TRF2026 - (Friday July 24 to Sep 19, 2026) Application
Application deadline: November 15, 2025 (11.59 PM New York)
Personal Information
Name
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First Name
Last Name
Birthdate
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Month
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Day
Year
Date
Birthplace
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e.g. Castrop-Rauxel, NRW
Gender
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Male
Female
Diverse
Country/Countries of Citizenship
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Private Email
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University Email
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Permanent Address
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Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Current Address (if different to permanent address)
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Phone Number
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+49
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Emergency Contact
Name
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First Name
Last Name
Relation
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Phone Number Emergency Contact
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+49
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Education
University
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Please Select
Technische Universität Dortmund
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Studies
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e.g. Master of Science, Economics
Highest degree received
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Please Select
Abitur
Bachelor
Master
PhD
Documents
Please upload your Resume or CV, Motivational letter, Transcript of records, Confirmation of enrollment, Official language test verification and Letter of recommendation. All documents should be please uploaded as a PDF file.
Resume or CV (max. 2 pages – preferred 1 page)
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Motivational Letter (max. 500 words)
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Why are you the right candidate for the Transatlantic Ruhr Fellowship program?
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Transcript of Records
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Please upload a copy of your transcript preferably translated in English but German is also ok.
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Confirmation of Enrollment (Studienbescheinigung)
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Language Test Verification
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e.g. DAAD Language Certification, TOEFL, Kaplan, Duolingo
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Letter of Recommendation (LOR)
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Please upload a letter of recommendation (in English) written by a teacher or professor of your faculty or email ruhrfellows@uaruhr.de directly for the LOR.
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Additional material
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Please upload any additional materials that support your application
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Language Skills
English Language Skills
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A1 Basic Speaker – Breakthrough
A2 Basic Speaker – Waystage
B1 Independent Speaker – Threshold
B2 Independent Speaker – Vantage
C1 Proficient Speaker – Effective Operational Proficiency
C2 Proficient Speaker – Mastery
First language
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Other Languages (and Levels)
Matching
Please choose which organizations you would like to do your 7-week internship at. Matching may change and your choices are not final determinants. Host organizations may change their needs and/or drop out of the program.
Preferences (highest - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th - lowest choices)
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DFG NY
DFG DC
DWIH NY
GACC NY
Goethe-Institut/GAPP
KAO USA Inc.
Lafayette College
NYC CEC
Society of Illustrators
GAIN / DAAD
American Council on Germany
Lehigh University
Please let us know why the top two organizations interest you and explain why. You can share up to 250 words for each organization.
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