12 PhD Fellowships, Graduate School of East Asian Studies, Free University of Berlin, Germany (2017)

We will admit doctoral candidates to our program, beginning October 1st, 2017. Up to 12 candidates will be accepted.

For the best qualified candidates, GEAS offers scholarships (according to DFG regulations), while up to two international candidates may be selected to receive a GSSP grant by DAAD. Candidates with funding either from other Freie Universität Berlin programs, or who apply for funding from partner institutions in East Asia, or who intend to receive scholarships provided by German or international organizations, are also highly encouraged to apply.
Doctoral dissertations at GEAS are expected to analyze the institutional environment of social, political, cultural and economic actors in the East Asian region of China, Japan and/or Korea. All dissertation research at GEAS will be conducted in the context of the three interconnected research lenses of its academic profile: the origin and change of institutions in East Asia, the effects institutions have on processes related to globalization and modernization in East Asia on the side of governments, bureaucracies or business and individual life-styles or related preferences, and, finally, the interdependencies of institutions in East Asia within and beyond its regional boundaries.

Doctoral students’ membership in the programme is contingent upon a positive evaluation after each year of study. Fellowships may be granted for a maximum of three years.

Online Application Portal: https://apply.drs.fu-berlin.de/eas

Research Fields
Political sciences
Economics
Anthropology
Cultural studies
History
Language sciences

Further details:
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