[Reader-list] scholarships phd students heidelberg university

[Christiane Brosius]

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christiane  brosius
heidelberg, germany

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The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies (GPTS) is part of the 
Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context: Shifting 
Asymmetries in Cultural Flows" at the University of Heidelberg 
(http://www.vjc.uni-hd.de/). The objective of the Cluster is to examine 
processes of cultural exchange with a strong focus on interdisciplinary 
research. The Cluster challenges the master narrative of asymmetrical 
Western domination along with its historical explanation, its 
methodology and the resulting structures of humanities and social 
science research. For the winter term 2008/2009 the GPTS offers

3 short-term (3 month) scholarships for Asian PhD/Doctoral students

The GPTS is looking for applicants with an excellent academic 
background. Selected students will take part in the regular programme of 
the GPTS and contribute actively to it. The scholarships are awarded for 
3 months. Scholarship holders are expected to be in Heidelberg between 
October 2008 and February 2009. The short-term scholarship includes 
travel expenses to Heidelberg and back home, and a monthly stipend of 
1000,- €. Currently contributors to the Cluster work in the fields of 
Anthropology, Archeology, Art History, South and East Asian Studies, 
Assyriology, Cultural Studies, English Philology, Ethnology, Geography, 
History, Indology, Islamic Studies, Musicology, Philosophy, Political 
Science, Public Health, Religious Studies, Sinology, Sociology and 
others. Reflecting the interdisciplinary approach of the Cluster, the 
GSTS invites Asian doctoral students from these as well as other 
disciplines from the humanities and social sciences to apply.

Candidates submit their applications including a letter of intention 
(400 words maximum), a CV, and a project proposal (1000 words) related 
to the major themes and topics of the Cluster 
(http://www.vjc.uni-hd.de/) to the online application system. Electronic 
submission of the application is mandatory.

Deadline for application is August 31st, 2008.

For further details of the GPTS see http://www.vjc.uni-hd.de/graduate.htm.