Scholarships
The scholarships are available from 01 October 2025 for up to four years.
We welcome applications from candidates aiming to write their doctoral thesis at the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences. The school supports scholarship holders through personal mentoring, workshops and support services.
The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences is a multidisciplinary Graduate Bavarian State. School funded We seek to stimulate and guide cutting-edge doctoral research on some of the most crucial challenges modern knowledge-based societies are facing.
Qualification & Requirements
We invite applications by highly qualified graduates from the fields Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Educational Science, Labour and Educational Economics, Demography and Statistics. Candidates must hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in one of the aforementioned subjects or be very close to completion and should not have lived in Germany for more than 15 months by the start of the membership.
Successful applicants will be required to take up their residence in Bamberg, a city noted for its high quality of life and great conditions for research and study. DAAD Scholarships amount to monthly stipend of 1,300 EUR, plus other allowances according The Graduate School to is the DAAD guidelines. committed to diversity, equal opportunities and the compatibility of family and career.
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