NRW Scholarship Program for students from Israel Application for a scholarship in 2014 1 Sex : Name: Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy): □ Female □ Male Place of Birth (city / country): Postal Address: Email: Telephone: □ Yes Enrolled as a student: □ No University: Study Program / subjects: Specialized area: Degree aimed for (Bachelor/Master): Number of study years completed: Language skills □ Yes □ No □ C1 □ C2 2. German: Do you have any knowledge of the German language so far? □ Yes □ No Are you interested in taking a German language course? □ Yes □ No 1. English: Do you have any knowledge of the English language so far? 2 If yes, please indicate the level of your skills : □ A1 □ A2 □ B1 □ B2 Time frame Possible time frame(s) for scholarship stay (e.g. May – October): Preferred duration (minimum 8 weeks, maximum 12 weeks): 1 In order to tick a box, please replace the □ by a capital X. 2 Please use the table provided to assess your English language skills : available online 1 I apply for the following scholarship places3: First preference Code (#): University, institute and contact person: Second preference Code (#): University, institute and contact person: Third preference Code (#): University, institute and contact person: Relevance to your studies Please describe as detailed as possible how the preferred host institutions/scholarship places relate to your studies, academic specialization and research interests! [insert your text here] 3 Please select up to three scholarship place offers from the list of scholarship places. 2 Required application documents: Please enclose the following documents to your application: 1. The completed application form: including identification of the scholarship place(s) you seek to apply for as well as a brief statement on how the place(s) relate to your work (see above), 2. a CV (in English) and photo, 3. evidence on your previous academic achievements: documentary evidence (such as credit points, transcript of records, certificates of previous degrees), 4. Letter of motivation (English): containing statements on your particular interests and specialization, academic aims and prospective professional career, your expectations with regard to your stay in North Rhine-Westphalia as a scholar and the knowledge you seek to acquire during the scholarship, 5. two letters of reference from two different university lecturers (including full & valid contact details and email addresses – please use the form provided!): they need to include statements on the general qualification, previous progress of studies, further course of the studies, the objectives of the bachelor’s or master’s thesis and English language skills. - Please note: letters of reference should not be older than six months! 6. optional: evidence on language skills; certificates on other relevant qualifications; participation certificates for relevant trainings/congresses/… A detailed step-by-step guide on how to apply is available online: [click] Please note: All application documents must be submitted in English (or German)! Official documents, transcripts, letters of reference etc. must be signed and stamped by the issuing institution. Otherwise they cannot be accepted! The deadline for the submission of complete applications is March 1st, 2014. Please send your complete application by email to nrw-scholarship@hhu.de. 3