Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies

Call for applications
2 scholarships (predoc) in Ancient Studies starting 2025 at Freie Universität Berlin
The Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies (BerGSAS) is offering 2 predoc scholarships at Freie
Universität Berlin in 2025 in the field of Ancient Studies. Funding is available from 1 April 2025 onwards at
the earliest for 6 months. An extension is not possible. You receive a scholarship of EUR 1,000 per month.
At the beginning of the scholarship, you must be admitted to doctoral studies (Zulassung zur Promotion)
of the Freie Universität Berlin. https://www.geschkult.fu-
berlin.de/studium/downloadbereich/index.html#faq_promotion
Funding is available to graduates who have completed their Master's degree by 15 January 2025 and are
planning to conduct & complete their doctorate at the Freie Universität Berlin, within BerGSAS.
When submitting your application, please specify who the potential academic supervisor of your doctoral
dissertation at the Freie Universität Berlin should be. Please enclose her/his letter of confirmation. More
information on the range of subjects in Ancient Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin https://www.fu-
berlin.de/einrichtungen/fachbereiche/fb/gesch-kultur/altwiss/index.html, and on the Graduate School
https://www.berliner-antike-kolleg.org/bergsas/index.html
The purpose of the predoc scholarship is to complete a proposal for a doctoral dissertation topic to be
sent to potential scholarship providers (e.g., Elsa Neumann Foundation; Gerda Henkel Foundation;
Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes) within the 6-month funding period. It is expected that your dissertation
will be written at and submitted to the Freie Universität. Predoc scholarship holders, who successfully
apply for external doctoral funding, will be admitted as full members to BerGSAS and participate in the
curriculum of a structured doctoral program.
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Application documents (in German or English, Arial 12pt, 1.5 line):
a letter of motivation (maximal 1 page, A4)
a project outline for a doctoral dissertation (ca. 6,000 characters including spaces)
a letter of confirmation of the potential supervisor of your doctoral dissertation at FU Berlin
a curriculum vitae (cv, resume)
university transcripts: B.A., M.A.
English language certificate e.g., IELTS or TOEFL: C1 (only if your mother tongue is not German or English)
In addition, a letter of recommendation from one of the supervisors of your MA thesis is required. The
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The deadline for your application is 00:00 CET on 15 January 2025. The selection committee will not
consider incomplete or late applications. For further inquiries, please contact the coordinator, Dr Regina
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