The award of scholarships for the upcoming generation of scientistsrepresents a key area of the financial assistance provided by theDegussa Foundation: Financial assistance will be given to applicantsstudying for a master's degree at universities, colleges and technicalcolleges, and for doctoral and postdoctoral projects. Postgraduatestudies and internships abroad can also be considered. In theseinstances the Degussa Foundation concentrates on providing financialassistance for students pursuing various programs of study in thenatural sciences, especially the chemical sciences. Go here to see a summary of these programs of study and those which in general cannot be funded.

Yearly funding priorities for scholarship awards
The funds that the Degussa Foundation has available each year forawarding scholarships and for financing projects is provided solely bythe income it receives from its invested capital. Consequently, eachyear the foundation concentrates on selected funding priorities

Award criteria
Financial assistance can only be given to applicants who are not in aposition to adequately finance the education in the sciences that theyare seeking to pursue out of their own funds, or through allowancesprovided by parents or other parties, and where there are no more stategrants and government aid available.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate higher than average abilityand achievements during their studies in order to show that there aregood reasons for believing the program of study will be successfullycompleted. This means that financial assistance generally cannot beginuntil the foundation is able to assess the achievements of theapplicant - for longer programs of study this would normally be aftercompletion of the bachelor's degree.

The duration and scope of the scholarships awarded will depend on theparticular research project in each case. Normally, the followingduration/scope can be expected:

• Master's degree: six months, 250 - 400 €/month
• Semesters abroad: six months, 400 - 600 €/month
• Doctorates: one year (may optionally be extended), 700 - 950 €/month
• Post-doctoral studies: one year, 1000 - 1500 €/month

The award of a scholarship does not entitle the recipient to havefunding extended. However, in individual cases this may be apossibility.

Scholarship awards for artists
Scholarships for selected artists and for particularly committed andtalented young people are awarded on an individual application basis aspart of financial assistance provided for education and vocationaltraining (especially further education and training programs) (see also"Guidelines for Applications").

Closing dates for applications
The Degussa Foundation sets specific closing dates for applications forscholarships and would like to thank all applicants whose scholarshipapplications we received by March 31, 2006. As we already have a greatnumber of very good and interesting applications to evaluate, therewill be no further closing date this year.

Please note, that applications will only be accepted for the next closing date on March 31, 2007.

You can find detailed information about the selection procedure here and in the FAQ

Obligations on all scholarship recipients
All Degussa Foundation scholarship recipients must use the fundingexclusively for their studies or their further training and education.Moreover, recipients should be able to demonstrate good results withinan appropriate period time.

Financial assistance can only be continued if the recipient voluntarilysummits a written report at the end of each stage of funding (usuallyevery six months), or by a date agreed with the foundation'smanagement. The report will focus on the stage of the program of studyor further training just completed, and will include any evidence ofachievements, appraisals by lecturers and teachers, and the likelyduration of the rest of the study or training period.

The scholarship recipient must notify the Degussa Foundationimmediately if his or her financial situation changes or if the focusof the program of studies or further training alters.

Once the program of study has finished, recipients will also submit afinal report to the foundation, along with a copy of the examinationcertificates, master's degree thesis or doctoral dissertation.

Scholarship recipients have no other obligations to the Degussa Foundation or Degussa AG.

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