DFG North America

Completing your doctorate is a big step – but what comes afterwards? #Germanresearch institutions offer young international researchers excellent opportunities to sharpen their profile and enter the next phase of their careers. 📰 This month's Research in Germany newsletter is all about #researchcareers, offering tips, resources, and current calls for #postdoc postions & scholarships in Germany. Subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/dsVB5hdM And for more info about pursuing a research career in Germany: https://lnkd.in/ei42Vdjb

Thanks to all who attended the virtual info session "Networking for Research" on international funding opportunities! We couldn't have done it without the strong presence of our co-presenters, National Science Foundation (NSF), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and The National Institutes of Health. Don't forget to make use of our databases GEPRIS https://lnkd.in/egcFNW_6 PIs, and their institutions) and GERiT https://gerit.org/en/ (to find the right institution for your research!). And finally, a big thank-you 🎉 to top-notch organizers Felina Wittke and Andreas Bertram! 👏

Are you looking for the chance to gain first-hand experience of Germany's system of parliamentary government? Check out the International Parliamentary Scholarship of the German Bundestag! The deadline for IPS 2025 applications is July 31, 2024: https://lnkd.in/edbkA8SP

Attn #US and #Canadian #postdocs, #researchers, #faculty and #multipliers interested in conducting research with German research partners & institutions: 📅 6/25/2024, 10:30a-12p EDT/4:30-6p CEST ➡ Virtual DFG Info Session on international funding opportunities -- with partners National Science Foundation (NSF), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), The National Institutes of Health Please be sure and take advantage of this opportunity - you'll hear presentations by each funding org and have time for questions and feedback in breakout rooms with each of them 🧐 Register now ➡https://lnkd.in/dbyZ7MPT

Der Nachrichtenüberblick des DFG-Büros Nordamerika liefert wöchentlich eine Auswahl aktueller Wissenschaftsthemen aus den USA und Kanada. Sie bekommen Neuigkeiten zu Forschungs- und Fördereinrichtungen, internationaler Zusammenarbeit und forschungspolitischen Gesetzgebung direkt in Ihr Mailpostfach. Zur Anmeldung → https://lnkd.in/e7abakhM

Sign up for the digital DFG North America news digest! You’ll receive weekly, up-to-the-minute news about international cooperation and research policy legislation in North America, served up by our DFG North America specialist.  Subscribe here →  https://lnkd.in/e7abakhM And as a little extra -- try to solve the weekly picture puzzle! 📷 #research #sciencepolicy #openscience #innovation #currentaffairs  #northamerica

#Science, #Society, and 💪 #Sustainability were the interlocking themes at the stellar event held in NYC last Thursday at 1014 - space for ideas. Masterful moderator Dr. Yaena Kwon led an insightful discussion between Rector of the University of Cologne and DAAD German Academic Exchange Service President Prof. Mukherjee, Columbia Law School's Michael Gerrard, and NYU Office of Sustainability's Dianne Anderson. Thanks 👏 and appreciation 🤝to our partners in this event, Eva Bosbach, DAAD German Academic Exchange Service (USA) with Benedikt Brisch, German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York with Jan Lüdert, Ph.D., and Embassy of Germany in Washington, D.C. with Rene Haak.

Thanks 1014 - space for ideas for the elegant space in which to spark new contacts and connections between German Academic International Network (GAIN) members, #DFG fellows and many more from the world of #basicresearch in NYC!

Day 4: Wrapped up our delegation trip to Canada yesterday with a fruitful visit to The University of British Columbia Okanagan! → Great meeting with Lesley Cormack, Rehan Sadiq, Brad Wuetherick and Karis Shearer to learn about the impressive growth of research and academic programs at UBCO in less than 20 years.  → Thanks to the 9 UBCO presenters who shared their experiences collaborating with researchers in Germany, and to Karis Shearer for putting the session together.  → Info session on #DFG, #DAAD and #AvH funding programs followed by a networking reception hosted by Klaus Schindel from the German Embassy in Toronto.    Herzlichen Dank and thank you, Raina Reddecliff and everyone at UBCO for a fantastic day! Georg Bechtoldꞁ Bettina Schuffert ꞁ Diego Rivas ꞁ American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation ꞁ Conor Pranckevicius ꞁ John Paul Kleiner

Day 3 was an engaging day at beautiful The University of British Columbia Vancouver campus!  ➡ Thank you Cheryl Dumaresq and Matthew Evenden for a welcoming lunch and discussion of German-UBC collaborations, #dualdegreees, #researchsecurity, and student mobility. ➡ Our info session was followed by firsthand accounts from grant recipients Bianca Eskelson (#AvH), Jay Kizhakkedathu (#DFG), Harry O. Maier (#DAAD). ➡ To round out the day in style, we co-hosted a #networking reception with the Consul General Marc Eichhorn German Consulate General Vancouver. Thank you for all the support Emily MacDougall and Matthew Stevenson!