Scholarships Archive

Nottingham, UK
Deadline: 14th Jan 2015

The Midlands3Cities doctoral training partnership is collaboration between the universities of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent, Leicester, De Montfort, Birmingham and Birmingham City. The DTP is in the second of five years, awarding 87 PhD Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) studentships for UK/EU applicants for 2015 entry. M3C provides research candidates with cross-institutional mentoring, expert supervision including cross-institutional supervision where appropriate, subject-specific and generic training, and professional support in preparing for a career.

The School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham is inviting applications from students whose research interests include:

• Modern Social, Business, Economic, Military, Diplomatic and Political History of the Chinese-Speaking World (Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong)

• Cultural, Art and Visual (including Performing Art)

• History of Mainland China and Taiwan

• Popular Culture in China

• Cinema

• The Chinese Diaspora

• Political Culture in China

• Religion

• Disability in modern Chinese culture

• Chinese literature (from late imperial to contemporary period)

• Intellectual History of China (from the late Qing to the present)

• Media and Communications, Internet-enabled Social Media, and Propaganda in China

• Anthropological Studies of China

• Heritage and Preservation in China

• Depictions of East Asia in European Literature; Depictions of the West in East Asian Literature

The deadline for AHRC M3C funding applications is 14 January 2015, by which time students must have applied for a place to study and have provided two references to a university within the DTP.… Read more ⤻

Berlin, Germany

Deadline: 16th Jan 2015

The Graduate School of East Asian Studies (GEAS), funded by the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments, will admit up to 17 doctoral candidates to its program, beginning October 1st, 2015.

Twelve candidates will receive a grant funded through the Graduate School, up to two PhD candidates can be considered for special funding provided by the DAAD (GSSP Program). The Graduate School will also consider to accept up to three candidates who receive funding either from other Freie Universität Berlin programs, from partner institutions in East Asia (CSC, etc.), or through scholarships provided by German or international organizations.

We offer PhD stipends of € 1365 €/month (plus 103 €/m research allowance). Fellowships will initially be granted for one year, and contingent upon a positive evaluation after each year of study, fellowships will be extended for another year. The fellowship may be granted for a maximum of three years.… Read more ⤻

Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Deadline: 1st Mar 2014

The DFG Research Training Group 1613 Risk and East Asia invites applications forThree Doctoral Positions and Two Doctoral StipendsThese positions are available from October 2014 for three years (subject to a satisfactory progress review after 12 months).

Following a successful review in 2013, the Research Training Group Risk and East Asia is entering its second funding period from April 2014 until the end of September 2018. The group is part of the inter-faculty Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST) at the University Duisburg-Essen. IN-EAST offers degree programs at the BA and MA levels, combining disciplinary studies in Economics, Political Science and Sociology with Chinese and Japanese Studies. IN-EAST has recently been awarded funding by the German Ministry of Education and Research for a new School of Advanced Studies, with extensive support for post-doctoral research. The Research Training Group 1613 cooperates internationally with the White Rose East Asia Centre at the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield in the UK, Renmin and Nankai Universities in China, the University of Tokyo in Japan and the German Institute for Japan Studies, Tokyo.… Read more ⤻

Deadline: 31st Jan 2014

mit einer Laufzeit von maximal 3 Jahren (2 + 1 bzw. 3 x 1) zu vergeben, davon je 3 Promotionsstipendien in den Graduiertenkollegs

Manuscript Cultures

Interkonfessionalität in der Frühen Neuzeit 

China in Deutschland, Deutschland in China 1830 – 1950

Voraussetzung für die Bewerbung ist einabgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium in einem der jeweils beteiligten Fächer. Nähere Informationen finden Sie unter: www.gwiss.uni-hamburg.de/Promotionsprogramme.html

Die Stipendien betragen 1.200 € pro Monat. Die Promotionen werden an der Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften der Universität Hamburg durchgeführt. Die Stipendiatinnen/Stipendiaten haben Präsenzpflicht in Hamburg

Bewerbungen (Angabe des angestrebten Promotionsprogramms, Exposé des Promotionsvorhabens [max. 10 Seiten], Curriculum vitae, Abschlusszeugnisse, Angabe von zwei Referenzen) sind ausschließlich per E-mail mit einer Zusammenfassung sämtlicher Unterlagen in einer einzigen Datei im pdf-Format bis zum 31.01.2014 an den Dekan der Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften zu richten: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Oliver Huck, E-mail:stipendium.geisteswiss@uni-hamburg.de

