viernes, 4 de octubre de 2013

SCHOLARSHIPS. Deadline for scholarships at Munich extended

Dear colleagues,

This mail is to inform you that the deadline for applications to the 2 PhD scholarships at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich - posted on this list 6 weeks ago - has been extended by one month. So the new deadline is 15 November 2013!

Here is the announcement for the scholarships again:

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 November 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

If you have any remaining questions with regard to the scholarships, please write to
paulus.kaufmann@lrz.uni-muenchen.de

With best regards

Paulus Kaufmann

Promotionsprogramm Buddhismus-Studien
der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München
Oettingenstrasse 67
80538 München
Germany