Call for Applications for the CIH One Health Scholarships 2020!

The CIHLMU Center for International Health and OH-TARGET (One Health Training And Research Global Network) are two of twelve centers of excellence within the exceed initiative, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and coordinated by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).  The vision and overarching aim of CIHLMU is to empower health professionals. With this vision, CIHLMU aspires to meet health-related challenges through capacity building in training and research. With the new OH-TARGET project, our vision has expanded to a more participatory and interdisciplinary approach to improve global health conditions.

In order to support research on topics relevant to One Health, students are invited to apply for the following available scholarships:

  • Scholarship for Travel expenses

This scholarship comprises one-off payment of 1000 EURO for international travel expenses (only economy class flights) essential for the study curriculum or the research project (e.g. defined study period abroad, travel to another research site).

  • Scholarship for Living costs

This scholarship comprises a monthly allowance (850 EURO for Master students, 1000 EURO for doctoral candidates) for 1 to 6 months (July to December 2020) for costs related to living expenses (e.g. accommodation, insurance, subsistence).

Should you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our CIH Program Coordinator (Arlett Heiber) at cih.phd@lrz.uni-muenchen.de!

Please note that the application deadline is 15 July 2020 and that the scholarships have to be spent until the end of 2020.