Franco-Germangraduate schools
summer and winter schools
Hum
ani
ties
and
So
cia
l Sci
ence
sA
n in
terd
iscp
lina
ry a
ppro
ach
to
inte
rna
tiona
l his
tory
: Fra
nco
-G
erm
an-
Euro
pea
n p
ersp
ectiv
es in
the
20th
cen
tury
. Uni
vers
ität
des
Sa
arla
ndes
, Uni
vers
ité P
aris
-So
rbo
nne,
Uni
vers
ity o
f Lu
xem
bo
urg
(LU
X)
Co
lloca
tions
and
dis
cour
se t
rad
itio
ns. U
nive
rsitä
t Po
tsda
m,
Uni
vers
ité P
aris
Oue
st N
ant
erre
la D
éfen
se, U
nive
rsita
t Po
mp
eu
Fab
ra B
arc
elo
na (
ES)
Co
nstr
uctio
n o
f D
iffer
ence
s III
: Str
uctu
re –
So
cia
l Ord
er –
Co
m-
mun
ica
tion.
Hum
bo
ldt-
Uni
vers
ität
Berli
n, T
echn
isch
e U
nive
rsitä
t D
resd
en, É
cole
des
Ha
utes
Étu
des
en
Scie
nces
So
cia
les
(EH
ESS)
Pa
ris
Co
ntem
po
rary
Eur
op
ean
Philo
sop
hies
(Fr
anc
o-G
erm
an
Fo-
cus)
. Uni
vers
ität
Bonn
, Uni
vers
ité d
e To
ulo
use
- Je
an
Jaur
ès
Cro
wd
and
Inte
gra
tion
in A
ncie
nt S
oci
etie
s (F
ISA
/MIA
G).
Uni
-ve
rsitä
t Bo
nn, U
nive
rsité
de
Stra
sbo
urg
, Uni
vers
ität
Bern
(C
H)
Cul
tura
l Co
nflic
ts a
nd C
onf
lict
Cul
ture
s in
Fra
nce
and
Ger
ma
-ny
. Uni
vers
ität
Tüb
ing
en, U
nive
rsité
d’A
ix-M
ars
eille
Fra
nco
-Ger
ma
n G
rad
uate
Sch
oo
l in
Hum
ani
ties,
Cul
tura
l and
So
cia
l Stu
die
s. M
ain
z-D
ijon.
Uni
vers
ität
Ma
inz,
Uni
vers
ité d
e Bo
urg
og
ne/D
ijon
Trin
atio
nal G
rad
uate
Sch
oo
l: C
om
mun
ica
tion
in a
mul
tilin
gua
l a
nd p
luric
ultu
ral c
ont
ext.
Pä
dag
og
isch
e H
och
schu
le K
arls
ruhe
, U
nive
rsitä
t Ko
ble
nz-L
and
au,
Uni
vers
ité d
e St
rasb
our
g, U
nive
r-si
tät
Base
l (C
H),
Uni
vers
ità d
egli
Stud
i G.D
‘Ann
unzi
o C
hiet
i Pe
sca
ra (
IT)
Med
icin
eM
yoG
rad
– In
tern
atio
nal G
rad
uate
Pro
gra
m fo
r M
uscl
e Sc
ienc
es B
erlin
/Pa
ris. C
harit
é Be
rlin,
Uni
vers
ité V
ersa
illes
Sa
int-
Que
ntin
-en-
Yvel
ines
Na
tura
l Sci
ence
s, M
ath
ema
tics,
C
om
put
er S
cien
ce
Sto
cha
stic
Pro
cess
es a
nd S
tatis
tica
l Ma
chin
e Le
arn
ing
.U
nive
rsitä
t Po
tsda
m, U
nive
rsité
de
Toul
ous
e 3
Fra
nco
-Ger
ma
n G
rad
uate
Sch
oo
l on
Theo
retic
al E
lem
enta
ry
Part
icle
Phy
sics
. Uni
vers
ität
Ma
inz,
CEA
Sa
cla
y, L
PT -
EN
S
Clim
ate
cha
nge
imp
act
on
the
sust
ain
ab
ility
of
spec
ial c
rop
s a
nd t
heir
pro
duc
ts. H
GU
Gei
senh
eim
, Uni
vers
ité d
e Bo
rdea
ux,
AW
RI (
AU
S), U
nive
rsity
of
Ad
ela
ide
Enzy
me
rea
ctiv
ities
and
the
ir a
pplic
atio
ns. U
nive
rsitä
t Fr
eib
urg
, U
nive
rsité
de
Stra
sbo
urg
Func
tiona
l Ma
teria
ls fo
r Su
sta
ina
ble
Ene
rgy
and
Info
rma
tion
Tech
nolo
gy.
