2 STARTER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DOCTORAL CANDIDATES
It is now possible to apply for 2 Starter Scholarships for Doctoral Candidates and become a regular member of the Graduate School.
The scholarships are available from 01 October 2024 for the duration of one year. We welcome applications from candidates aiming to write their doctoral thesis at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences. The school supports scholarship holders through personal mentoring, workshops and support services.
The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences is a multidisciplinary Graduate School funded by the Bavarian State. We seek to stimulate and guide cutting edge doctoral research on some of the most crucial challenges modern knowledge-based societies
Eligibility
- Highly qualified graduates in the fields of Sociology, Psychology, Education, Political Science, Labour and Educational Economics and Demography. Qualified graduates of related subjects with a strong Social Science background are also encouraged to apply.
- Candidates holding a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in one of the aforementioned subjects or being very close to completion. (The degree must be completed by the time of admission to BAGSS).
- Candidates with an excellent command of English. If English is not your native tongue, you will need to provide proof of English language proficiency.
- Candidates whose proposed doctoral research topic fits thematically with at least one of the four academic pillars of BAGSS.
Selection Criteria
- A complete, formally correct application has been submitted by the advertised deadline and in the required fashion.
- The statutory criteria for admission to doctoral studies at Bavarian universities are met.
- The research topic for the doctoral thesis, as proposed in the application, matches the academic profile of the Graduate School (the Four Pillars).
- At least one faculty member of the Graduate School agrees to supervise the suggested thesis topic.
- The complete application has been judged as excellent by a panel of academic assessors from the Graduate School in competition with other applications.
Disabilities
Should one of the above-mentioned criteria not be met due to a disability eligible under the provision of the relevant German legislation (the IX. Sozialgesetzbuch), candidates may apply to have their special circumstances considered.
Should you require advice on the statutory rules, please contact office.bagss(at)uni-bamberg.de. In your email, please include the reference – ‘Statutory rules – disabilities’ or ‘Statutory Criteria – Admission to doctoral studies’ (bullet point #2 above) in the subject line.
