DAAD Tropical Forestry Masters Scholarships at TU Dresden (TUD) for Developing Countries
The DAAD Tropical Forestry Scholarships are offered at Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), one of the 11 German Universities of Excellence, which offers the course in English. The applicants will profit from their research's global scope and the lecturing scientists who will oversee your fieldwork in the tropics. The course covers subjects including carbon forestry, agroforestry, and land use change that are specifically connected to climate change, in addition to socioeconomic and general elements of tropical forestry. As a public institution, TUD does not charge tuition to its students.
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Application Requirements
Applicants must hold a university degree (at least B.Sc. or an equivalent degree) in forestry, or in a related field like agriculture, horticulture, land-use or regional planning, geography, water management/hydrology, biology, ecology, regional development or governance of natural resources. Moreover, applicants need proficiency in the English language (TOEFL 80 iTB (550 PBT, 213 CBT) or IELTS 6.0, certificate), if English is not the native language or medium of instruction during BSc (please attach an attestation to your application files). Courses start in October every year (winter term).
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Required Documents
TU application form (download and sign it after your registration in SELMA)
Curriculum vitae (in English, hand-signed and with recent date)
Letter of motivation (in English, two pages, hand-signed and with recent date)
University degree certificate and related academic transcripts (certified copies, including grading scale and certified translation if necessary)
English language certificate (e.g. TOEFL [minimum score: PBT 550, iBT 80], IELTS [minimum band 6.0] or Certificate of English as a medium of instruction)
One recent photograph
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Funding Specifications
<p>850 euros for graduates or 1,200 euros for doctoral candidates</p>
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Application Steps
Go to German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) on www2.daad.de to apply We recommend you submit the complete set of application documents to our student tutor (tropentutor@mailbox.tu-dresden.de), who will check them for completeness. In case of a complete application, you will be asked by the tutor to send all documents via post to the institute (address see (http://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/forst/inter/tropen/die-professur/html_box ).
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Travel allowance is paid for health, accident, and personal liability insurance unless the home country or another financial source covers these costs.
Holders of DAAD Tropical Forestry Scholarships may additionally benefit from the following things under specific conditions:
Monthly rent assistance
Monthly stipend for accompanying family members
tropentutor@mailbox.tu-dresden.de