Grants for Visiting Postdoc, Advanced Doctoral Students or Master’s Students to AIMS South Africa
As part of the Heidelberg-Cape Town Network for Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing (heiAIMS) project, four grants (2xPostDoc/PhD & 2xMSc) is currently available for visiting young researchers from Heidelberg to spend two months at AIMS South Africa, Cape Town.
Details of the call
Postdoc or Advanced Doctoral Students
- Objective: Research stay at AIMS South Africa
- Period: 2025
- Duration: up to 2 months
- Costs funded: Travel & accommodation costs plus 1,000 EUR/month (grant)
Master students
- Eligible students: Master students in Scientific Computing, Mathematics, Computer Science or (Computational) Physics
- Recommended Period: September-November 2025 (other times are possible, please mention the desired period in the comments section of the online application form)
- Duration: up to 2 months
- Costs funded: Travel & accommodation costs plus 800 EUR/month (grant)
- Certificate: Proof of internship (up to 6 ECTS, e.g. for Fachübergreifende Kompetenzen)*
* Please contact the academic advisor for your program for crediting options.
How to apply
Please use the online application form to apply for a research visit to AIMS South Africa. The deadline for applications is March 10, 2025.
Further Information
Visa
For information about visa and passport requirements, visit the website of the Department of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa. If you need additional information please contact the Infocenter for Study and Internship Abroad of Heidelberg University.
Stays are possible in the following research groups
Prof. Karin-Therese Howell & Dr. Jacques Rabie
Near-vector spaces
Prof. Amanda Weltman
FRB Cosmology with HIRAX
Dr. Ryan Sweke
Property testing in a Quantum World (Master’s level)
Dr. Ryan Sweke
Dequantizing Quantum Algorithms for Reinforcement Learning
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Centre (AIMSSEC)