With its programmes for Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe InWEnt is helping to support political, economic and social transition processes in the region.

Key topics include support for economic reform processes, the promotion of foreign trading relations, strengthening democracy and the rule of law, and environmental protection and conservation of natural resources.

The Hertie-Scholarship Programme at the Studienkolleg Berlin (website in German) is a one-year supplementary educational programme that addresses itself to highly gifted students from all over Europe. The programme supports prospective young European leaders by imparting knowledge on European politics, history and culture as well as in natural sciences and the humanities. Besides the completion of their basic study courses applicants have to be registered at a university in Berlin or the Federal State of Brandenburg for the duration of the educational programme.

The Central European MBA at the ESCP Europe Berlin is a two-year study course in economic science that addresses itself to future managers from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Estonia. In line with the two-year MBA-curriculum the Hertie-Foundation awards partial scholarships for the final five-month intensive study course at the ESCP in Berlin. Qualified for application are postgraduates registered in the CeMBA course of studies at one of the following schools of economics: Poznan, Bratislava, Prague, Budapest or Tartu. German postgraduates are also qualified for application provided they register themselves at one of the schools of economics above mentioned.

For further information on the CeMBA-Programm see also:

www.escpeurope.de

The Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation annually awards up to ten German Chancellor Fellowships for Prospective Leaders from the USA, the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China to enable the realisation of a project of your own design in cooperation with a German host you have selected.

Applicants should have shown outstanding potential for future leadership in their previous career. The program addresses applicants from all professions and fields of study giving preference to the humanities, law, social and economic sciences, and also to the arts.

Cultural Managers from Central and Eastern Europe is a scholarship programme in the field of cultural management. Each year the Robert Bosch Foundation invites twelve young university graduates from Central and Eastern Europe to take a one-year study visit in a German cultural institution. The German cultural institutions participating in the programme already hold close cultural ties to Central and Eastern Europe or want to establish such ties. The focus of the scholarship holders’ work is on assistance in the organisation and management of cultural events as well as the dissemination of cultural trends taking place in their home countries.

For further information see: www.moe-kulturmanager.de (website in German)

In cooperation with DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung, Vienna, and  Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), Sarajevo, the Robert Bosch Foundation annually awards the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence for journalistic projects to journalists from Southeast Europe. Among the application proposals each year ten projects are chosen eligible for funding. The fellowship comprises the support of journalistic field research in countries of the European Union and its Southeast European neighbouring countries. During their journalistic research fellows will be supported by experienced journalists and receive a training in journalistic competences.

The Economic and Political Reporting from Southeast Europe Programme organised by the Robert-Bosch Foundation particularly addresses itself to journalists of economics, being citizens of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia or Slovenia. The Thomson Reuters Foundation, London, acts as a programme's tutor. During the one-year scholarship period it organises two 14-day long tutorials to impart expert knowledge on issues of economic and financial policy to the scholarship holders as well as journalistic competences. Applicants must be able to speak English and be full-time professional journalists who have been working for at least two years with a recognized publication, website, radio, or television station. Applicants must have a portfolio that includes experiences in economic journalism or must otherwise demonstrate a strong interest in economic and political issues.

In cooperation with the Berliner Journalisten-Schule, the Robert Bosch Foundation organizes a three-month fellowship program for young Central and Eastern European journalists up to the age of 35. The program Media - Mediators between Nations includes a one-month stay in spring at the Berliner Journalisten-Schule to acquire knowledge about Germany, bilateral relations and the European Union, followed by a two-month internship in the editorial department of a renowned publisher, radio or television station, depending on the fellow's interests and qualifications. The journalists familiarize themselves with the working methods of their German colleagues and produce reports for their respective host and home editorial departments. Meetings and interviews with representatives from politics and social affairs are also scheduled during their stay in the German capital.

The programme Intensifying German-Turkish Relations: Programme for Journalists of the Robert-Bosch Foundation addresses itself to German and Turkish journalists. The groups selected in the application process participate in a three-part program consisting of two weekend forums in their home countries and a one-week journey through Germany and Turkey respectively. At all three events, the participating journalists meet important representatives from politics, business, society and the media. The aim of the program is to promote unprejudiced reporting on the partner country. All three projects are organized by KulturForum Türkei-Deutschland in Cologne.

The Carl Friedrich Goerdeler-Kolleg is an international intensive professional development program for young executives from the public sector (public administration, public companies, non-profit organizations, etc.) from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.

The Rochus and Beatrice Mummert Foundation Scholarship Programme supports future executives from Central and Southeastern Europe with scholarships for studies in economics or engineering at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen or Cologne University. Scholarship holders also benefit from a comprehensive support program, including internships in German companies, personal counseling by tutors and mentors, as well as seminars and colloquia.

A two- to three-year doctoral program at the Max Weber College at the Erfurt University prepares five young Turkish executives for their future careers. The college specializes in research in the fields of violence and human rights, social change, cultural interaction, and communication about values.