Tec
hnis
che
Uni
vers
ität
Da
rmst
ad
t, U
nive
rsité
de
Bord
eaux
Livi
ng li
qui
ds.
Uni
vers
ität
des
Sa
arla
ndes
, Uni
vers
ität
Bayr
euth
, U
nive
rsité
de
Gre
nob
le, U
nive
rsité
Mo
ham
med
V R
ab
at
(MA
)
Ma
them
atic
al I
ma
ge
Pro
cess
ing
. Uni
vers
ität
Kais
ersl
aut
ern,
M
ines
Paris
Tec
h
Mo
lecu
lar
Elec
troni
cs a
nd H
ybrid
Str
uctu
res.
Ka
rlsru
her
Inst
itut
für
Tech
nolo
gie
(KI
T), U
nive
rsité
de
Stra
sbo
urg
Sem
ant
ic, R
easo
ning
And
Co
ord
ina
tion
Tech
nolo
gie
s Se
ReC
o.
Uni
vers
ität
Bonn
, Fra
unho
fer-
Inst
itut
für
Inte
llig
ente
Ana
lyse
un
d In
form
atio
nssy
stem
e (IA
IS),
Uni
vers
ité S
ain
t-Et
ienn
e, É
cole
N
atio
nale
Sup
érie
ure
des
Min
es d
e Sa
int-
Etie
nne
(EN
SM)
Sta
tistic
al P
hysi
cs o
f C
om
ple
x Sy
stem
s. U
nive
rsitä
t Le
ipzi
g,
Uni
vers
ité d
e Lo
rrain
e, C
oven
try
Uni
vers
ity (
GB)
, IC
MP
of
the
Na
tiona
l Aca
dem
y o
f sc
ienc
es o
f U
kra
ine
(UA
)
Wid
e Ba
ndg
ap
Na
no-S
truc
ture
s. R
uhr-
Uni
vers
ität
Boch
um,
Uni
vers
ité N
ice
Eco
nom
ics
Co
nsta
nce-
Stra
sbo
urg
Do
cto
ral P
rog
ram
me
in Q
uant
itativ
e Ec
ono
mic
s. U
nive
rsitä
t Ko
nsta
nz, U
nive
rsité
de
Stra
sbo
urg
Law
Co
mp
ara
tive
Pub
lic L
aw
in t
he L
ight
of
Euro
pea
n In
teg
ratio
n.
DU
V S
pey
er, U
nive
rsitä
t Fr
eib
urg
, Uni
vers
ité P
aris
I, U
nive
rsité
d
e St
rasb
our
g, U
nive
rsità
deg
li st
udi d
i Mila
no (
IT)
Fra
nco
-Ger
ma
n G
rad
uate
Sch
oo
l in
Law
. Uni
vers
ität
Pots
dam
, U
nive
rsité
Pa
ris O
uest
Na
nter
re la
Déf
ense
What are the advantages?
• Mobility grant for doctoral can-didates of ¤600/month for an 18-month stay at the partner uni-versity
• ¤12,000/year to assist with infra-structure costs
• Funding for 4 years
• Possibility to integrate a third-country partner
Who can apply?
This call for applications is aimed at collaborations between French Écoles doctorales and German in-stitutions offering structured doc-toral programmes..
Application form at:
http://www.dfh-ufa.org/for-schung/dt-frz-doktorandenkol-legs-dfdk/
Application deadline: 31-10
Cotutelles de thèse
What are the advantages?
