Supported by the Excellence Initiative, the Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) has been established as a joint institution of the Department of History and the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University, Germany.
The Graduate School is offering:
1) up to two Visiting Fellowships for international doctoral researchers to fund four-month fellowships at the Graduate School.
The fellowships will be awarded for the Summer Term 2018 (1 April until 31 July 2018) and include a stipend of 1,200 Euro per month. Upon application, travel costs can also be covered by the Graduate School. If applicable, a children's allowance will be added.
Requirements: We encourage international doctoral researchers who are working on a thesis in history, sociology, political science, or social anthropology to apply.
For further information on the application process, please take a look at:
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/(en)/bghs/Ausschreibungen/visiting_fellowships.html
2) up to five Start-up scholarships to international MA graduates.
During their four-month stay at the Graduate School, recipients will have the opportunity to prepare a persuasive proposal for a dissertation project. Subsequently they may apply for the doctoral degree programme at the BGHS and/or for scholarships, doctoral positions and funding programmes in Germany or worldwide.
The scholarships will be awarded for Summer Term 2018 (1 April until 31 July 2018) and include a stipend of 1,200 euros per month. Upon application, travel costs can also be covered by the Graduate School. If applicable, an allowance for children will be added.
Requirements: We welcome applications from international MA graduates who intend to pursue a doctoral degree in history, sociology, political science or social anthropology at the BGHS.
Further information on the application process can be found at:
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/(en)/bghs/Ausschreibungen/startup_scholarships.html
Applications should be submitted via the online application portal no later than 15 January 2018.
For more information, please visit our Webpage.