BAGSS International Fellowships/Scholarships for DoctoralCandidates in Germany, 2015

The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences
(BAGSS) is inviting applications for up to 12 fully funded international fellowships/ scholarships.
These international fellowships/scholarships are available from
April 1, 2015 for three years. Each candidate receives a training
programme tailored to their individual needs. Doctoral
fellows receive a dedicated office space, IT equipment,conference and
summer school travel support. Women applicants are strongly encouraged to
apply. Applicants with disabilities possessing essentially equivalent
qualifications will receive preferential consideration. The application
deadline is October 31, 2014 for Summer Term.

Study Subject(s): Specialized
research agendas have been grouped into four thematic pillars:
Pillar 1 Education, personal development and learning from early childhood to
adulthood
Pillar 2 Education and social inequality

across the entire life course
Pillar 3 Changes in human capital, labour markets and demographic structures
and their impact on social inequality in modern societies
Pillar 4 Governance, institutional change and political behavior
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing doctoral
research programme at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences.
Scholarship Provider: The German Science Foundation (DFG)
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany

Eligibility: BAGSS are
inviting applications from highly qualified graduates from the fields of
Sociology, Psychology, Educational Science, Political Science, Economics,
Demography and Statistics. Qualified graduates of related subjects with a strong
background in the empirical social sciences are also encouraged to apply.
Candidates must hold a Master‘s degree (or equivalent) in one of the
aforementioned subjects or be very close to completion. Successful applicants
will be required to take up their residence in Bamberg, a city noted for its
very high quality of life as well as great conditions for research and study.

Scholarship Open for International Students: International students can apply for these fellowships/scholarships.

Scholarship Description: These fellowships and scholarships are available from April 1st, 2015,
for three years (subject to satisfactory progress reviews after 12 and 24
months). BAGSS is a multidisciplinary Graduate School funded by the German
Science Foundation (DFG) as part of the German Excellence Initiative.
They are seeking to stimulate and guide cutting-edge doctoral research on
some of the most crucial challenges modern knowledge-based societies are
facing.

Number of award(s): Up to 12
International fellowships/scholarships will be awarded.

Duration of award(s): The international fellowships/scholarships will be
offered for three years (subject to satisfactory progress reviews
after 12 and 24 months).

What does it cover? BAGSS is offering prospective doctoral researchers a three year,
fully-funded and structured graduate programme located in Bamberg,
Germany. Each candidate receives a training programme tailored to
their individual needs. The language of instruction is English; doctoral
theses can be submitted in English or German. Doctoral
fellows receive a dedicated office space, IT equipment,conference and
summer school travel support.

Selection Criteria: Applicants
with disabilities possessing essentially equivalent qualifications will
receive preferential consideration.

How to Apply: The mode of
applying is online. Please
make sure that your application file contains the following documents:
-a cover letter
-your CV
-a one-page abstract of your dissertation exposé
-a dissertation exposé
a scan of all your academic degree certificate(s) and all your
university grade transcripts.
-A concise statement on your knowledge of social science
research methods.
-Only for applicants funded by an external institution: evidence that funding
has been granted.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is October 31, 2014 for Summer Term.