Download this announcement as PDF … Read more ⤻

Nottingham, UK
Deadline: 9th Jan 2014

The Midlands3Cities Doctoral Training Partnership will be awarding 410 PhD studentships over a five year period to excellent research students in the arts and humanities. The DTP, a collaboration between the universities of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent, Leicester, De Montfort, Birmingham and Birmingham City, provides research candidates with cross-institutional mentoring, expert supervision including cross-institutional supervision where appropriate, subject specific and generic training, and professional support in preparing for a career.

The School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham invites PhD application from students whose research interests include:

• Modern Social, Business, Economic, Legal, Military, Diplomatic and Political History of the Chinese-Speaking World (Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong)
• Cultural, Art and Visual (including Performing Art) History of Mainland China and Taiwan
• Popular Culture in China
• Political Culture in China
• Differences between Chinese and British Cultures
• Intellectual History of China (from the late Qing to the present)
• Media and Communications, Internet-enabled Social Media, and Propaganda in China;
• Anthropological Studies of China;
• Heritage and Preservation in China;
• Depictions of East Asia in European Literature; Depictions of the West in East Asian Literature

The deadline for AHRC funding applications is 9 January 2014, by which time students must have applied for a place to study and have provided two references to a university within the DTP.… Read more ⤻

Deadline: 6th Jan 2014
Munich, Germany

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich is one of the leading European universities with a tradition reaching back more than 500 years. The university has established the Graduate School “Distant Worlds: Munich Graduate School for Ancient Studies” which is funded by the German Excellence Initiative. The Graduate School is an interdisciplinary research network that brings together LMU Munich and research institutions in Munich to provide an optimal environment for disciplinary research and the promotion of junior academics in the field of ancient studies. As part of its doctoral study and postdoctoral training programme, the Graduate School will combine research from a broad spectrum of disciplines within the field of ancient studies.  

The Graduate School invites applications for the following positions:
10 Doctoral-Positions

Salary grade 13 TV-L / 65%

The starting date will be April 1, 2014.

The positions are limited to two years; they may be extended by a third year.… Read more ⤻

Deadline: 31st Jan 2014

There is one scholarship available for research applicants whose proposed research topic is on Chinese History with a focus on the intensifying encounter – economic or otherwise – between China and the West during the second half of the nineteenth century/early twentieth century.
For applicants classified as Overseas for fee purpose, the total value of the scholarship will be £23,625 per year for up to 3 years subject to satisfactory progress.  For applicants classified as Home/EU for fee purposes, the total value of the scholarship will be £15,345 per year for up to 3 years subject to satisfactory progress.

Eligible Programmes

• Any full-time MPhil/PhD (new admissions only) whose Proposed Research Topic is on Chinese History  with a focus on the intensifying encounter – economic or otherwise – between China and the West during the second half of the nineteenth century/early twentieth century.  Please ensure you provide evidence on how your proposed topic falls under the scholarship topic in the supporting statement of your on-line application for admission.

Berlin, Germany
Deadline: 15th Jan 2014

The Graduate School of East Asian Studies invites applications for 12 Ph.D. Stipends/Fellowships.

In addition, up to three doctoral candidates per year will be admitted with funding from other sources.

We seek candidates with strong academic abilities and a Master’s degree in either East Asian Studies (Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies) or a discipline (Political Science, History, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Economics, Law, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Humanities, Environmental Policy, Theatre Studies) with a focus on East Asia.

Successful candidates will have language skills in an East Asian Language (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) at a level of B2 or higher on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) as well as English language skills at a level of C1 or higher.

We offer Ph.D. stipends of approximately € 1400 €/month for 36 months, contingent on successful completion of each year.

Applications, including a CV, a letter of academic interest, a brief outline of the prospective dissertation topic (maximum 6 pages), a schedule for the dissertation, and copies of certificates of your relevant degrees and language skills.… Read more ⤻

Berlin, Germany
Deadline: 6th Jan 2014

The Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies is the only graduate school focusing solely on literary studies to have been repeatedly successful in the German “Excellence Initiative”. It has as its aim the supervision of exceptional dissertation projects in the field of Literary Studies, examining European, American, Arabic and Asian literary texts, with an historical and/or inter- or transcultural approach.

