2015 PhD fellowships in Social Sciences, BIGSSS, Bremen, Germany

Deadline: 15 February 2015
Open to: Candidates with strong academic abilities and a Master’s degree in relevant social science, proficiency in English
Scholarship: 1300 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, 2015. 15 Successful applicants for the Ph.D. and Post-doc fellowships 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
• Field C: Changing Lives in Changing Socio-Cultural Contexts

Scholarship

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.

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, Sociology, Psychology, or related social science disciplines e.g. 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 Predoctoral 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 2015 semester will begin onNovember 15th, 2014 and go until February 15th, 2015. The deadline refers to the date of receipt of the application. All letters of recommendation must also reach BIGSSS by February 15th, 2015.

If you have any questions, check the FAQ section , write to: admissions-officer@bigsss-bremen.de or you may call the admissions officer, Hannah Hammerschmidt, at 0049 (0) 421 200 3956.

The official web-page.