Beyond Borders Scholarships for Doctoral Researchers Worldwide Now Open for Applications

Programme supports doctoral researchers in the social sciences and humanities whose research addresses questions surrounding borders and boundaries.

The Beyond Borders Doctoral Scholarship Programme supports international junior researchers in the social sciences and humanities whose research addresses questions surrounding borders and boundaries in past and present times. This may include political, social, virtual, intellectual and cultural borders and may include related topics such as issues of migration, security, trade, or global education.

The programme particularly promotes interdisciplinary exchange in the social sciences and humanities.

Both empirical research based on extensive fieldwork and projects centred on theoretical reflection are eligible for support. Innovative and challenging research questions as well as comparative approaches will be considered.

The programme offers three types of scholarships:

  • Start Up Scholarships for advanced Master’s students and PhD students in an early stage of project formulation.
  • PhD Scholarships for doctoral students enrolled in PhD programmes or admitted to an individual PhD scheme.
  • Dissertation Completion Scholarships for advanced doctoral students in the writing-up phase of their degree.

For the 2022 call, the thematic focus is on the topic Borders, Migration and Knowledge.

Eligible to apply are PhD students worldwide as well as Master’s students who are close to completing their degree and wish to dedicate their PhD research to topics surrounding borders and boundaries. The programme is open for all nationalities and supports doctoral researchers at institutions worldwide.

Scholarship holders will receive the following support:

Start Up Scholarships

Monthly stipend of €1,200 over a period of 10 months. In addition, scholarship recipients are offered a Dissertation Proposal Development Workshop.

PhD Scholarships

Monthly stipend of €1,400 over a period of one to three years. In addition, scholarship recipients may participate in the programme’s Yearly Students’ Conference.

Dissertation Completion Scholarships

Monthly stipend of €1,400 over a period of one year. In addition, scholarship recipients may participate in the programme’s Yearly Students’ Conference.

Applications for the 2022 scholarships are open until 1 March 2022.

(This report was the subject of a RESEARCHconnect Newsflash.)