Scholarships in Germany, Urgent!

6 full Graduate Scholarships in Asian and European Transcultural Studies The Graduate School of the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows" at the University of Heidelberg offers (ranging from 1000 to 1400 € per month, depending on family allowance). The scholarships are available from 2008 to both home/EU and overseas students (up to the age of thirty). Eight scholarships are reserved for students from Asia. Applicants are required to have graduated at a Master level or its equivalents by the time of their application. Students are expected to actively participate the Graduate School's programme. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of academic qualifications, a research proposal related to one of the Cluster's research areas, letters of reference, and other professional experience. For information on the Cluster's research areas, see www.vjc.uni-hd.de. Deadline for applications is May 1st 2008. For further information and electronic submission see Graduate School for Transcultural Studies, http://www.vjc.uni-hd.de/jobs.htm. Please note that electronic submission is mandatory. The Cluster strongly encourages qualified women scholars to apply. Handicapped persons with the same equivalent qualifications will be given preference. http://www.vjc.uni-hd.de; http://www.vjc.uni-hd.de/jobs.h