Doctoral Scholarships in Transcultural Studies, University of Heidelberg

If you've read some of our Global History Forum interviews and wonder how you, too, can begin to become involved in the world of global history, then here's a terrific opportunity. As a recent announcement explains, the Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies of the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" at Heidelberg University has announced a call for applications for up to four  doctoral scholarships beginning in the winter semester 2016/17.

The call for applications goes into more detail:

The programme offers a monthly scholarship of 1.200 Euro. It further supports scholarship holders in framing their research through advanced courses as well as individual supervision and mentoring. Half of the scholarships are reserved for young scholars from Asia.

Applicants are expected to propose a doctoral project with a strong affiliation to one of the four research areas of the Cluster (Governance & Administration, Public Spheres, Knowledge Systems, Historicities&Heritage). They must hold an M.A. or equivalent in a discipline of the humanities or social sciences with an above-average grade. Applications, including a CV, a letter of intention, a project proposal, a schedule for the dissertation, and two letters of recommendation are submitted through an Online Application System.

If you are interested, then make sure to have your application in by the deadline, March 15, 2016. Further questions on the Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies may be addressed to application-gpts [at] asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de.