The German Studies Association (GSA) is a non-profit educational organization that promotes the research and study of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The GSA Endowment Fund provides financial support to Association projects, the annual conference, and general operations.

Berlin Program Fellowship

Subjects: Modern and contemporary German and European affairs.

Purpose: To support doctoral dissertation research as well as postdoctoral research leading to the completion of a monograph.

Eligibility: Applicants for a dissertation fellowship must be full-time graduate students who have completed all coursework required for the PhD and must have achieved ABD status by the time the proposed research stay in Berlin begins. Also eligible are U.S. and Canadian PhDs who have received their doctorates within the past 2 calendar years.

Level of Study: Doctorate, Postdoctorate

Type: Fellowship

Value: €1,100 per month for dissertation fellows, €1,400 per month for postdoctoral fellows

Length of Study: 10–12 months

Frequency: Annual

Study Establishment: Freie Universität Berlin

Country of Study: Germany

No. of awards offered: 12

Application Procedure: Applicants must submit a single application packet consisting of completed application forms, a proposal, three letters of reference, language evaluation(s) and graduate school transcripts. Proposals should be no longer than 2,500 words or 10 pages, followed by a one- or two-page bibliography or bibliographic essay.

Closing Date: December 1st

Contributor: Halle Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities

Additional Information: Please check at www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/bprogram/application/index.html for updated application deadline.

For further information contact:

Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Garystrasse 45, D-14195, Berlin, Germany

Tel: (49)30 838 56671

Fax: (49)30 838 56672

Email: bprogram@zedat.fu-berlin.de

Website: www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/bprogram/