The doctoral program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat in Munich, Germany offers a PhD scholarship for a dissertation project related to Buddhism.

Deadline for application: 15th November 2011
Start of scholarship: 1st January 2012 or later
End of scholarship: 31st December 2013; an extension may be possible, depending on positive evaluation and available funding
Scholarship amount: 1000 euros per month + support for travel expenses
Application via: http://www.graduatecenter-lmu.de/buddstud/index.php

The doctoral program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwigs-Maximilian-Universitat in Munich is based on a cooperation of Asian Studies (Indology, Japanology, Sinology, Tibetology) and Religious Studies and promotes and supervises PhD theses related to Buddhism within a broad range of subjects and disciplines. To strengthen the disciplinary and communicative skills of the doctoral students, the research-oriented study program is complemented by workshops and teaching placements as well as by transferable skills training.  Intensive supervision by mentoring teams will help students to accomplish doctoral projects at the highest level. In addition, the integration of the doctoral students into interdisciplinary and international networks will promote their professional development as young scholars. The program is currently funded by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and by a grant of LMUexcellent promoting doctoral research training.

The doctoral program is launching a scholarship for an excellent PhD project related to any field of Buddhism from 1st January 2012 until 31st December 2013.

The prerequisites for application are non-German citizenship, a Master of Arts or Magister Artium degree or equivalent, excellent knowledge of at least one Buddhist source language, outstanding qualifications in the subject and fluency in English. A basic knowledge of German is also desirable and the willingness to learn German/improve German language skills will be expected.

To apply please fill out and submit the “Online Application Tool of the LMU Doctoral Program Buddhist Studies”
(http://www.graduatecenter-lmu.de/buddstud/index.php) and upload the following documents:

1.  proof of qualification for university entrance
2.  certified copies of all relevant school and university diplomas
3.  an outline of the planned dissertation project (maximum 5 A4 pages) containing information about when you started or will start your PhD project and when you can start in our doctoral program.

If you have any questions concerning the program or with regard to the scholarship please do not hesitate to contact us at: buddhist-studies@lrz.uni-muenchen.de