45 PhD Scholarships in Business, Economics & Social Sciences, University of Mannheim, Germany (2018)

The Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) at the University of Mannheim offers excellent opportunities for highly motivated students with a quantitative orientation to pursue their doctoral degree in Business, Economics and the Social Sciences.

Highly qualified graduates are welcome to apply for the full-time PhD Programs starting in September 2018.

PhD positions are offered in the following programs:

Business:
• Accounting
• Finance
• Information Systems
• Management
• Marketing
• Operations Management
• Taxation

• Economics

Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Political Science

Profit from an internationally recognized teaching and training concept, which will lay the foundations to become an independent researcher. Our focus is on empirical and quantitative methods and their application to Business, Economics, and Social Sciences. Conduct research in a unique environment across the program disciplines. Our courses are taught by respected faculty members and enhanced by excellent libraries and resources.

Discover GESS:
- All PhD Programs in English
- Benefit from generous monthly scholarships
- Engage with internationally recognized professors
- Gain new insights from research stays with partner universities worldwide
- Take advantage of your office space in a brand new building
- Enjoy your personal new laptop and software
- Profit from our skills courses such as teaching, academic writing and presenting
- Boost your career options with dedicated job market training
- No tuition fees – government funded first-class education

How to apply:
Please apply via our online application portal which will be open from early November 2017.

Entry requirements

1. Master’s degree (research oriented) or excellent Bachelor’s degree in the respective field
2. Letter of motivation describing why you want to join one of our programs
3. Two letters of recommendation from university professors
4. Test scores Business Program: GMAT or GRE (preferably GMAT)
Economics Program: GRE
Social Sciences Program: TOEFL
5. Writing sample (e.g. a paper you have written during your studies)

Further details:
45 PhD Scholarships in Business, Economics & Social Sciences, University of Mannheim, Germany (2018)