Start-up Scholarships: BGHS, Bielefeld University 3813 views

The Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) awards Start-up scholarships to international MA graduates who would like to pursue a Ph.D. degree.

Subject areas:

• History
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Political science

Number of Scholarships: up to 06

Duration: 04 months; scholarships will be granted for the Summer Term of each year from 01 April until 31 July

Requirements:

• Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in sociology, history, political science, social anthropology or gender studies
• Applicants from other related disciplines may apply for the scholarship
• Institute strongly encourage women to apply
• Applications from pre-doctoral researchers are also eligible to apply.
• Applicants must speak either German or English fluently.
• After completion of their stay, the awardee presents their developed projects to the BGHS community and submit a final report.

Scholarship value:

• a stipend of EUR 1,200/month
• supplemented by an allowance for children (if applicable)
• Upon application, travel costs can also be covered

Application:

• Applications must be submitted online. Following documents are required to be attached:
• Covering letter (600 words max.)
• CV (1,000 words max.)
• Summary of MA thesis (600 words max.)
• Project description (800 words max.)
• Letter of recommendation from supervisor/advisor
• University and college certificates and transcripts