Newsletter 004/2011
University of Heidelberg’s Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe”:
8 Doctoral Scholarships Deadline: March 31st, 2011
The Cluster’s Graduate Program for Transcultural Studies welcomes applications for 8 doctoral scholarships. Half of the scholarships are reserved for graduate students from Asia. The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies offers a monthly grant of 1.000 Euro. It further supports scholarship holders in framing their research through advanced courses and individual supervision and mentoring. The scholarships start in the winter term 2011/12 and are granted for two years with the possibility of an extension for an additional year. Applicants are expected to propose a doctoral project that can be affiliated with one of the ongoing projects at the Cluster. They must hold an M.A. or equivalent in a discipline of the humanities or social sciences with an above-average grade. Applicants are asked to submit a letter of intention, a project proposal, a schedule for the dissertation, a letter of recommendation and her or his CV. The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies is a central pillar of the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context”. Since 2008, it supports doctoral researchers with financial means, with a tailored curriculum to develop and apply theories and methodologies of transcultural studies, and with individual supervision and mentoring. Applications are accepted via the Online Application System (https://www.w1system08.de/vjc/intern/start_start_for.php).
For more information about the Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies please see:
http://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de/en/news-events/news/detail/m/scholarships-for-junior-researchers.html (current call for proposals)
http://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de/en/education/graduate-programme-for-transcultural-studies.html (general information)
Contact
Oliver Lamers
Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies
Karl Jaspers Centre for Advanced Transcultural Studies
Voßstraße 2, Building 4400
69115 Heidelberg
Germany
Tel: +49 6221 54 4009
Email: lamers@asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de
