PhD scholarships at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / Freie Universität Berlin
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From: Carmen Marcks-jacobs <carmen...@RZ.HU-BERLIN.DE>
The Graduate School Scholarship Program (GSSP) of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is offering two (2) doctoral scholarships to earn a PhD within the framework of Ancient Philosophy and History of Ancient Science" doctoral program of the Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies, https://www.berliner-antike-kolleg.org/en/bergsas/index.html We welcome applications from highly qualified graduates from the fields of: Ancient Philosophy, Classics, History of Ancient Science, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Arabic Philosophy and Science, Jewish Philosophy and Aesthetics.
Applicants must hold an outstanding Master's degree (MA, MSt, or MSc) or equivalent in one of the aforementioned disciplines or be very close to completion.
Objectives of the doctoral program “Ancient Philosophy and History of Ancient Science”:
The doctoral program “Ancient Philosophy and History of Ancient Science”, is dedicated to ancient philosophy and the special sciences that developed in the ancient Mediterranean and ancient Near East, their interrelationship, their historical context as well as their later impact in the Arabic speaking world and the modern era. The main sources are scientific and philosophical texts, but also scientific instruments and other forms of material evidence. The program is divided into two curricular paths, which are selected before the beginning of the doctoral program.
For the Ancient Philosophy path, we particularly welcome dissertation proposals, which are concerned with ancient philosophy in the stricter sense and with the more general, intellectual and theoretical aspects of the ancient sciences (including mathematics, medicine, and other disciplines that we might not today consider special sciences, such as grammar or divination).
For the History of Ancient Science path, we welcome (but not exclusively) dissertation proposals that consider philological, historical, social and cultural aspects of the ancient scientific theories and practices in their social and cultural contexts, in the Graeco-Roman world as well as in the ancient Near Eastern, Early Christian and Islamic worlds.
Applicants are be expected to have sufficient command of the relevant ancient languages for their dissertation project. Since the language of instruction is predominantly English, your active language skills should be good enough to participate in discussions and to be able to write academic texts and papers. Doctoral researchers are expected to participate in Digital Humanities training offered as part of BerGSAS.
Who can apply?
Duration of scholarship and funding
The scholarships are available from October 2024 (Winter semester 2024/25) for four years, subject to a satisfactory annual progress review. In accordance with DAAD guidelines, doctoral scholarship holders receive a stipend of 1,200 Euros a month, a travel allowance, a combined health, accident and liability insurance policy, allowances for study and research (rent and family allowances, where applicable); financial support for a pre-sessional German language course. Plus, material resources and supervision allowance of 1,000 Euros per year, managed through the academic supervisor’s institute.
Application process
Applications must be submitted electronically via the BerGSAS portal by 1 November 2023, 00:00 CEST, quoting the reference 2024-BerGSAS-GSSP. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Detailed information on the scholarships, the application requirements and the application documents to be submitted is available: https://www.berliner-antike-kolleg.org/bergsas/_inhaltselemente/_pdfs/2024_cfa_GSSP_APhil_HistAS-2-PhD-Fellowships_BerGSAS.pdf
Please send any queries to the following address: carmen...@rz.hu-berlin.de
For FAQ see: https://www.berliner-antike-kolleg.org/en/bergsas/faq/index.html