Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Germany : Cologne Graduate School Scholarships in Management, Economics and Social Sciences 2012


Study Subject(s):Economics, Finance, Management, Sociology, Psychology, Political Sciences, Energy Economics/Policy, Econometrics/Statistics and related fields
Course Level:Doctoral
Scholarship Provider: The Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics, and Social Sciences (CGS),University of Cologne
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility:-Excellent students who are close to finishing their Master’s degree (or German Diploma or equivalent)
- Who count among the top 10% of graduates in their Faculty

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship DescriptionEach year CGS awards up to 10 scholarships to excellent students (among the top 10% of their year) with a Master/Dipl. degree or close to finishing their degree. These students will enter a focused, intensive three-year program leading to a PhD (Dr. rer. pol). It is the expressed purpose of this intensive program to educate excellent researchers and teachers who, after obtaining their degree, will mainly stay in academia.
Note “EWI-Scholarship”:  If your doctoral research focus lies in the field of applied industrial economics (theoretical or empirical), regulatory economics, modelling of energy markets (optimization, methods of numerical simulation), environmental economics, or energy trading, you may also apply for a scholarship at the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI). After the first year at the CGS you will join the second and third year at the EWI (www.ewi.uni-koeln.de). The rest of the program, the qualifications needed, the procedure and the scholarship itself are the same as mentioned below.
Scholars will work closely with their individual academic supervisor from the very beginning of their studies, participate in research seminars that enable them to discuss their ongoing projects and have ample opportunities to attend international summer schools and conferences. Furthermore, CGS provides them with office space and administrative support.
Scholarships amount to EUR 1.200 a month for the duration of three years and are limited to a three-year period.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: April 30, 2012

Further Scholarship Information and Application