Bayer Foundation Fellowships

• Otto Bayer Fellowships in Drug Discovery: Applicants must currently be doing a very good to excellent Master or PhD (or equivalent) study in natural science, pharmacy, or data science.
• Jeff Schell Fellowships for Agricultural Science: Applicants must currently be doing a very good to excellent Master or PhD (or equivalent) study in natural science or data science.
• Carl Duisburg Fellowships for Medical Sciences: Applicants must be doing a very good to excellent human or veterinary medicine study or a very good to excellent Master or PhD (or equivalent) study in medical engineering, applied medical sciences, public health, or data science in medicine.

For additional criteria, please see Guidelines Scientific Fellowships

Purposes: fellowships designed to enhance existing study programs (MSc, PhD, and medicine) by providing additional funding for international placements, that are complimentary to current or future scientific studies

Programms: Master and PhD studies in natural science, pharmacy, data science, medical engineering, applied medical sciences, public health, data science in medicine

The maximum funding for a single fellowship is € 10,000.

• Bayer Foundation Fellowships can be combined with any other funding or fellowship source.
• Fellowships can be for a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of six months.
• Fellowship money can be used for the following:
• Travel costs > Visa costs > Living costs > Exceptional project costs relating to current or future studies e.g. machine time at specialist institutes, specialist training for field studies; these costs must be justified and will be assessed regarding whether they are considered typical costs of the studies undertaken
• Fellowships can be used for the following activities:
  To undertake part of medical or master degree/thesis abroad > Internships between master and PhD studies > Research stays as part of master, doctoral, or medical studies > Research stays to learn specific scientific skills and techniques > Research stays at specialist institutions for activities which cannot be performed at the home institution, e.g. specialist hospitals, use of cyclotrons, radio-facilities, specific microscopes and related > Interdisciplinary research stays are permitted and encouraged e.g. a microbiologist to study systems biology, synthetic chemist to study chemical biology > Science communication studies or related activities

Bayer Foundation Fellowships

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• To submit two letters of recommendation from home institute(s) including current and/or previous direct supervisors.
• To submit a letter of support from host institute confirming acceptance and support of applicant.
• Applications must be made in English.
• Applications must be made using the online application portal.
• Applicants should apply only once per call.

Key criteria for evaluation include: > Fundamental quality and relevance of the application (based on our guidelines and questions) > Motivation and potential of the applicant > Value of the fellowship to the applicant