• Funding of up to ¤4,000 to cover additional expenses during doc-toral studies (such as travel to the partner country), which may also be used for publishing the disser-tation
• Up to ¤1,000 to cover the costs of the joint defence (travel and accommodation costs for super-visors and jury members)
How do I apply?As soon as the cotutel-le agreement is signed by both universities the applica-tion form can be filled in and sub-mitted
The “Thèse en ligne” project:
The “thèse en ligne” instru-ment allows the FGU to pu-blish a wide selection of successfully completed Franco-German cotutelles de thèse enab-ling them to increase their visibility. ht tp://www.dfh-ufa.org/for-schung/these-en-ligne/
What is it?
Over a period of two days to four weeks, the academic events for young researchers (workshops, summer schools) provide a venue for high-level academic discourse based on a specific pedagogical approach.
• Insight into the teaching and research environments in France and Germany
• Exchange of academic work and research contacts
• For doctoral and postdoctoral candidates, lecturers, researchers, graduates and advanced under-graduate students
• Possibility to organise series of
What are the advantages?
• Depending on the duration of the event, funding of up to ¤15,000 to cover organisational costs
• Possibility of association with a third-country partner – if the programme takes place in the third country, a partner from this country must be involved
Three application deadlines:
Application: 15-03 / 15-06 / 15-09
Further information at:
http://www.dfh-ufa.org/for-schung/
Who can apply?
• Lecturers of a university or a non-university research institute in France respectively Germany and – in exceptional cases – junior researchers
What is it?
To promote cooperation in the field of Franco-German research, the FGU supports graduate schools in all academic discipli-nes. Through the funding and the organisational structure, the FGU helps doctoral students to re-search and travel abroad.
• Mobility of doctoral students consolidates cooperation
• Exchange of academic tradi-tions in the tertiary education sector
• Knowledge transfer and publi-cation of academic work on an international level
What is it?
Since 2005, the FGU has foste-red cotutelles de thèse between France and Germany, which al-lows doctoral students to write their dissertation under the super-vision of one professor in Germa-ny and one in France and obtain a bi-national PhD.
• Bi-national double degree
• Familiarisation with two acade-mic systems
• International experience im-proves prospects on the interna-tional labour market
• Enrichment in the international context, improved language skills
Academic events for young resear-chers (workshops, summer schools)
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nco
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FGU doctoral programmes and funding programmes for researchers
The Franco-German University (FGU) provides expert guidance on Franco-German university relations with the aim of enhan-cing university and academic cooperation between the two countries. Its funding strategy for junior researchers encompas-ses:
• developing a joint doctoral programme
• building a network between researchers and junior resear-chers in France and Germany
The FGU promotion instruments:
• Franco-German PhD track programmes
• Programmes that combine the two years of the master’s programme with a further three years spent on a doctoral degree to form a five-year study period in total
• Open to all disciplines
• Franco-German graduate schools
• Structured Franco-German doctoral programmes
• Encouraging the mobility of doctoral candidates
• Possibility of association with a third-country partner
• Cotutelles de thèse
• Bi-national procedure that allows doctoral students to write their dissertation under the supervision of one professor in Germany and one in France
• Encouraging the mobility of doctoral candidates and of the Franco-German dissertation defence
• Academic events for young researchers (workshops, sum-mer schools)
• An innovative and current academic topic
• Networking between the Franco-German and international research community & junior scientists
• Programmes last for 2 days to 4 weeks
• The Franco-German ABG-FGU service
• Joint offering of the Association Bernard Gregory (ABG) and the Franco-German University (FGU) aimed at ac-companying and supporting French and German PhD gra-duates as they start their working life.
http://www.dfh-ufa.org/fr/recherche/abg/
Research guidance:
The bilingual research guidance of the Franco-German University (FGU) informs you about the funded Franco-Ger-man programmes in the field of research and the graduate schools of the FGU.
http://www.dfh-ufa.org/forschungswegweiser/
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www.dfh-ufa.org
FAQs about our funding:
• For all applications: one German and one French applicant (university or non-university research institute)
• Applications are academically evaluated
• Applications must be submitted electronically and by post; the electronic version is sufficient for observing the deadline
• Signatures may be submitted separately
Funding for preparation of an application in all subject areas and disciplines is available from the FGU upon submission of an application for a preparatory meeting
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