PhD Scholarships, Ilia State University, Georgia (2018)

Ilia State University announces a call for applications within the “Lehmann-Haupt International Doctoral Programme”.

The transdisciplinary “Lehmann-Haupt International Doctoral Programme” is a joint project between Ilia State University Tbilisi (ISU) and Georg-August-University of Göttingen (UGOE) which gives 12 Ph.D. students from various scientific fields the opportunity to pursue their doctoral projects within a structured Cotutelle-based framework and obtain a Ph.D. degree by each of the two universities (double degree).

Eligibility
- Master’s degree or equivalent academic qualification enabling to doctoral studies in the country, in which the academic degree/qualification was awarded;
- English language proficiency of at least B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and capability of conducting doctoral studies and thesis writing in English;
- Only additionally: German language proficiency of at least B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and capability of conducting doctoral studies and thesis writing in German. In this case, English language proficiency of at least B2 is still necessary for attending the programme’s transdisciplinary skills training;
- Another Ph.D. project with a research subject corresponding to the chosen topic has not been started yet. Otherwise, the Ph.D. project must not last for more than one year before the date of application submission;
- Full-Time Commitment: Only candidates who will devote their full time to their Ph.D. project will be admitted to the programme. In return for the full scholarship, the programme’s participants are expected not to seek additional non-academic employment alongside their Ph.D. project.

Further details:
PhD Scholarships, Ilia State University, Georgia (2018)