ICS offers the unique opportunity to obtain a full four-year scholarship in its PhD program for yeargroup 2012.

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.

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 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.

VIB, life sciences research institute, based in Flanders, Belgium offers 8 scholarships for international life sciences students. Applicants must hold a 5-year University degree, or equivalent, in life sciences (e.g. biology, biochemistry, biotechnology), physics, engineering, chemistry, or related fields. Selected candidates will be fully funded with a yearly net salary of €23.500 and are expected to start in October 2012.

In 2008 "la Caixa" Foundation launched a scholarship programme to offer interdisciplinary training and research opportunities to outstanding young graduate students of any nationality to pursue a PhD project at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO).

The "la Caixa"/CNIO international PhD programme offers cross-disciplinary training in state-of-the-art basic and applied cancer research within an international scientific environment. Ten fully funded four year fellowships will be available in 2012. Candidates should have an excellent academic track record, a solid knowledge of English and previous research experience.

The Graduate Centre Humanities and Social Sciences of the Research Academy Leipzig invites applications for 5 grants supporting doctoral researchers in the project “East-Central Europe in Transnational Perspective” at the University of Leipzig.
The post-graduate programme focuses on the transnational entanglements of Eastern European history since the late 19th century and is directed towards candidates from East-Central European countries.