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The Scholarships Program

Application Documentation Requirements

Language: English (all documents)

Application Materials/ Research Proposal

Letter of Motivation (2 pages max.)

Project description (1,500 words minimum, 2,500 words maximum)

  • Title of research project
  • Supervisor at home university, supervisor at host university
  • Short description of research agenda
  • General goals
  • Detailed description of research problem
  • Methodological considerations
  • Workflow
  • Relevance and expected results

Curriculum Vitae (in tabular format)
Letters of recommendation (optional)
List of publications (optional)
List of lectures (optional)

Final Research Paper

  • 7,500 words minimum, excluding title page, table of contents and references.
  • The paper will be made available to the public via the Foundation's website. Please avoid attaching personal data such as e-mail address or signature to these documents.

Field Report (2 pages maximum)

  • General impression of your research stay abroad
  • Quality of the host institution
  • Contacts within the host institution, inclusion in the organization
  • Recommendations for future Marshall Plan students and fellows
  • The paper will be made available to the public via the Foundation's website. Please avoid attaching personal data such as e-mail address or signature to these documents.