Green Talents invites application from researches to showcase and conduct research in Germany

Green Talents is an international forum for sustainable development and has invited applications from scientists and researchers to showcase and conduct their research in Germany. The theme for this year's contest is 'Smart Green Planet-Solutions for a sustainable future'. Interested candidates can fill and submit their application forms in the online mode at greentalents.de before 22nd, May 2019. The contest's winner will get a fully funded 2 weeks green talent science forum 2019, research stay up to three months at an institution of their choice in Germany in the year 2020.

The contest has been hosted by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research for a decade now. Each year the programme selects 25 young international scientists from around the world. To be eligible to apply candidates need to have a Master's degree or pursuing a Ph.D. and no more than 3 years of work experience. Also, the applications will be required to prove their proficiency in the English Language.

Last year the contest had 3 winners from India. The 3 Indians who won the contest included Vishal Tripathi from BHU with his research focus on ‘bioremedition of contaminated soil for aching UN sustainable development goals’,  Mohit Saraf from IIT-Indore with his research focus on ‘nanomaterials for electrochemical energy storage and sensors’, and Ishani Kurana from University of Delhi (DU) with her research focus on ‘synthesis of graphene-based composites for removal of water pollutants’.

Steps to Apply for Green Talents Contest

Step 1: Visit the official website i.e. http://www.greentalents.de

Step 2: Click on the 'Apply Here' link on the homepage

Step 3: Click on 'Sign-Up' Register

 Step 4: Use registered email-id to log in

Step 5: Fill Form and Submit