Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Ph.D. program. The program will commence on September 1st, 2014. BIGSSS offers 15 Ph.D. stipends of 1300 Euros/month for 36 months, contingent on successful completion of each year. To support its Ph.D. fellows in achieving early scientific independence, it also provides funds for conducting, presenting and publishing research. There is no separate funding application, because all admitted applicants receive a stipend.
Study Subject: Successful applicants for will pursue a topic in one of BIGSSS’ three Thematic Fields:
Field A: Global Governance and Regional Integration
Field B: Welfare State, Inequality and Quality of Life and
Field C: Changing Lives in Changing Socio-Cultural Contexts.
Eligibility:
An excellent MA degree (or national equivalents like the German “Diplom” or “Magister”) in a discipline pertinent to at least one of BIGSSS’ three Thematic fields (see above), i.e. in Political Science (including related degree programs in European Studies or International Relations), Sociology, Psychology, Law, Economics or Mass Communication. The degree must be completed by the end of July of the year of application, which means you may apply before having finished your MA degree.
Additionally BIGSSS offers 2 Preparatory Fellowships to particularly talented BA Graduates. Please refer to Predoctoral Fellowships to find out more about the program.
Scholarship Value:
BIGSSS offers 15 PhD stipends of 1300 Euros/month for 36 months, contingent on successful completion of each year. To support its PhD fellows in achieving early scientific independence, it also provides funds for conducting, presenting and publishing research. There is no separate funding application, because all admitted applicants receive a stipend.
Notification: Applicants will be notified if they have been shortlisted by late April.
How to Apply? You can submit your application for a BIGSSS Fellowship electronically via online admissions system.
Application Deadline: The application period for the fall 2014 semester will begin on November 15, 2013 and go until February 15, 2014.
For further information: International PhD Fellowships at BIGSSS
