In Europe applications are received in the fall for participation during the next academic year. The applications are screened and scored by a committee of European scientists and the applicants are interviewed so that their personal attributes and language skills may be assessed. Individuals are then recommended for fellowships by the granting organizations, with the decisions announced in mid-winter. Approximately 25 students each year receive Financial assistance. American students apply throughout the year upon the recommendation of their U. S. faculty advisors and are placed in medical schools in Hannover or Berlin for research or clinical experiences.
Some financial assistance is available for basic living expenses.
Most mentors are drawn from the extensive professional network of colleagues that has developed over the years. Their primary role is to see that the student is engaged in a productive learning situation, with the secondary role that of lending guidance or assistance with some of the inevitable questions that may arise with regard to housing and university procedures. Tuition and registration fees are waived by both American and European host institutions, but the student must show evidence of the financial ability to cover additional routine expenses. The infrastructure on both sides of the Atlantic is modest and has functioned with support from the D.A.A.D., the Carl Duisberg Society, Hannover Medical School, Humboldt University and the Free University in Berlin. In order to meet these goals, we are seeking additional sources of funding for both infrastructure support and for student fellowshhips over a broader geographic and academic range than can be provided for by current funding.