Dear colleagues,
The Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at
the
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany invites
applications
for two PhD scholarships for dissertation projects related to
Buddhism:
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2013
Start of
scholarship: Spring semester 2014 or later
Duration of scholarship: 3 or 4
years
Scholarship amount: 1000 € per month + insurance + support for rent
+
460€ per year
Scholarship donor: German Academic Exchange Service
(DAAD)
The selection process comprises two stages: Applications are sent
to
the Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies in Munich. The program
will
select promising candidates and forward their materials to the DAAD.
In
a second stage, an election committee chosen by the DAAD will
decide
upon the successful candidates. It is expected that the
successful
candidates will be chosen and informed by March 2014.
The
prerequisites for application are non-German citizenship (foreign
applicants
should not have lived in Germany for more than fifteen months
at the time of
their application), a Master of Arts or Magister Artium
degree or equivalent,
excellent knowledge of at least one Buddhist
source language, outstanding
qualifications in the subject and fluency
in English. A basic knowledge of
German is also desirable and
willingness to learn German/improve German
language skills will be
expected.
For details concerning the
application, please visit our homepage:
http://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/currentissues/phd_scholarships/index.html
With
best regards
Paulus Kaufmann
Promotionsprogramm
Buddhismus-Studien
der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in
München
Oettingenstrasse 67
80538 München
Germany
