50 Phd scholarships EDUCAP in Germany

We invite applications for our 2nd cohort of scholarships beginning 1 October 2010. Deadline for applications is 19 April 2010. For further information see Criteria of Application.

The international NRW Research School Education and Capabilities unites the excellence of two neighbouring universities, which are each highly distinguished in the relevant fields: The Bielefeld University and the Technische Universitaet Dortmund. The graduate school is jointly funded by the state Northrhine-Westfalia and the universities. The school offers an innovative study and research program as well as excellent learning conditions for the doctoral students in the interdisciplinary empirical field of educational processes and opportunities of social participation.

The study program of the research school begins in October 2008. 18 principal investigators coming from different fields conduct an integrated doctoral training. There will be up to 50 internationally excellent doctoral students; most of them can expect scholarships. A special attraction of the training program is the chance for graduate students to participate in a large-scale longitudinal study that reconstructs those central phenomena and problem areas that promote or impede an individual’s educational chances in societies. Studies in the research school combine quantitative and qualitative methods and the research perspectives of educational science, linguistics, language teaching psychology, rehabilitation science and sociology.

Grants, Criteria of Admission and Application

The Research School admits a total of about 50 doctoral students for the training program. The sholarship is EUR 1,300 per month.

We invite applications for our 2nd cohort of sholarships* beginning 1 October 2010. Deadline for applications is 19 April 2010.

Applicants have successfully completed their university education on the level of Master, Diplom, Staatsexamen, or Magister in a field related to the research field such as educational science, linguistics, psychology, sociology, special education, or related fields.


The application package consists of:

1. Application:
(a) Personal statement of motivation for participating in the Research School
(b) Education history
(c) Language skills Non-native English speakers need to submit a proof of adequate English skills either in form of a language test result (please supply certificate) or a statement by a qualified scientist.
2. Documents and papers:
(a) A summary of the final thesis (2-3 pages)
(b) A project proposal (10 pages) highlighting the suitability of the research project for the general framework of the Research School, indicating the research area, where the doctoral project would be situated, outline of goals and methods
(c) Diplomas and transcripts
3. Letters of reference
Two letters of reference, as PDF files, signed by the referees, should be sent directly by the referees to the director of the EaC hansuwe.otto@uni-bielefeld.de

All documents to be submitted in English or German.

Please send your application via e-mail to: hansuwe.otto@uni-bielefeld.de.

*The entire 3year grant depends on the evaluation of the Research School which will take place in November 2011. Grants for the first year are guaranteed.

source: http://www.educap.de/grants.html