For exceptional young intellectuals who would like to work on a project unrelated to their prior study, the Einstein Forum and the Wittenstein Foundation provide a fellowship. Click here to start your application process.
About Einstein Fellowship for Outstanding Young Thinker
Opportunity Details
The fellowship’s goal is to encourage those who, like Albert Einstein, not only produce excellent work in their field of expertise but are also receptive to novel, interdisciplinary ideas.
The fellowship entitles the recipient to five to six months of living quarters in the garden cottage of Einstein’s own summer residence in Caputh, Brandenburg, which is conveniently close to Potsdam and Berlin’s intellectual institutions.
The fellow will be required to present his or her project in a public lecture at the Wittenstein Foundation and the Einstein Forum at the conclusion of the fellowship term. Applications for the Einstein Fellowship are not meant for people who want to finish a course of study they have already started.
Benefits of Einstein Fellowship for Outstanding Young Thinker
- Staying at Einstein’s summer residence in Caputh.
- 10,000 EURO as a stipend for five to six months.
- There will be reimbursement for travel costs.
Einstein Fellowship for Outstanding Young Thinker Requirements
In order to be eligible for this program following points are required to take into consideration at the time of application:
- The applicant must be under 35 years old to be considered; the age restriction is 35.
- Possess a bachelor’s degree in one of the scientific sciences, social sciences, or humanities.
Selection Criteria:
- An application that is accepted must show the applicant’s superior intellectual growth as well as the quality, uniqueness, and viability of the proposed project.
- Whether or not the applicant has started the process of obtaining a PhD is immaterial.
- The suggested project may serve as the start of a larger effort and need not be finished in its entirety within the fellowship period.
Required Documents:
- Get your resume ready and send it in PDF format.
- A study proposal spanning two pages.
- The scientific work completed during the program must be documented by the scholar.
- To discuss your work in public at the Daimler Benz Foundation and the Einstein Forum.
- Letter of recommendation (at least two pages)
Application Date and Process
Apply by sending the aforementioned files to the email shown below.
Submission email: [email protected]
Application Deadline
01 June, 2024
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