DAAD 2023 Graduate School Scholarship Program for PhD Students

The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications for 2 scholarships for international doctoral researchers in its new Graduate School Scholarship Program “Global Dynamics of Social Policy and Social Cohesion” (GSPSC), funded by the DAAD.

BIGSSS is an international inter-university graduate school in the social sciences, located at the University of Bremen and Jacobs University Bremen, Germany. 

The program focuses on the question of how social policy and social cohesion are related on a global, regional or national level. Comparative or transnational perspectives that address interdependencies between the Global South and North are especially welcome. Single country case studies may scrutinize the complex interlinkages between social policy and social cohesion.

• Table of Content
• About German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
• Graduate School Scholarship Program
• Aim and Benefits of Graduate School Scholarship Program
• Graduate School Scholarship Program Courses
• Requirements for Graduate School Scholarship Program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

DAAD scholarship in Germany is a private, federally funded and state-funded, self governing national agency of the institutions of higher education in Germany, representing 365 German higher education institutions (100 universities and technical universities, 162 general universities of applied sciences, and 52 colleges of music and art) [2003]. The DAAD itself does not offer programs of study or courses, but awards competitive, merit-based grants for use toward study and/or research in Germany at any of the accredited German institutions of higher education. It also awards grants to German...... continue reading

Graduate School Scholarship Program

Aim and Benefits of Graduate School Scholarship Program

Successful applicants will receive a Ph.D. scholarship from the DAAD of 1.200 €/month (plus additional benefits) for 48 months.

Graduate School Scholarship Program Courses

• Economics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology

Requirements for Graduate School Scholarship Program Qualification

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in sociology, political science, psychology, or economics. In some cases related degree fields could be considered.
• International Applicants with a C1 English level
• Applicants must not have resided in Germany any time after February 1, 2022

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Read more about the programme, requireementd and how to apply here: DAAD GSSP BIGSSS Call

For more details, visit DAAD website.