The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Preparatory Fellowship program. The program will commence on September 1st, 2011.

Successful applicants for the Ph.D. and Preparatory fellowships will pursue a topic in one of BIGSSS' three Thematic Fields.

All fellows are expected to choose Bremen as their place of residence.

Please note that while there is an online admissions system for Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Fellowships, applications for the Preparatory Fellowships should be sent as pdf-attachment to admissions-officer@bigsss-bremen.de.

BIGSSS offers 2 Preparatory Fellowships of 850 Euros/month for particularly talented BA graduates. After fulfilling some course requirements and having their proposals accepted within the first year, candidates can switch into the regular three year PhD program.

BIGSSS believes that diverse backgrounds and ideas are crucial to academic excellence. Therefore, BIGSSS welcomes and promotes diversity and ensures equal opportunity and inclusion for all of its members regardless of ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age or (dis-)ability. More information and contact details of our Equal Opportunities Officers can be found here.

All applications for the Fall 2012 semester have to be submitted by March 15th, 2012. The deadline refers to the date of receipt of the application. All letters of recommendation must also reach BIGSSS by March 15th, 2012.