The application package includes the following documents:
- Completed and signed application form;
- Outline of the dissertation project (up to 6 pages, with a brief summary);
- Curriculum vitae;
- Certified copies of degrees received;
- Proof of proficiency in English (native speakers of English or applicants who have graduated from an English-speaking university in a country with English as an official language are exempt from this verification);
- Evidence of proficiency in the language(s) relevant to the dissertation project;
- Two letters of recommendation must be emailed by the applicant’s referees directly to BGSMCS as signed electronic letters.
Three scholarships for candidates in history and cultural studies will be funded by Gerda Henkel Stiftung. Two further positions for PhD students with Chinese citizenship are available through the cooperation of the Chinese Scholarship Council and Freie Universität Berlin’s Beijing Office (FU-CSC PhD Scholarship). Funding for more scholarships is currently pending approval. Candidates with a fellowship or grant by a third party are also encouraged to apply. If admitted, they will be full members of the Graduate School with access to all services offered by the School’s administration and the Dahlem Research School. All doctoral researchers admitted to the Graduate School will receive a travel allowance. Their first supervisors must be Principal Investigators at the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies.