3 PhD Fellowships, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (2016-2017)

Subject to available grants, the Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, hereby announces that one three-year PhD scholarship and two fripladser will be available from 1 November 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. (A friplads entails a position in which all tuition/administrative costs are covered by the Faculty, but no additional funds are available.) Applications for both the scholarship and thefripladser are invited from the theological areas of research and African Studies. The granting of a scholarship or friplads carries with it enrolment as a PhD student in the PhD school of the Faculty of Theology.

To be considered, applicants must have a Master’s degree in Theology or African Studies any other relevant Master’s degree or similar qualifications. Besides attention to the scientific quality and the feasibility of the proposed PhD project, the assessment will put emphasis on the talent for independent research demonstrated by the applicant usually through a Master’s thesis or similar.

The granting of the PhD scholarship will take place under the agreement in force between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations, AC. Under this agreement, a PhD scholarship holder is entitled to carry out relevant duties amounting to a total of 840 hours over the three-year period. The scholarship holder must also be prepared to take an active part in the Faculty’s research environment.

The application must be made on a special form (see link at bottom of page). The application must be accompanied by the following appendices (scanned electronically): Documentation for the Master’s degree, a short CV, a draft outline of the study programme and a budget for the three years of study. If available, the following documents should also be submitted as appendices: Master’s thesis, thesis assessment and list of publications. Application and documentation can be submitted either in Danish or in English.

Further details:
http://www.scholarships-links.com