Reporter 12/1/00: Hanseatic Scholarships to Germany, 2000

AWARDS BY OUTSIDE BODIES

Hanseatic Scholarships to Germany, 2000

These Scholarships have been established by the Alfred Toepfer Stiftung FVS, the Foundation that wishes to reciprocate the Rhodes Scholarships to Oxford from Germany. From this year the scope of the Scholar-ship will also include Cambridge. The aim of the Foundation is to promote closer Anglo-German links within a European context. At present two Scholar-ships are offered each year.

Candidates must be British subjects, and graduate or undergraduate (final year) members of Oxford or Cambridge University. They should not have passed their twenty-eighth birthday by 1 October 2000, the date by which the Scholars elected in 2000 will be expected to take up their Scholarships. These are tenable, preferably for two years, for study at the University of Hamburg although the second year may be spent at another academic institution in Germany. Candidates who wish to study for one year, preferably at the University of Hamburg, may also be considered. The successful candidates must undertake research at doctoral or postdoctoral level or give evidence of a workable project not connected to a research degree. There is the opportunity to obtain a German degree.

The value of the Scholarships is currently DM 2,000 a month (for two years) and is subject to regular review. Travel expenses to and from Hamburg will be paid for by the Foundation. Sufficient knowledge of the German language is desirable, but when a candidate does not have a good knowledge of German, he or she is expected to attend a language course in Germany prior to university entry.

Applications must be sent to the Secretary, Hanseatic Scholarships, International Office, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JD, by Friday, 18 February 2000. There is no application form.

Applications should include:

(i)	the applicant's full name and age;
(ii)	a photograph of the applicant;
(iii)	a curriculum vitae, including a statement of the candidate's extra-curricular activities and interests;
(iv)	a programme of the work which the candidate proposes to undertake;
(v)	the names of two referees (it is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that references reach the Secretary by the closing date);
(vi)	a certificate from the Head of the candidate's College confirming that the application is made with the approval of the College and that the applicant is a British citizen.

Interviews will take place in Oxford during February or March 2000 and the decision of the selectors will be announced shortly thereafter.

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