Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies (1 February 2011)

The Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies is a joint endeavour of the Freie Universität Berlin, the Hertie School of Governance, and the Social Science Research Center Berlin. It offers a rigorous and intense English-language PhD programme for exceptionally-talented graduate students in the field of transnational and international relations, defined as an interdisciplinary field of reasearch encompassing Political Science, History, Economics, Law and adjacent disciplines.


Overview:


Programme: 3 year full-time PhD programme
Language of instruction: English
Starting date for Applications: 1 December 2010
Deadline for Applications: 1 February 2011
Decision taken by the Committee: early April 2011
Starting date of Programme: 1 September 2011
Scholarships: 8 Doctoral Scholarships - two of these scholarships are reserved for projects addressing the field of research of the Research College 'The Transformative Power of Europe'.

Application Requirements
Admission to the programme is open to graduates of masters' programmes in the social sciences and adjacent fields.

The application requirements for the programme are:

• An exceptionally strong completed university degree qualifying for PhD studies in political science, international relations, sociology, economics, law or related disciplines
• Proof of C1-level English language skills or the equivalent
• An up-to-date CV
• A short letter of motivation (600 words maximum)
• A research proposal (5000 words maximum) with timetable of your project
• Two letters of reference from professors at universities or research institutions

All documents need to be submitted in English. Calls for applications always run from December till the end of January each year.

 

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