If you are interested in doing a PhD in the social sciences or humanities,
there are excellent opportunities for scholarships in Germany. Please
check out the following links. The deadline for these ENGLISH LANGUAGE programs
varies,but for some already is at the end of January.
If you are late and find that the deadline has passed, why not come to the university websites' again next year?
Berlin Graduate School of Muslim Cultures and Societies, 10 PhD
fellowships:
http://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/graduateschool/en/prog/index.html
Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), 21
PhD
fellowships and 6-8 postdoc positions:
http://www.bigsss-bremen.de/
Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (no information on
fellowships,
but this program was awarded special federal funding last year, so
there
should be plenty of money available for PhD students):
http://www.bgss.hu-berlin.de/bgss-en/docprog/admissions
Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology, up to 9 PhD
fellowships
and 2 post-doctoral fellowships:
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/soz/graduate/scholarship.html
Graduate School at the University of Muenster on "Religion and Politics
in
Pre-Modern and Modern Cultures", about 20 PhD scholarships (it seems
not
all information is available in English yet on their website):
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/AH262/Doctoral_Students/
Finally, in Florence, Italy, the European University Institute (EUI)
offers
140 four year PhD scholarships in four disciplines. Please note that
most
of these scholarships are reserved for EU nationals:
http://www.eui.eu/Servac/Postgraduate/.
Good luck with your applications,
