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Grants, Criteria of Admission and Application

The Research School admits a total of 50 doctoral students for the training program.

 

Applicants will have successfully completed their university education on the level of Master, Diplom, Staatsexamen, or Magister in a field related to the research field such as educational science, linguistics, psychology, sociology, special education, or related fields.


The application package consists of:

  1. Application:
    (a) Personal statement of motivation for participating in the Research School
    (b) Education history
    (c) Language skills  Non-native English speakers need to submit a proof of adequate English skills either in form of a language test result (please supply certificate) or a statement by a qualified scientist.
  2. Documents and papers:
    (a) A summary of the final thesis (2-3 pages)
    (b) A project proposal (10 pages) highlighting the suitability of the research project for the general framework of the Research School, indicating the research area, where the doctoral project would be situated, outline of goals and methods
    (c) Diplomas and transcripts
  3. Letters of reference
    Two     letters of reference, as PDF files, signed by the referees, should be sent directly by the referees to the director of the EaC hansuwe.otto@uni-bielefeld.de

All documents to be submitted in English or German.

Please send your application via e-mail to: hansuwe.otto@uni-bielefeld.de.