Deadline: 15 February 2015
Apply today for the BIGSSS Predoctoral Fellowship Program for BA and BSc Graduates. The program is designed for particularly talented BA and BSc students who wish to proceed straight into their PhD, and who have a background in the social sciences or humanities and/or those who have a preliminary social-scientific research idea in mind.
Beginning on the Program: September 1st, 2015.
Program Highlights
- BIGSSS offers 2 Predoctoral Fellowships of 800 Euros/month for 12 month for excellent BA and BSc graduates.
- After fulfilling some course requirements and having their proposals accepted within the first year, candidates can switch into the regular three year PhD program.
Theme of the Fellowship
The integration of most major social-science disciplines into one school is a key asset of BIGSSS. The umbrella theme is “Changing Patterns of Social and Political Integration“.
In each of BIGSSS’ three Thematic Fields “Changing Patterns of Social and Political Integration“ is being examined from a particular perspective. The Thematic Fields are:
- Thematic Field A: Global Governance and Regional Integration
- Thematic Field B: Welfare State, Inequality and Quality of Life
- Thematic Field C: Changing Lives in Changing Socio-Cultural
Eligibility Criteria
BIGSSS believes that diverse backgrounds and ideas are crucial to academic excellence. Therefore, candidates from all over the world can apply for the fellowship.
How to apply?
The applicants can submit their application for a BIGSSS Fellowship electronically via the online admissions system provided on the website.
Application Materials Required:
- Personal Information Form
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Purpose including a Preliminary Research Idea
- Statement of Skills and Experience with Methods of Empirical Social Research
- Writing Examples
- BA Certificates
- Certification of English proficiency
- Scores
- University Grade Transcripts
- Two Recent Letters of Recommendation
- Graduate Record Examination (not mandatory).
Our online admissions system will only accept documents in pdf-format. So the applicants are requested to convert all documents to PDF format before applying.
For more information, please visit: Predoctoral Fellowship.
