Career Exploration Scholarship

Junior Scientists Tandems

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Get to know your job before you do it

ATSAF e.V.'s "Junior Scientists Tandems (JST)" program gives junior scientists with a BSc degree or higher the opportunity to get hands-on experience in research for development in collaborative projects between CGIAR++ centers and German research institutions.

JST supports junior scientists affiliated to a German universities for a 6 months internship at a CGIAR center. At the same time, it supports junior scientists from partner countries (as per OECD DAC list) for a 6 months internship at a German research institution.

The aim of the JST is to inspire young people for development-oriented agricultural research, to qualify them in this field in an internationally competitive manner and rejuvenate and expand the corresponding professional networks.

ATSAF supports you with:

• A scholarship for a period of six months
• 5000 € for junior scientists (of any nationality) affiliated to a German university staying at a CGIAR center
• 7000 € for junior scientists affiliated to a university of an OECD-DAC partner country staying at a German research institution
• The opportunity to collect data to complete the Master of Science degree
• Administrative support from ATSAF e.V.
• A Networking & Training Platform with inception trainings, webinars, and forums

If you have any questions or need help with the application procedure, please contact Beatrice Breuer or Sabine Baumgartner at jst@atsaf.de

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