In 2014 the Graduate School will award:

• up to 10 doctoral scholarships with a duration of 3 years max.
• up to 2 post-doctoral scholarships with a duration of 2 years max.

The scholarships will commence on 1 October 2014;

the application deadline is 6 January 2014.

The doctoral course “Literary Studies” offers doctoral candidates a structured research programme with intensive individual supervision of the thesis. Doctoral candidates take part in activities which support them in their research within their individual disciplines, at the same time placing this research in an interdisciplinary context.… Read more ⤻

Hamburg, Germany
Deadline: 31st Oct 2013

Das Asien-Afrika-Institut und das Historische Seminar an der Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften der Universität Hamburg vergeben im Rahmen eines Ph.D.-Programmes zwei Promotionsstipendien. Die Dauer der Förderung beträgt drei Jahre. Ein einjähriger Aufenthalt in Shanghai ist Teil des Programms.
Die Stipendien haben eine Höhe von 1.300 Euro pro Monat. Das Ph.D.-Programm wird Teil der Hamburger Graduiertenschule. Damit nehmen die Stipendiaten an weiterführenden Kursen teil und erhalten eine individuelle Betreuung und Beratung.
Von den Bewerberinnen und Bewerbern wird erwartet, dass sie ein Promotionsprojekt einreichen, das in engem Zusammenhang mit dem Forschungsschwerpunkt zur deutsch-chinesischen Geschichte zwischen 1830 und 1950 steht. Bewerberinnen und Bewerber müssen einen Magister- oder Master-Abschluss in einem Fach der Geisteswissenschaften besitzen. Zudem müssen sie die Zulassungsvoraussetzungen zur Promotion laut Promotionsordnung der Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften der Universität Hamburg (www.gwiss.uni-hamburg.de/Promotionsordnung.pdf) erfüllen.
Aufgrund der Förderbedingungen sind für die Hamburger Seite chinesische Staatsbürgerinnen und Staatsbürger von einer Teilnahme ausgeschlossen.
Die Bewerbungen sollen folgende Unterlagen umfassen: einen Lebenslauf, einen repräsentativen Auszug aus der Magister- oder Masterarbeit, ein einseitiges Exposé des Projektvorschlages und die Angabe von mindestens zwei Referenzpersonen (inkl.… Read more ⤻

Hamburg, Germany
Deadline: 1st Oct 2013

The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies jointly with the University of Hamburg seek to hire two Doctoral Students.
The successful candidates will join either the GIGA Doctoral Programme or the Graduate School of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Hamburg. They will conduct research on the theme of “Regional and/or Rising Powers”. At GIGA, they will be integrated into one of GIGA’s re­search programmes (RP 1: Legitimacy and Efficiency of Political Systems, RP 2: Violence and Security, RP 3: Socio-Economic Challenges in the Context of Globalisation, RP 4: Power, Norms and Governance in International Relations) and research institutes (Africa, Asia, Latin America and Middle East). At the University of Hamburg, they will be integrated into the research unit of Wars, Armament and Develop­ment.
 

Desired qualifications:

An excellent grade point average and a final degree (masters or equivalent) in political science/international relations, economics, history or a related discipline.… Read more ⤻

Hong Kong, China
Deadline: 1st Dec 2013

The CEFC would like to draw the attention of prospective PhD candidates to this attractive scheme funded by the Hong Kong government to bring foreign research students to Hong Kong. The CEFC may be able to help interested French and EU candidates identify and contact relevant supervisors. It is possible on an ad hoc basis to apply for double supervision between a French/European and a Hong Kong University. The CEFC encourages prospective French PhD students to consider this funding opportunity.  

Hong Kong Universities are looking for PhD students with evidence of academic excellence, research ability and potential, and good communication, interpersonal and leadership abilities for full-time PhD study in Hong Kong within the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme.
 

The scheme pays for:

• Full 3 year tuition scholarship
• Monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (approx. US$2,600)
• Annual book and equipment allowance of HK$20,000 (approx. US$2,600) not at all universities !!!

