The scholarships are available from 01 April 2024. DAAD scholarships for international candidates are available for up to four years. We welcome applications from graduates 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 State of Bavaria. We seek to stimulate and guide cutting-edge doctoral research on some of the most crucial challenges modern knowledge-based societies face.
We are inviting applications from highly qualified graduates from the fields of Sociology, Psychology, Educational Science, Political Science, Labour and Educational Economics, Demography and Statistics. Candidates must hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in one of the aforementioned subjects or be very close to completion and should not have lived in Germany for more than 15 months by the start of the membership.
Successful applicants will be required to take up their residence in Bamberg, a city noted for its high quality of life and great conditions for research and study. According to the DAAD guidelines, DAAD scholarships amount to a monthly stipend of 1,200 EUR, plus insurance and other allowances. The Graduate School is committed to diversity, equal opportunities and the compatibility of family and career within its statutory obligations.
For more information, visit: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bagss/application/daad-scholarship/