Bayer Science & Education Foundation launches funding
€200,000 available for scholarships in science, engineering and medicine
Applications for the Bayer Science & Education Foundation scholarship programmes can now be submitted.
Students can apply for a Bayer, Carl Duisberg or Kurt Hansen scholarship in biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, bioprocess engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, medicine, pharmacy, physics, statistics/biometrics and teacher training in scientific subjects, if they are aiming to undertake a study project abroad.
Each year, the Bayer Foundation makes available €150,000 for these scholarships, which are open to students from Germany who are planning a period abroad and students from foreign countries who are looking to spend a period of study in Germany.
For the first time, the scholarships are being supplemented by Hermann Strenger scholarships to support young people looking to gain initial work experience as part of a non-academic training programme. Applications are invited from trainees in commercial, industrial, scientific and medical occupations and young professionals in these fields who have completed their training within the past two years. The Bayer Foundation will this year provide a further €50,000 for this programme.
The closing date for applications for the four scholarship programmes is 15 July. The application documents are available online.
An independent scientific committee will decide on the allocation of funding in mid-September.
