The next application round for the German Chancellor Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is open.

Each year, the German Chancellor Fellowship for prospective leaders gives up to 50 highly talented young professionals from Brazil, China, India, Russia and the USA the opportunity to spend a year in Germany and implement a project of their choice in cooperation with German hosts. German Chancellor Fellows come from a wide range of fields such as politics, business, media, public administration, society or culture, and choose a corresponding host organisation for their stay in Germany.

The fellowship is aimed at future decision-makers and thought leaders who hold an academic degree; they are expected to network with other international prospective leaders in Germany and return to their home countries as intermediaries between cultures. The fellowship programme is under the patronage of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. The deadline for applications is 15 September.

If you open the link http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/publications.html you will find our information sheet on the programme.

Founded in 1953 by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fosters and funds international collaboration between excellent individuals, be they prospective leaders or active researchers and academics, through its fellowship programmes and awards. We view ourselves and everyone who has received funding from us as a worldwide family which today counts more than 26,000 Humboldtians in more than 130 countries.

More information on the German Chancellor Fellowship is available at www.humboldt-foundation.de/youngleaders.