Heinrich Böll Foundation: PhD scholarship

The Heinrich Böll Foundation is the Green political foundation that supports around 1,450 students and 200 doctoral students annually from all academic backgrounds and types of higher educational institutions in Germany and abroad. This PhD scholarship programme provides financial and non-material support to particularly gifted German and international doctoral candidates from any discipline who are completing promising doctoral dissertations at a German higher education institution. Scholarship recipients are prepared to take responsibility and advocate the green foundation's ideals in an international context: the concepts of democracy, ecology, solidarity and nonviolence. Beyond financial support, the programme offers non-material benefits such as yearly PhD scholar forums and workshops, which aim at fostering personal growth, promoting interdisciplinary qualification as well as key skills development. Funding is available for doctoral students with research projects on all topics and from all disciplines, with priority given to research projects related to the foundation's priority topics. Applicants must show excellent promise for future academic and professional careers and demonstrate civic engagement in line with the values of green policy. The standard funding period is 3 years, with possible renewal for up to 6 months.