Deadline:1March2013
Open to: graduate students who have or expect to obtain a first or upper second class honours M.A.-degree (or equivalent) in one of the GCSC’s academic subjects or in the arts/humanities, cultural studies, or the social sciences
Scholarship: monthly stipend of approximately €1,465 (plus family allowances when applicable)
Giessen University’s International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC), funded by the German federal government’s Excellence Initiative, offers a three-year, structured PhD-programme in the study of culture. With its excellent research environment, a doctoral programme which is tailored to the needs of PhD students and the intensive personal support it provides, the Graduate Centre offers doctoral researchers optimum conditions for their PhD-projects and custom-made preparation for the time thereafter, both with regard to academic and non-academic careers.
The PhD scholarship period starts on October 1, 2013 and includes a monthly stipend of approximately €1,465 (plus family allowances when applicable). There are no tuition fees for doctoral students at the JLU, except for an enrolment fee of approximately €200 per semester. All scholarship holders are expected to assume residency in or near Giessen.

• a 1-2 page cover letter, explaining your motives for applying at the GCSC;
• a short abstract of your research project (approx. 500 words), including the title of your project and a brief outline of the methodology you will use;
• a curriculum vitae.
• Please compile one single PDF-document containing all of the above documents (1-2 pp. cover letter, abstract, and CV). This document should then be labeled according to the following format: Lastname_Firstname.pdf.
• In addition, they require two letters of recommendation provided by university professors. Your two referees can send their letters of recommendation directly by post

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