General Information
DAAD Scholarships

We are looking for candidates with a non-German citizenship who are holding a Master's degree or equivalent in Sociology, Political Sciences, Economics, Statistics, Demography, Empirical Educational Sciences or Psychology. Candidates should propose an original dissertation project fitting thematically into at least one of our four research pillars. The two main criteria are the candidate's proven record of academic excellence on the one hand, and BAGSS' ability to ensure competent, research-led supervision on the other. We are interested in projects that fit with at least one of our School's four Pillars. Proposals cutting across two (or more) Pillars are equally welcomed. A concise overview of the topics that can be supervised by our faculty can be found here(124.2 KB).

Candidates should not have lived in Germany for more than 15 months by April 2025. Furthermore, the last final examination for the highest university degree (usually the Master's degree) should not have taken place more than six years prior to April 2025.

The selection process for the DAAD Scholarships comprises two stages. In the first stage, applicants send their application to the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences via our online application form, as described on the following webpages. Our Graduate School selects candidates based on the following criteria:

• A complete, formally correct application has been submitted by the advertised deadline and in the required fashion.
• The statutory criteria for admission to doctoral studies at Bavarian universities are met.
• The research topic for the doctoral thesis, as proposed in the application, matches the academic profile of BAGSS (the Four Pillars).
• At least one faculty member of BAGSS, who is qualified to examine doctoral theses, agrees to supervise the suggested thesis topic.
• The complete application has been judged as excellent by a panel of academic assessors from the Graduate School in competition with other applications.

The Graduate School nominates at least two candidates for both scholarships. These candidates are then asked to submit their application materials to the DAAD. Eventually, the DAAD decides upon the successful candidates.