Hamburg Programme for Scholars at Risk (HPSAR)
Hamburg Programme for Scholars at Risk (HPSAR)
In 2018, at the urging of Universität Hamburg, the higher education institutions in Hamburg and the Ministry of Science, Research, Equalities and Districts (BWFGB) jointly adopted the Hamburg Programme for Scholars at Risk.
The University and the BWFGB provide researchers at risk who have found an academic advisor at the University with funding for one to twelve months.
The goal is to provide temporary relief to researchers at risk while also enabling them to gain further qualifications and orientation in the German academic system. With the aid of an academic host, researchers at risk should develop an external funding application during their funding period with the aim of continuing their research after the funding ends and gaining further insight into the German academic system.
Overview
- Target group: researchers at risk with a doctorate or comparable academic title (PhD, CSc) or cultural professionals at risk with a master's degree or comparable academic title who have not been resident outside their own country for more than five years and who do not hold German university entrance qualifications
- Program objective: professional integration of researchers at risk into a research group or a department of the University, supported by an academic mentor
- Funding: monthly grants worth EUR 2,000 for a duration of one to twelve months
- Application period: ongoing
The applicant’s academic mentor at Universität Hamburg handles the application. They must send the completed application form (including supervisor / department / contact / confirmation of research position / supervisory commitment / external funding format goal) along with necessary attachments to the contact person.
The application must be submitted in full. The following documents are required:
- application form (PDF)
- brief research proposal (no more than 2 pages)
- statement from the academic host (with regard to points of consideration)
- academic CV and researcher at risk’s publication list
- proof of academic degree (applicants should have a doctorate or comparable degree, such as a PhD, CSc, etc.)
- proof of risk status from the Scholars at Risk Network (no older than 24 months) or the corresponding asylum status (applicants should not have been away from their home their country of origin for more than 3 years; foreign nationals with a German higher education entrance qualification are not eligible) The proof of risk status can be obtained from Department 5: International Affairs.
- information about application processes in which the researcher at risk is currently involved (scholarships, research funding, etc.)
The following criteria and aspects (selection) are taken into account in the decision:
- Plausibility and quality of the project
- Scientific fit and competence of researchers at risk
- Prospect of and support of a third-party funding application for further financing
Utilization of funds:
- Once the scholarship has been approved, the two parties enter into a binding funding agreement.
- Recipients of a 12-month scholarship are expected to submit a brief progress report after 6 months.
Funding period and amount:
- monthly scholarship of EUR 2,000 for 1–12 months
Advice
Scholarships
- Kristin Günther, Jin Jlussi and Rawand Othman(international-scholars"AT"uni-hamburg.de) from Department 5: International Affairs will help you apply for a one-to-twelve-month scholarship.
External-funding applications
- After the scholarship is granted, Dr. Bernhard Kenter from Department 4: Research Management and Funding will help you prepare the external-funding application.
