Funded by the Excellence Initiative of the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies has as its aim the supervision of exceptional dissertation projects on European, American, Arabic and Asian Literatures within the doctoral degree programme “Literary Studies”. The programme offers intensive and individual supervision of the thesis as well as coursework which consists of seminars on methodology and literary theory on the one hand, and seminars that focus on transferable skills on the other hand. Research conducted abroad will be part of the degree course.
Applicants who want to take up their doctoral studies within the graduate programme “Literary Studies” must have a completed degree (Magister/Staatsexa men/M.A./ Maîtrise or equivalent) with above-average marks in the humanities, preferably literary studies.
Successful projects must have a strong theoretical and methodological foundation and should develop a comparative perspective on language, literature, culture and/or media.
The Graduate School will award 10 Scholarships per year. In the course of the selection process, the selection committee will decide upon these scholarships. Scholarships are awarded for three years; however, continuation of the degree course as well as the extension of the scholarship is subject to a favourable
evaluation of the student’s progress by the team of supervisors at the end of each academic year.
Applications should be submitted by January 31st, 2009.
The programme of study will begin in October 2009.
Please submit the following documents: the completed application form, an outline of the dissertation project (8-10 pages); a personal statement, giving the reasons for applying (2-3 pages); certified copies of all degrees acquired; if your native language is not German: a language certificate, proving your knowledge of German (DSH 2); if your native language is not English: a language certificate, proving your knowledge of English; names, institutional affiliations and addresses (including e-mail addresses) of two referees (references will be required, if applicable, in March).
Please send your application to the following address:
Freie Universität Berlin
Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies
Executive Administrator: Dr. Susanne Scharnowski
Habelschwerdter Allee 45
14195 Berlin
Germany
Further Information: susanne.scharnowski@fu-berlin.de
Tel.: (+ 49 30) 8385 2931
http://www.geistesw issenschaften. fu-berlin. de/en/friedrichs chlegel/index. html
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