The doctoral program awards scholarships financed by the KSG to its doctoral students and cooperates with the Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft.
Doctoral Program Scholarships
The scholarship funding of the doctoral program aims to financially support the doctoral students so that they can concentrate on their research, the study program, and their field projects.
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A scholarship includes the following benefits:
- a monthly living and research costs stipend of 1,350€.
- reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs incurred for courses and meetings of the study program or of field projects outside of Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
- membership in the doctoral program.
- provision of working space at the WCGE.
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The standard funding term is three years whereby the scholarship is granted for the duration of one year at a time. Before the expiry of the funding period, the extension of the scholarship it is decided based on an annual report in which the doctoral students provide a summary of their research progress, their participation in the study program, and the field projects. If a doctoral student completes their dissertation ahead of schedule, the scholarship ends at the day at which the Ph.D. diploma is issued.
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The scholarship holder may take up a secondary employment if it has a thematic or methodological relevance to their dissertation project, and the monthly work commitment does not exceed 40 hours. Furthermore, the earnings from the secondary employment or other income must not exceed 12,000€ gross per year.
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- Does admission to the doctoral program include the award of a scholarship?
Most doctoral students of the program receive a scholarship. However, membership in the doctoral program does not entitle students to a scholarship.
- Do I have medical, accident, and social insurance as a scholarship holder?
No, scholarships do not include medical, accident, or social insurance. Scholarship holders are responsible for obtaining these insurances on their own.
- Do scholarship holders with children get a higher scholarship allowance?
No. Parental allowance and child benefits are not provided in the doctoral scholarships. However, in case that a scholarship holder is a parent, an additional annual income up to 18,000€ gross is admissible.
- Are research-related stays abroad or conference participations financially supported?
No.
- Can one apply for publication cost subsidies?
No.
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For more detailed information see:
Cooperation with the Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft
The doctoral program cooperates with the Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft (SDW) as a further external scholarship provider. The doctoral program can propose suitable candidates for the Ph.D. scholarships of the SDW. If proposed candidates succeed in the selection interviews of the SDW, they will be awarded a SDW scholarship and become members of the doctoral program.