[Pusat Informasi Beasiswa] Georg Forster Research Award at Humboldt Foundation, Germany

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The Georg Forster Research Award is granted in recognition of a
researcher's entire achievements to date to academics of all disciplines
whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a
significant impact on their own discipline and beyond and who are
expected to continue developing research-based solutions to the specific
challenges facing transition and developing countries.

Nominees must be nationals of a developing or transition country (excluding
People's Republic of China and India; cf. detailed list of countries).
Furthermore, at the time of nomination, they must have had their main
residence and place of work in one of these countries for at least five
years.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation particularly encourages the nomination of
qualified female researchers.




The award amount totals EUR 60,000. In Germany, research awards are generally
exempt from income tax under German tax law.

In addition, award winners are invited to conduct a research project
of their own choosing in Germany in close collaboration with a
specialist colleague. The project duration of about six to twelve months
may be divided into segments. In addition, further expenditures (such
as travel or language courses) are covered in the context of the
invitation to stay in Germany for research purposes. To support the
collaboration, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation may grant
additional funding of up to EUR 25,000, particularly for participating
in scientific conferences, additional material resources, e.g.,
specialist literature and scientific equipment for the nominees own
institute, as well as for involving junior researchers.

An established academic employed by a university or research
institution in Germany must take the initiative to nominate a candidate
for the Georg Forster Research Award. Nominations may also be initiated
by award winners of the Humboldt Foundation working abroad, provided
that the nomination is made jointly with a colleague working in Germany.
Self-nomination is not possible.

In 2013, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is granting up to four Georg
Forster Research Awards.




Requirements:



The nominee must be recognised internationally as an outstandingly qualified
academic (e.g. awards, positive responses to publications, etc.).

The nominee's future perspectives must indicate that
she/he will continue to be an active, academically influential
researcher in the coming years with relevance to the development of the
nominee's own county.

The nominee must be exceptionally qualified to continue
developing research-based solutions to the specific challenges facing
transition and developing countries.

The nominee must be a national of a developing or
transition country (excluding People's Republic of China and India; cf.
detailed list of countries).
At the time of nomination, he or she must have had his or her main
residence and place of work in one of these countries for at least five
years.;

Detailed expert opinion (laudation) by an
academic working at a research institution in Germany who would like to
invite the nominee to spend time researching in Germany.

Two expert reviews by important international academics and one from a German
scientist/scholar;
The Humboldt Foundation assumes that candidates will abide by the Rules of Good
Scientific Practice during the application and sponsorship periods.



Nominations should be sent to the following address by 15 May 2013:

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Selection Department,
Jean-Paul-Str. 12, 53173 Bonn, Germany

The selection meeting is scheduled for autumn.

It is the nominator's responsibility to ensure that he or she has
submitted all the necessary documents. Nominations not submitted as a
single entity will take longer to process. The documents required in
addition to the nomination documents, i.e. the confidential statements
by the expert reviewers, can be submitted to the Alexander von Humboldt
Foundation directly, at the same time as the nomination. Subsequently,
independent peer reviewers assess the nominations.

An independent Selection Committee composed of academics from all
disciplines makes the final decision on the nominations received. The
Selection Committee makes its decision solely on the basis of the
nominees' academic qualifications and the relevance of their research to
the development of their own countries.

Nominees will be notified about the Selection Committee's decision immediately
after the meeting.





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