Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst - Wandel durch Austausch

Awards are available to senior academics for visits to universities, research institutes, libraries and archives in Germany for the duration of 1-3 months. The funds are intended for academics who wish to work on specific research projects and/or visit German colleagues in order to work on matters of mutual academic interest. There are, however, no funds available for general information visits, attendance at conferences or lecture tours.

Closing dates

There are two deadlines per year:

01 October (for visits commencing between January and June the following year)

01 April (for visits commencing between July and December of the same year)  

Eligibility

Applications are welcome from academics of all fields, currently employed at British or Irish universities. They should have two years experience of working at a British or Irish institutuion of higher education. Applicants at the beginning of their academic career may consider applying for the 1-6 Month Research Grant for Junior Academics.

A second application for a study visit can be considered if a period of at least three years has elapsed since the previous study visit grant.

Please note that German citizens should normally have been resident in the UK or Ireland for at least 10 years, and must have a permanent position at a university. Please contact Cécile Reese for further guidance if required.

Funding details

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers a grant covering maintenance and supplementary expenditure, the amount of which depends upon length of stay and the academic status of the grant-holder (currently € 1,840 - € 1,990 per month and € 2,240 in exceptional cases). Payment is normally made in instalments through the finance office of the host university or institution. Further details will be given in the letter of award.

We regret that no extra allowance is available for dependants accompanying the grant holder and that health and accident insurance is not provided by the DAAD. Grant holders should therefore arrange their own insurance cover before travelling to Germany. The grant holder is also responsible for his/her own travel and accommodation arrangements.  

Application Procedure

The DAAD assumes that applicants will already be in contact with German institutions and colleagues and therefore requests a detailed itinerary of the planned stay, including dates and names of contacts and institutions to be visited. Applicants should therefore check beforehand that the contacts whom they wish to see will be available at the time of their proposed visit.

The applications will be presented to a selection committee, which will be meeting at the DAAD London Office to propose successful candidates for an award. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their applications about six weeks after the closing date. Successful candidates, however, will have to wait for final confirmation from DAAD head office in Bonn.

Application form and required documents to be sent by post to the address below

Applications must include the following (only one copy each):

Contact

Completed applications should be returned to:

Ms Cécile Reese
DAAD London Office
1 Southampton Place
London WC1A 2DA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7831 9511
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 8575 
Email: reese@daad.org.uk