COFUND Fellowship Programme at University of Erfurt, 2017

Scholarship Description:

COFUND Fellowship Programme at University of Erfurt, 2017 is open for International Students . The scholarship allows Fellowship level program(s) in the field of taught at University of Erfurt . The deadline of the scholarship is .

COFUND Fellowship Programme at University of Erfurt, 2017

The Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies (Max-Weber-Kolleg Erfurt) at the University of Erfurt is pleased to offer up to 10 fellowships to experienced researchers who are conducting advanced interdisciplinary research in cultural and social studies. Applicants of all nationalities are eligible to apply for these fellowships.

The fellowships will be awarded for 12 months (01 September 2017 – 31 August 2018) with the possibility of extension for another year. All experienced researchers regardless of seniority are invited to apply.

The Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies (Max-Weber-Kolleg Erfurt) at the University of Erfurt is a highly ranked international research center. It is unique in its organizational structure by combining the functions of an institute for advanced study and a graduate school.

• The fellowships will be awarded to experienced researchers who are conducting advanced interdisciplinary research in cultural and social studies.


• The core disciplines at the Max Weber Kolleg are sociology, economics, religious studies, law, philosophy, history and theology. Within its fellowship program “MWK-FELLOWS” the Max-Weber-Kolleg Erfurt offers (up to) 10 Fellowships for Experienced Researchers.


• The fellowships will be awarded to experienced researchers who are conducting advanced interdisciplinary research in cultural and social studies. The current call invites applications for fellowships for the academic year 2017/18. The fellowships will be awarded for 12 months (01 September 2017 – 31 August 2018) with the possibility of extension for another year. All experienced researchers regardless of seniority are invited to apply. This call is also open for researchers who are currently working outside academia but are interested in re-entering an academic environment of work.

Scholarship can be taken in Germany

Eligibility Criteria: The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for these fellowships:

Research Experience: Applicants must have a doctoral degree or at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience at the application deadline. Full-time equivalent research experience is measured from the date when a researcher obtained the degree which would formally entitle him or her to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in Germany, irrespective of whether a doctorate is or was ever envisaged.

EU Mobility Rule: They can be of any nationality, but at the time of application researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than twelve months in the three years immediately prior to the application deadline. Compulsory national service and short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.

Support: Applicants must propose a research project that can be particularly well supported at the Max-Weber-Kolleg. It must be closely related to one of the disciplines and research areas in which the Max-Weber-Kolleg is internationally competitive:

• Theories of action in the social sciences and humanities and their bearing on normative questions and social criticism;


• Interactions between cultures, social orders, structures of temporality and mentalities in the context of change;


• Religion, sciences, and law as sources of social organization, innovation and meaning.

Important: Please be aware that for the project to be supported you must identify at least one relevant researcher at the Max-Weber-Kolleg who has specific expertise in the field of your project and with whom you would work with during a fellowship. Include your explanation in the motivation letter.

Ethical Issues: The research project must propose research that is not excluded from EU funding due to ethical issues.

Eligible Nationalities: Applicants of all nationalities are eligible to apply for these fellowships.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must have a doctoral degree or at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience at the application deadline.

English language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

Application Procedure: Applicants are strictly required to submit all necessary documents in German or English via the online application portal:

• Completed online application form


• Curriculum vitae including a list of publications (Please make sure that for all periods in which you were employed, received a stipend, fellowship or grant, or stayed abroad you mention the exact dates on which the period started and ended)


• A copy of the degree certificate and transcript of the most recently completed university degree (Degree certificates which are not originally issued in German or English have to be translated. The translation has to be officially certified. You must submit both the scan of the original degree certificate and the scan of the officially certified translation)


• Electronic copies of either three reviewed journal publications or one individually authored book, or a copy of the doctoral thesis


• Motivation letter which explains the reasons for the application for the program, particularly why the proposed research project can be excellently supported at the Max-Weber-Kolleg


• Names and contact details of three proposed independent external referees


• Outline of the research proposal (up to 3000 words). The proposals must include a working program and an overview of the most important project-specific publications


• Completed and signed Ethical Issue Form


• Proof of research experience: in case applicants do not hold a PhD-degree, a minimum of 4 years full-time equivalent research experience at the call deadline has to be documented.

Deadline: Deadline for applications: 1 October 2016 (The online application portal opens on 1 September 2016.).

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Degree Level:

COFUND Fellowship Programme at University of Erfurt, 2017 is available to undertake Fellowship level programs at University of Erfurt.

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.