Hong Kong, China
Deadline: 15th Aug 2013

International Research Scholarship (PhD Scholarship) – The European Union Academic Programme Hong Kong (EUAP) is inviting applications for a PhD Scholarship in the fields of European Union Studies / EU Relations with China / East Asia.

The EUAP is a consortium of four universities in Hong Kong, co-financed by the European Commission. It is dedicated to strengthening research expertise on the European Union and its engagement with and in East Asia.
The EUAP welcomes cutting-edge inter-disciplinary research proposals from prospective candidates. The Scholarship Scheme is an excellent opportunity for outstanding Master degree students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to conduct doctoral research at one of the EUAP member universities in Hong Kong.
 

Applications are now invited in the following areas:

• Trade and economic relations
• Comparative Law
• Civil society relations
• Security and/or foreign policy.

The successful candidate will be awarded the scholarship in the form of a monthly studentship sufficient to cover tuition fee, accommodation and sundries for a maximum period of three years (approx.… Read more ⤻

Paris, France
Deadline: 21^st Jun 2013

European Research Council (ERC) project “Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World (SAW): New Theoretical Approaches to the Sources and Socio-Political Issues of the Present Day”

Karine Chemla (Principal Investigator)

Agathe Keller & Christine Proust (Co-directors)

The European Research Council Project “Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World (SAW)” is calling for applications for a full-time doctoral or post-doctoral scholarship.

General aims of the project. The SAW project is dedicated to sources that have come down to us from the ancient world and attest to mathematical activities, specifically, though not exclusively, to sources produced in Mesopotamia, China, and the Indian sub-continent. The ambition of SAW is to
develop new theoretical approaches to the history of ancient mathematics in order to highlight a motley of practices within what at the present day too often are presented as homogeneous wholes, as shown by the frequent use of terms such as “Mesopotamian mathematics”, “Chinese mathematics”, and “Indian mathematics”.… Read more ⤻

Paris, France
Deadline: 21^st Jun 2013

European Research Council (ERC) project “Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World (SAW): New Theoretical Approaches to the Sources and Socio-Political Issues of the Present Day”

Karine Chemla (Principal Investigator)
Agathe Keller & Christine Proust (Co-directors)

The European Research Council Project “Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World (SAW)” is calling for applications for a full-time doctoral or post-doctoral scholarship, rewarding the most relevant topic with respect to its objectives.

General aims of the project. The SAW project is dedicated to sources that have come down to us from the ancient world and attest to mathematical activities, specifically, though not exclusively, to sources produced in Mesopotamia, China, and the Indian sub-continent. The ambition of SAW is to
develop new theoretical approaches to the history of ancient mathematics in order to highlight a motley of practices within what at the present day too often are presented as homogeneous wholes, as shown by the frequent use of terms such as “Mesopotamian mathematics”, “Chinese mathematics”, and “Indian mathematics”.… Read more ⤻

Paris, France
Deadline: 21^st Jun 2013

European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Research project “Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World (SAW): New Theoretical Approaches to the Sources and Socio-Political Issues of the Present Day” Karine Chemla (Principal Investigator) Agathe Keller & Christine Proust (Co-directors)
The European Research Council Project “Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World (SAW)” is calling for applications for a full-time doctoral or post-doctoral scholarship, rewarding the most relevant topic with respect to its objectives.

General aims of the project. The SAW project is dedicated to sources that have come down to us from the ancient world and attest to mathematical activities, specifically, though not exclusively, to sources produced in Mesopotamia, China, and the Indian sub-continent. The ambition of SAW is to
develop new theoretical approaches to the history of ancient mathematics in order to highlight a motley of practices within what at the present day too often are presented as homogeneous wholes, as shown by the frequent use of terms such as “Mesopotamian mathematics”, “Chinese mathematics”,
and “Indian mathematics”.… Read more ⤻

Salzburg, Austria
Deadline: 22nd May 2013

Applications are invited for a 48 months (4 years) doctoral scholarship to be undertaken in the field of Global History with a research focus on the history of cross-cultural relations, knowledge and science transfer, or commercial/economic exchange relations to be carried out at the Department of History, Salzburg University, Austria (supervisor Prof. Dr. Angela Schottenhammer).
The position will be available from 1 October 2013. Applications from candidates with a focus on Sino-Islamic relations, Sino-Central Asian/Eurasian/East-West connections or on the history of seafaring/nautics/shipbuilding/navy in Asia are especially welcome. The scholarship provides an opportunity to work in international and interdisciplinary network of scholars working on global history.

