Funding is available to graduates who have completed their Master's degree (the thesis must be evaluated and graded by 1 November 2023) and are planning to complete a doctorate at the Freie Universität Berlin, within BerGSAS. Therefore, when submitting the application, please specify who the potential supervisor of the dissertation at the Freie Universität Berlin should be; please enclose a letter of confirmation. More information on the range of subjects in Classical Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin (https://www.fu- berlin.de/einrichtungen/fachbereiche/fb/gesch-kultur/altwiss/index.html), and on the Graduate School (https://www.berliner-antike-kolleg.org/bergsas/index.html).

Scholarship holders will participate at a series of workshops specially designed for the predoc scholarship funding that provides information on funding opportunities in Germany, and includes presentation training and forums for critical discussion of one's own exposé at the various stages of its development.

Funding is available from 1 January 2024 onwards at the earliest for 6 months; and from 1 July 2024 onwards at the latest for 6 months. An extension is not possible. The scholarship holders receive a scholarship of EUR 1,000 per month. At the beginning of the scholarship, admission to the doctoral programme and enrollment at the Freie Universität Berlin must be available.

The purpose of the scholarship is to complete a proposal for a doctoral dissertation topic to be sent to potential scholarship providers within the 6-month funding period. It is expected that the dissertation will be written at and submitted to the Freie Universität. The Predoc-Scholarship holders, who successfully apply for external doctoral funding, will be admitted as full members to BerGSAS and participate in the curriculum of our structured doctoral program.

Application process:

Please register at https://application.berliner-antike-kolleg.org/bergsas, there you will receive your password and upload the following documents by 00:00 CET on 1 November 2023:

Application documents (in German or English, Arial 12pt, 1.5 line):

- a letter of motivation (maximal one page, A4)
- a project outline for a doctoral dissertation (ca. 10,000 characters including spaces)
- a letter of confirmation of the potential supervisor of your doctoral dissertation at FU Berlin
- a curriculum vitae (cv, resume)
- university transcripts: B.A., M.A. (or advanced qualifications indicating grades and explaining the home university’s grading system)
- English language certificate e.g., IELTS Academic, or TOEFL: B2/C1 (only if your mother tongue is not German or English)

In addition, a letter of recommendation from one of the supervisors of your MA thesis is required. The reviewer should send the letter directly to bergsas@berliner-antike-kolleg.org.

The deadline for applications is 00:00 CET on 1 November 2023. The selection committee will not consider incomplete or late applications. For further inquiries, please contact the coordinator, Dr Regina Attula, regina.attula@berliner-antike-kolleg.org.