External funding options for Ph.D. students
Berlin-related funding for scholars in the humanities
Ph.D. positions
- Job advertisements at FU Berlin
are published on Mondays
Ph.D. grants
- Elsa-Neumann-Stipendium (Land Berlin)
Application: April & November
also: GRAFÖG – financial reinforcement of the State Graduate Sponsorship through the DAAD - Deutschlandstipendium (FU Berlin & sponsors)
Application: June/July - Berlin-Stipendium (Konsul Karl and Dr. Gabriele Sandmann Foundation)
Application: August/September
- China Scholarship Council Program for Chinese Ph.D. students
Register for Ph.D. positions: July
Ph.D. students - Benefits in kind
- Mentoring & Workshops at the DRS (FUBright) for international Ph.D. students (DAAD)
- Travel expenses from the DRS (FUBright) for international Ph.D. students (DAAD)
Application: April - DAAD: Conference and lecture travel program
- Guest invitations by / for junior scholars (DHC)
Application: April/May
Ph.D. - Prizes
- Ernst-Reuter-Gesellschaft: Dissertation prize
Nomination by PI: April/May - Preis der Berliner Hochschulen: Tiburtius Prize
Nomination by PI: April/May
Ph.D. student - Guidance
- Scholarship guidance at FU Berlin
- Ph.D. guidance at the Dahlem Research School (DRS)
- Ph.D. portal at FU Berlin
- Dual Career & Family Service at FU Berlin
- Psychological guidance at FU Berlin
Ph.D. students - Downloads
- Dahlem Research School – Information Brochure for Young Researchers
- Getting a Ph.D. or not – self check
Funding opportunities for international exchange Ph.D. students
- Fulbright-Doctoral Studies Program: USA
Application: March & September - MPG: Minerva Fellowship Program: Germany - Israel
Application: January & June - DAAD: Annual scholarships for Ph.D. students
- DAAD: Short term scholarships for Ph.D. students
- DAAD: Conference and lecture travel program