[INDOLOGY] Ph.D. Scholarships: Buddhist Studies, LMU Munich

[Stefan Baums]

Dear friends and colleagues,

the following announcement may be of interest to some of your
students. Please direct any further inquiries to the email address
given at the bottom.

All best wishes,
Stefan Baums

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The Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany offers TWO PHD
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISSERTATION PROJECTS RELATED TO BUDDHISM.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: October 25th, 2023
START OF SCHOLARSHIP: Spring, Summer or Autumn 2024
DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIP: 4 years
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT: € 1,200 per month + insurance + support for
rent + € 230-460 per year (research allowance) + lump sum for
travel + family allowance
SCHOLARSHIP DONOR: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
(Graduate School Scholarship Program / GSSP)

The DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN BUDDHIST STUDIES at the
Ludwigs-Maximilian-Universität in Munich is based on a cooperation
between Asian Studies (Indology, Japanology, Sinology,
Tibetology), Philosophy of Religion, and the Study of Religion and
promotes and supervises PhD theses related to Buddhism within a
broad range of subjects and disciplines.

THE SELECTION PROCESS comprises two stages: Applications are sent
to the Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies in Munich. The program
will select promising candidates, who then have to submit their
materials to the DAAD. Subsequently the DAAD decides upon the
successful candidates. It is expected that the successful
candidates will be chosen and informed by March 2024.

The PREREQUISITES FOR APPLICATION are non-German citizenship, a
Master of Arts degree or equivalent in a relevant field, excellent
knowledge of at least one Buddhist source language, outstanding
qualifications in the subject, and fluency in English. Applicants
should not have lived in Germany for more than 15 months at the
time of the submission of their materials to the DAAD (probably in
December or January), and the last final examination should have
taken place no more than six years before this date. In addition,
applicants must not have completed a PhD previously.

For DETAILS CONCERNING THE APPLICATION AND OUR DOCTORAL PROGRAM,
please visit our homepage:
https://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/currentissues/phd-scholarships-2024/index.html
https://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/currentissues/phd-scholarships-2024/phd-scholarships2024.pdf

Contact Information

Dr. Simone Heidegger
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies
Oettingenstraße 67
D-80538 München

https://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/index.html

Contact Email
buddhist-studies at lrz.uni-muenchen.de

URL
https://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/index.html

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Stefan Baums, Ph.D.
Institut für Indologie und Tibetologie
Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München