GERMANY; 12 PhD Grants at Ruhr-University Bochum

RUB-Grants 2010
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Scholarship / Financial aid: 1.000 Euro per month
Date: Max. 36 months
Deadline: October 31, 2009
Open to: Graduates of all disciplines with a university degree qualifying for doctoral studies

Announcement follows

12 PhD Grants – 10 PhD Grants from the Ruhr-University Bochum
1 PhD Grant – from Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation
1 PhD Grant – from Schäfersnolte-Gedächtnis-

Stiftung in the field of cancer research

Admission process and decision (2 stage process)

- a hardcopy of the application form with 2 letters of reference and all necessary documents have to be sent to the Central Coordination Office until October 31, 2009

- on the basis of the application the faculties and rapporteurs will generate a preliminary ranking of the candidates

- on the basis of this preliminary ranking the Executive Board will invite the best candidates (end of January 2010) for a research colloquium

- research colloquium and the ensuing choice and recommendation by the rapporteurs will take place on February 8, 2010

 the final decision of the Executive Board will be made on Feburary 10, 2010

Type of funding and amount

The grant amounts to 1.000,- Euro per month, children`s allowance amounts to 100,- Euro per month in addition.

Period of funding and of approval

Max. 36 months of funding are provided, whereas the period of first approval comprises 12 months. We offer 2 times for prolongation – each comprising 12 months – after having reviewed your progress report.

Deadline for application is October 31, 2009.

Application form
http://www.research-school.rub.de/uploads/media/Application_Form_Research_School_Grant_Programme_2010_01.pdf

Website: http://www.research-school.rub.de/?id=365

http://www.research-school.rub.de/grants.html