The MA program in Studies in Contemporary Germany: Politics, Society and Culture offers excellence scholarships for enrolled students for the academic year 2020/21.

• First year students must take courses amounting to at least 50% of the credit points required by the program.
• Second year students must complete their studies within the academic year 2019/20.

Application deadline: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 12:00PM
Application form

The MA program in European Studies offers excellence scholarships for enrolled students for the academic year 2020/21.

• First year students must take courses amounting to at least 50% of the credit points required by the program.
• Second year students must complete their studies within the academic year 2017/18.

Application deadline: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 12:00PM
Application form

The European Forum at the Hebrew University hereby announces the Michael Zeff z”l Thesis Award and Michael Zeff z”l Fellowship for the first time.

In memory of our student Michael Zeff z”l, two prizes and two fellowships will be awarded each year to MA students of the European Forum at the Hebrew University

• for the best MA thesis in European Studies (criteria for the evaluation are academic quality and originality);
• for financial support.

For further information, please see the call for the Michael Zeff z”l Thesis Award and Michael Zeff z”l Fellowship.

Slideshow in Memory of Michael Zeff z"l.

The DAAD Center for German Studies at the European Forum at the Hebrew University awards fellowships for visiting Master and/or PhD students.

Conditions
Visiting students will be invited to spend a five-month term at the Center for German Studies at the European Forum at the Hebrew University. Students will attend the “Contemporary Germany: Politics, Society and Culture” program taught in English. The DAAD Center for German Studies will cover the students’ tuition, accommodation in the university dormitories, travel expenses to Israel and back and health insurance.

Eligibility
Candidates for the fellowship must be enrolled in one of the Master or PhD programs offered by and/or affiliated with a DAAD Center for German and European Studies and should not be older than 30 years.

Application
The application should contain the following documents:

1. application form
2. a concise motivation letter in English (max. 2 pages, double spaced, A4)
3. a curriculum vitae
4. two references (one of them by the students DAAD Center Director and by a scholar familiar with the applicant’s studies)

The tuition fee scholarship is offered to students who do everything well in advance!

Conditions for receiving the scholarship:

• Enroll in one of our programs (European Studies or Contemporary Germany Studies) before June 30, 2024;
• Take at least 50% of the credit points required for graduation in your first year – 19 credits (not including German language beginners' courses. Students of the Program in Contemporary Germany Studies who have to take German beginners' courses, will need to register for at least 23 credits to receive the scholarship);
• Attend all classes and submit assignments on time;
• Scholarship recipients are obligated to participate in the program's events: conferences, colloquium meetings, guest lectures, meetings with donors, etc.

How much of the tuition does the scholarship cover?

Students of the Program in European Studies can receive 50% of the 1^st-year annual tuition fee.

Students of the Program in Contemporary Germany Studies can receive full coverage of the tuition for two years. Successful completion of the first year’s courses, fulfilling the above obligations, and registration for the remaining required credit points in the second year, are conditions for the continuation of the scholarship for a second year.

Link to information about the tuition rates

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