15 PhD fellowships in Social Sciences, BIGSSS, Bremen, Germany

Deadline: 15 March 2012
Open to: Candidates with strong academic abilities and a Master’s degree in relevant social science, proficiency in English
Scholarship: 1250 Euros/month for 36 months for PhD

Description

The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Ph.D. program. The program will commence on September 1st, 2012. 15 Successful applicants for the Ph.D. and Post-doc fellowships will pursue a topic in one of BIGSSS’ five Thematic Fields:
* Thematic Field 1:Global Integration
* Thematic Field 2:Integration and Diversity in the New Europe
* Thematic Field 3:Social Integration and the Welfare State
* Thematic Field 4:Attitude Formation, Value Change and Intercultural Communication
* Thematic Field 5:Life-Course and Lifespan Dynamics

Scholarship

BIGSSS offers 15 Ph.D. stipends of 1250 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.

Eligibility

* An excellent MA degree (or national equivalents like the German “Diplom” or “Magister”) in a discipline pertinent to at least one of BIGSSS’ five 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.
* English proficiency as described in the application materials section below.
* Additionally BIGSSS offers 2 Preparatory Fellowships to particularly talented BA Graduates. Please refer to Preparatory Fellowships to find out more about the program.

How to apply?

Apply online here. To find information about application materials that need to be submitted, please click here.
The application period for the Fall 2012 semester will begin in the middle of December 2011 and go until March 15th, 2012. The deadline refers to the date of receipt of the application. All letters of recommendation must also reach BIGSSS by March 15th, 2012.

Contacts

Dean of Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS)
Postfach 33 04 40
D – 28334 Bremen
Germany
E-mail: phd-app@bigsss-bremen.de
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