Giessen University`s International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC), funded by the German federal government`s Excellence Initiative, offers a three-year structured PhD-programme in the study of culture. With its excellent research environment, a doctoral programme which is tailored to the needs of PhD students and the intensive personal support it provides, the GCSC offers postgraduate students optimum conditions for their PhD-projects and a custom-made preparation for the time thereafter, both with regard to academic and non-academic careers.
From 1st October 2010, we offer up to 9 PhD scholarships.
PhD scholarships include a monthly stipend of approximately 1.100 and are offered for one year with the possibility of two extensions, each of a year. Scholarships commence on 1st October, 2010.
The GCSC is dedicated to excellent research in eight defined research areas: Memory Cultures | Culture and Narration | Culture and Performativity | Visual Culture | Culture, Language and the New Media | Culture and Identities | Political and Transnational Cultures | Cultures of Knowledge, Research and Education.
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