PhD Scholarships in Management, Economics and Social Sciences, Germany

Deadline: 30 April 2011
Open to: students with a master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Management, Sociology, Psychology, Political Sciences, Energy Economics/Policy, Econometrics/Statistics
Scholarship: EUR 1.200 for three years

Each year CGS awards 10 to 12 scholarships to excellent students (among the top 10% of their year) with a Master/Dipl. degree or close to finishing their degree. These students will enter a focused, intensive three-year program leading to a PhD (Dr. rer. pol). It is the expressed purpose of this intensive program to educate excellent researchers and teachers who, after obtaining their degree, will mainly stay in academia.

Eligibility

The CGS specifically encourages international students with a master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Management, Sociology, Psychology, Political Sciences, Energy Economics/Policy, Econometrics/Statistics and related fields to apply.
Note “EWI-Scholarship”: If your doctoral research focus lies in the field of applied industrial economics (theoretical or empirical), regulatory economics, modelling of energy markets (optimization, methods of numerical simulation), environmental economics, or energy trading, you may also apply for a scholarship at the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI). After the first year at the CGS you will join the second and third year at the EWI. The rest of the program, the qualifications needed, the procedure and the scholarship itself are the same as mentioned below.

Scholarship

Fellows receive a monthly stipend of EUR 1.200 for three years. No tuition is charged. Following a successful evaluation after the first year, fellowships will be extended for another two years. A full PhD program runs for three years. Extension of fellowships beyond this period is not possible. Fellowships are tax-free. Students will have a fully equipped office within the CGS department, full access to all libraries and other university institutions and additional funds for participation in conferences, summer schools, etc.

Application

The deadline for all applications (including two recommendations and complete application materials) is April 30, at 12pm (noon).
Step 1: Submit Application and Registration Form. Do not send any other materials until requested to do so!
In order to access the online application form, you need to enable JavaScript in your browser and you need to accept the Security-Certificate edited by DFN (Deutsches Forschungs-Netz) using the Deutsche Telekom Root Certificate.
Step 2: Once you have received your registration code, please submit the following materials:
* A cover letter with a clear statement of your motivation and your research interest
* Curriculum Vitae
* A list of possible dissertation topics with a short explanation of each
* Abitur-Zeugnis (for German residents only)
* TOEFL or equivalent (The ETS code number of CGS is 6450)
* GMAT or GRE (for non-German residents only)
* Scans of official academic transcripts
* Scan of your last degree awarded
* Two recommendations to be filled out on-line and submitted directly to CGS by two referees

Contact

email: office-cgs@wiso.uni-koeln.de
The official webpage.
University webpage