The DFG are prepared to fund a variety of exchange scenarios with no age restrictions in place, providing funding to all scientists based in Germany and at various stages of their careers.
"One thing the co-founders would like to see happen is the creation of SBN chapters at other universities, which would allow interaction on a national and perhaps even global scale."
I decided I wanted to work on something else and, all of a sudden, [my adviser's] interest in me dried up, as did funding for a research assistantship; I've been TA-ing ever since.
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