Application Deadline: October 31, 2015.
Scholarship Period: Applications for the scholarship year April 2016 – March 2017
BAGSS invites applications from 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 must hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in one of the aforementioned subjects or be very close to completion. (The degree must be completed by the time of admission to BAGSS.
Scholarship Worth:
- The scholarship amounts to 1,365.00 EUR per month plus a grant for material costs, adding up to a total of 1,468.00 EUR, plus family allowances and child-care expenses in accordance with the DFG guidelines where applicable.
Selection Criteria:
Criteria applied in the selection procedure for the regular membership at BAGSS, i.e. for the admission to BAGSS, supervision and the award of scholarships
- A complete, formally correct application has been submitted by the advertised deadline in the required fashion
- The statutory criteria for admission to doctoral studies at Bavarian universities are met.
- The research topic for the doctoral dissertation, as proposed in the application, matches the academic profile of BAGSS.
- At least one faculty member of BAGSS, who is eligible for the examination of doctoral theses, agrees to supervise the suggested dissertation topic.
- The complete application has been judged as excellent by a panel of academic assessors from the Graduate School in competition with other applications.
How to Apply:
If you wish to apply for a starter scholarship, all documents, except for the letters of recommendation, need to be submitted as a single PDF (max. 30 MB). In this single PDF file, please do arrange your documents in the following order:
-cover letter
-CV
-research proposal(s)
-academic degree certificates and university grade transcripts
-statement of knowledge of research methods
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the BAGSS Starter Scholarships for Study in Germany.
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