Green Talents Competition – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development, Germany (2016)

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has held the prestigious “Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development” to promote the international exchange of ideas regarding green solutions. The award, whose patron is Minister Professor Johanna Wanka, honors 25 young researchers from around the world each year. The winners come from various scientific disciplines and are recognised for their outstanding achievements in making societies more sustainable. The Green Talents are selected by a high-ranking jury of German experts and are granted unique access to the elite of the country’s sustainability research field.

The 2016 Green Talents competition will address the effects of climate change, pollution and overfishing on the earth’s biggest natural resources, the oceans, in line with the German Ministry of Education and Research’s Science Year 2016/2017, which is devoted to the “Seas and Oceans”. These issues, as well as the challenges facing our environment in general, demand international research

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Academic focus is on sustainable development and their work follows an interdisciplinary approach;
- Enrolled in a Master’s degree programme or are in possession of a higher-level university degree;
- Have achieved above-average grades and have a very good command of English;
- Enrolled in a Master’s or PhD programme or have completed an equivalent programme in the three years prior to the closing date for applications;
- Not hold a German passport or live in Germany.

Further details:
http://www.mladiinfo.eu