The successful candidate should be open for new methodological approaches including the combination of textual and archaeological sources, possesses a strong knowledge of classical Chinese and at least one other language related to the topic of his/her research. Working language will be English and/or German.… Read more ⤻

Charles University, Prague

The Institute of East Asian Studies at Charles University, Prague, announces a three year PhD studentship associated with the research project Deconstruction and construction of national traditions and science in China (DEKONTRAV). The studentship will be tenable from the academic year 2013–14.
Science and the scientific spirit were important attributes of modernity for the early twentieth century Chinese intellectuals. On the other hand, scientists and scientific educators in the same period shared the patriotic enthusiasm and cultural sensitivity of the post-May-Fourth intellectuals. This project explores through a range of detailed studies the mutual interplay of science, patriotism and cultural criticism in the years ca. 1900–1950, with a possible extension until the start of the Cultural Revolution. More details about the project can be found on our website http://www.cck-isc.ff.cuni.cz/en/dekontrav.html.
Applicants can focus on any relevant topic within the broad field covered by the project description, with the following areas especially welcome:

1. History of particular scientific disciplines in China before 1950 (including the social sciences), their relation to the nation-building discourse and to particular elements of Chinese culture.

Deadline: 1^st Feb 2013
Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg University invites applications for 1 PhD Scholarships within the research group “Transcultural Justice: Legal Flows and the Emergence of International Justice within the East Asian War Crimes Trials, 1946-1954” The research group is situated within the Cluster “Asia and Europe in a Global Context,” funded by the German Federal Excellence

Heidelberg, Germany.
Deadline: 15^th Mar 2013.

The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies at the Cluster of Excellence, "Asia and Europe" welcomes applications for eight doctoral scholarships. The programme offers a monthly scholarship of 1.200 Euro. It further supports scholarship holders in framing their research through advanced courses and individual supervision and mentoring. The scholarships start in the winter term 2013/14 and are granted for two years with the possibility of an extension

Deadline: 1^st Feb 2013
University of Nottingham, UK

The School of Contemporary Chinese Studies supported by the University of Nottingham ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) invites applications for PhD studentships in 2013 (both 1+3 and +3 awards) within Language Based Area Studies. The School is recognised as one of the leading centres in the UK in the provision of high quality, discipline-based research

Deadline: 1^st Jan 2013

The Scientific Board of ‘Pôle Asie’ research institutes attached to the French Foreign Ministry will award a ninth months, non-renewable PhD scholarship. The scholarship comprises a monthly stipend of 1625 Euros, round-trip air travel from Europe to Hong Kong or Taiwan (when applicable), transportation of luggage up to 200 Euros and repatriation insurance in certain health problems. Applicants must be citizens of a member State of the European Union

Deadline: 15^th Dec 2012
Hamburg University, Germany

The Graduate School of the “Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures” (CSMC, Integriertes Graduiertenkolleg im Sonderforschungsbereich 950 “Manuskriptkulturen in Asien, Afrika und Europa”) at the University of Hamburg invites applications for 2 Ph.D. scholarships (Graduate School

Heidelberg University, Germany
Preliminary Deadline: 1^st Nov 2012

Heidelberg University invites applications for 2 PhD Scholarships within the research group “Towards a Global History of Concepts.” The research group is situated within the Cluster “Asia and Europe in a Global Context,” funded by the German Federal Excellence Initiative, and aims to develop new ways of reconstructing conceptual migrations and entanglements in transcultural perspective. Brief outlines of the group’s objectives and subprojects

Deadline: 27^th July 2012

Le Centre d’Etude Français sur la Chine contemporaine (CEFC) invite les doctorants travaillant en sciences humaines et sociales sur la Chine Contemporaine à prendre connaissance de l’appel à proposition pour contrats doctoraux de 36 mois avec mobilité internationale lancé par l’Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales du CNRS.

Deadline: Expired

The Department of Politics, History and International Relations at Loughborough University invites applications for two fully-funded PhD studentships for 3 years (UK or EU fee status). The studentship is available for PhDs commencing in October 2011.

Details here… Read more ⤻