Support Measures
The Göttingen Graduate School of Social Sciences provides funding and scholarships for PhD students of social sciences. In 2017 you can still apply for a “Praxismodul“ and for support concerning a PhD students‘ forum. Furthermore, in order to help you planning we inform you about grants and support measures with upcoming deadlines in early 2018.
Further up-to-date information can be found on the GGG homepage at: www.ggg.uni-goettingen.de/GGG-sponsorship
More information will be presented online at the end of October 2017. The following funding options are available in the upcoming months:
Funding measure |
Duration |
Application Deadline |
Funding Amount |
Target Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praxismodul | 6 – 12 months | 15.10.2017 | € 1,000 / month | PhD students from the Faculty of Social Sciences in their first year, with secure financing for three years, who want to connect their doctoral studies with professional practice |
| Family oriented finishing grant | 4 – 6 months | 15.01.2018 | € 1,200 / month plus child benefit | PhD students caring for children or relatives in need of care and thus needing more time to complete their PhD thesis |
| Finishing grant | 3 – 6 months | 15.01.2018 | € 1,200 / month plus child benefit where required | Foreign PhD students in need of financing in order to complete their PhD thesis |
| Research Assistantships | 3 months à 20 h | 15.01.2018 | € 308 pre-tax x 3 months academic assistant | Foreign PhD students who carry out a threemonthly research project |
| Conference grant | flexible | 31.01.2018 | max. 70 % of expenses | PhD students actively participating in an international conference (via Göttingen International) |
| TeamTeaching | 1 semester | 31.01.2018 | tandem and qualification | PhD students who start teaching in higher education |
| Emergency grant | 4 – 6 months | 2018 | € 1,200 / month plus child benefit where required | PhD students who get in unpredictable financial need they are not responsible for and need support to continue their PhD thesis |
| PhD students’ forum | flexible | flexible | depends on the expenses | PhD students wishing to network professionally |