DUSHANBE, November 30, Asia-Plus -- The Free University of Berlin has announced competition for Superior Stipendium of the Fund of Berlin Deputies’ House (Studienstiftung des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin) among journalists with scientific degree of Candidate of Sciences (PhD degree) from the United States, the CIS states, France and the United Kingdom, Tajik MFA said.

Journalists, who will win the scholarship, will have an opportunity to work on their projects in Berlin during a year, the source at a MFA said.   

The Free University of Berlin (FU Berlin, German: Freie Universität Berlin ) is the largest of the four universities in Berlin.  Research at the university is focused on humanities and social sciences and on health and natural sciences.  In October 2007, it was awarded "elite university" status by the German Science Foundation for the quality of its research through the Excellence initiative of the German government, which will translate in additional funding.