Cusanuswerk Doctoral Scholarship (Promotionsförderung)
Cusanuswerk, Bischöfliche Studienförderung
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Who can apply: Hard denominational requirement: membership of the Catholic Church, a lived Christian faith and a willingness to help shape the church. Applicants belonging to a non-uniate Orthodox or Oriental church may apply, decided case by case. Also required are outstanding academic achievement with interdisciplinary interest, a… What is funded: EUR 1,750 per month in total, made up of a EUR 1,650 stipend plus a EUR 100 research-cost allowance, and awarded independently of parental income. A childcare supplement and a family supplement can be applied for on top, and support for research periods abroad is available. Applicants with no compulsory statutory… Deadline: See official page. Round: Two selection rounds a year for doctoral candidates. The foundation’s own wording is “Die Bewerbung über unser Online-Portal ist bis zum 1. Juni und zum 1. November möglich.” Neither date carries a year on the page, so this record stays undated rather than guessing which cycle is meant..
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Who can apply
- Hard denominational requirement: membership of the Catholic Church, a lived Christian faith and a willingness to help shape the church. Applicants belonging to a non-uniate Orthodox or Oriental church may apply, decided case by case. Also required are outstanding academic achievement with interdisciplinary interest, a marked sense of social responsibility with voluntary engagement, and a school-leaving qualification entitling the holder to study at a German state or state-recognised university. The foundation runs a separate page for foreign applicants which could not be read on this pass, so anyone applying from outside Germany should check that page before relying on this record. Self-application is invited; schools, university teachers, chaplains and alumni may also nominate candidates.
Stage dates
Application with a project outline (Exposé) through the Cusanuswerk online portal, by 1 June or by 1 November. A separate track, Forschungsorientiertes Aufbaustudium, exists for applicants who must complete a taught phase before writing the outline.See the official page
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