:(maximum 300 words)

     

Thematic link to the objectives of FSC:(maximum 200 words)

     

Link of this proposal to applicant´s current research work:(maximum 200 words)

     

Work plan:

     

Estimated budget: Please provide the detailed description along with full calculations of your proposed budget of the project. Please specify in Euros, but do not include FSC’s scholarship (cost of living, cost for flight to Hohenheim and back).

     

Potential funding sources:Please note that FSC is not providing research funding. Therefore it is advisable to seek for additional funding sources to cover the research costs and other additional costs. Please indicate which organization is willing to contribute how much to which part of your research activities.

     

References:

     

I do hereby confirm that the information provided above is correct to my knowledge and belief.

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Date / Place (typed) Signature

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