Wirthův institut kanadské Univerzity v Albertě informoval Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy o nabídce ročního postgraduálního stipendia, která je určena studentům doktorských studijních programů se specializací v oblasti humanitních a sociálních věd nebo v uměleckých oborech.

The European PhD in Socio-Economic and Statistical Studies 2012 Sess.EuroPhD invites applications to the Doctoral Programme 2012 commencing on October 1 as part of the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Inter-University Center (IUC) Dubrovnik invites for the fifteenth Divided Societies post-graduate course focuses on uncovering and elaborating the “new paradigms” that are emerging to improve the study of divided societies. PhD students’ presentations are welcome.
Language: English

The HafenCity University Hamburg - University of the Built Environment and Metropolitan Development invites applications for doctoral programme “Urban Metamorphoses”. Joining the programme, doctoral students will enter a laboratory for developing a sensibility for urban change and for future planning interventions, outlining the metropolitan questions of tomorrow. The basic requirement for applying is a master/diploma degree in the field of Urban Planning, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Geography, Geomatics or adjacent (e.g. urban sociology, history, Economics).

The Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS) is calling for applications to its International Doctoral Program starting in October 2012. Admission is based on academic excellence and is open to students with a Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences (sociology, political science, and neighbouring disciplines). Expected is high-level knowledge of current theoretical debates in the social sciences and in-depth knowledge of quantitative or qualitative techniques of social research as well as a commitment to empirical research. English proficiency at an academic level is assumed.

The 1st GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology  is designed for doctoral students and junior researchers who wish to conduct their own survey or to improve their understanding of the generation and quality of existing survey data. It will take place at the University of Cologne.

New Bulgarian University is announcing the 19th Summer School in Cognitive Science which will be held July 2 - July 15, 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The summer school features advanced courses for graduate students and young researchers in a variety of areas, including embodied cognition, brain functions and development, computational cognitive neuroscience, collective behavior, creativity, analogy-making, cognitive modeling and neural networks, individual differences, animal cognition.

The Centre for European Studies at the Jagiellonian University is happy to announce its 2012 Summer School Program. Entitled, "Central Europe: Unity in Diversity?", this year's 3 week program will focus on issues of integration processes and cooperation in the region as well as its experiences with diversity.

The International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy (IMPRS-SPCE), which is conducted jointly by the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies and the University of Cologne, invites to apply for its doctoral program. Up to 7 Doctoral Fellowships in Economic Sociology and Political Economy are available.

The Max Planck Society and the University are committed to improving the opportunities for women in the sciences.

The Department of Political Science at Central European University
is pleased to announce its Call for Applications for Academic Year 2012/2013. It offers PhD programme in political science.