The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Ph.D. program scheduled to start on September 1st, 2012.
Successful applicants for the Ph.D. and Post-doc fellowships will pursue a topic in one of BIGSSS’ five Thematic Fields viz. Global Integration; Integration and Diversity in the New Europe; Social Integration and the Welfare State; Attitude Formation, Value Change and Intercultural Communication; and Life-Course and Lifespan Dynamics.
All fellows are expected to choose Bremen as their place of residence.
Financial Support:
BIGSSS offers 15 Ph.D. stipends of 1250 Euros/month for 36 months, contingent on successful completion of each year. To support its Ph.D. fellows in achieving early scientific independence, it also provides funds for conducting, presenting and publishing research. There is no separate funding application, because all admitted applicants receive a stipend.
Eligibility Requirements:
An excellent MA degree (or national equivalents like the German “Diplom” or “Magister”) in a discipline pertinent to at least one of BIGSSS’ five Thematic fields (see above), i.e. in Political Science (including related degree programs in European Studies or International Relations), Sociology, Psychology, Law, Economics or Mass Communication. The degree must be completed by the end of July of the year of application, which means you may apply before having finished your MA degree.
English proficiency as described in the application materials section below.
Additionally BIGSSS offers 2 Preparatory Fellowships to particularly talented BA Graduates.
Diversity and Anti-Discrimination
At the school, it is believed that diverse backgrounds and ideas are crucial to academic excellence. Therefore, BIGSSS welcomes and promotes diversity and ensures equal opportunity and inclusion for all of its members regardless of ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age or (dis-)ability.
About BIGSSS
BIGSSS is a provider for excellent international doctoral education aimed at integrating outstanding areas of graduate education and research at the University of Bremen and at Jacobs University. BIGSSS is founded upon the core disciplines of political science, sociology and psychology, and supported by a solid foundation in social-science methods. It also integrates neighboring disciplines such as law, economics, public health and mass communication.
For the Fall 2012 semester, BIGGSS will start accepting applications in the middle of December 2011.
Deadline for submitting the application is March 15th, 2012.
For more information and details, please visit the link.
