{"id":817,"date":"2011-07-20T18:15:58","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T01:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/globaled\/?p=817"},"modified":"2011-07-20T18:15:58","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T01:15:58","slug":"daad-deutschlandkundlicher-winterkurs-jan-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/globaled\/blog\/2011\/07\/daad-deutschlandkundlicher-winterkurs-jan-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"DAAD-Deutschlandkundlicher Winterkurs Jan 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) &#8211; Deutschlandkundlicher Winterkurs <\/strong>for advanced students. For 6 weeks in January and February 2012<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>A small scholarship with a big impact<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, singer Eldar Gasimov (Duo Ell \/ Nikki) from Azerbaijan, participated in a Sommerkurs (the equivalent for the winter courses for students from the northern hemisphere) at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universit\u00e4t in Frankfurt in 2008. He studied piano, practicing singing and acting on the side, and speaks fluent German as he demonstrated in D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/p>\n<p>In co-operation with the Universities of Duisburg-Essen, Freiburg, Leipzig and the IIK Duesseldorf, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is once again offering scholarships for a six-week <em>Deutschlandkundlicher Winterkurs <\/em>from January to February 2012. This is an exciting opportunity for students and junior faculty members with a sound knowledge of German (min. B1, preferably B2) wanting to improve their language skills and their understanding of contemporary affairs.<\/p>\n<p>The course is open to all Australian and New Zealand undergraduates, graduates and junior faculty members, except graduates involved in German and German faculty courses. All lectures of the <em>Deutschlandkundlicher Winterkurs <\/em>will be held in German. Please address any questions regarding credit transfer to your home university.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration and locations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Courses will last six weeks from January to February 2012 (exact dates depend on selected course)<\/li>\n<li>Applicants will be able to nominate a preferred course location on the application form<\/li>\n<li>Accommodation is booked via the course organiser<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Scholarships include<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A flat rate course allowance of EUR 750 (ca. AUD 1000)<\/li>\n<li>A travel allowance of EUR 550 (ca. AUD 730)<\/li>\n<li>A part-cost grant of EUR 975 (ca. AUD 1300) for living expenses<\/li>\n<li>Participants should allow EUR 250 to EUR 300 (ca. AUD 400, depending on the current exchange rate) of their own funds for additional expenses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Elegibility Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applications from advanced students of all subjects will be accepted, provided they have completed at least two years of university education at the beginning of the Winterkurs.<\/li>\n<li>Graduates and PhD students may also apply, except graduates involved in German and German faculty courses.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must have an Australian or New Zealand passport and must be enrolled at an Australian or New Zealand university.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must prove a sound knowledge of German in order to be able to follow lectures and work in study groups. By January 2012, they must have completed at least 2 years of German (not necessarily at university) and gained language skills at the European level B1, preferably B2 to C1.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants studying for a Bachelor degree may apply provided they are planning to study for a Master&#8217;s in Germany after finishing their Bachelor degree or where equivalent reasons for receiving a scholarship are given. Such a reason could be e.g. the preparation of a thesis during the applicant&#8217;s Honours year.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must be at least 18 years of age at the beginning of the course.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants may only receive one <em>Deutschlandkundlicher Winterkurs <\/em>scholarship within three consecutive years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Application forms are available from<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DAAD Information Centre Sydney, Dr Andreas J\u00e4ger; Email: daad.australia@gmail.com<\/li>\n<li>German Departments at universities in Australia and New Zealand<\/li>\n<li>Please make sure all details have been filled in correctly &#8211; especially exam results.<\/li>\n<li>Please remember to indicate a preferred course location.<\/li>\n<li>Please hand in <strong>one original <\/strong>application and <strong>one copy <\/strong>by August 15, 2011 to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0DAAD Information Centre<\/p>\n<p>c\/o Goethe-Institut Sydney<\/p>\n<p>90 Ocean Street<\/p>\n<p>Woollahra NSW 2025<\/p>\n<p>Please note that incomplete applications as well as applications to DAAD headquarters in Bonn <strong>will not <\/strong>be considered.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact daad.australia@gmail.com with any questions or consult<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daad.de\/deutschland\/foerderung\/stipendiendatenbank\/00462.en.html?detailid=537&amp;fachrichtung=4&amp;land=23&amp;status=1&amp;seite=1&amp;daad=1\">http:\/\/www.daad.de\/deutschland\/foerderung\/stipendiendatenbank\/00462.en.html?detailid=537&amp;fachrichtung=4&amp;land=23&amp;status=1&amp;seite=1&amp;daad=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Applicants will be informed about decisions by the end of October 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) &#8211; Deutschlandkundlicher Winterkurs for advanced students. 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