From fub-geas@lists.fu-berlin.de Mon Sep 15 10:08:35 2025 To: "'fub-geas@lists.fu-berlin.de'" Thread-Topic: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CfA_|_2026_PhD_studentships_at_Graduate_School_of_East_Asi?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?an_Studies_(GEAS),_Freie_Universit=E4t_Berlin?= Thread-Index: Adwg0smWQmrx+Jc8T3+1L8QQbI3z1wFRRyHg References: <648ea296c0984f619c093259f2e9c23d@geas.fu-berlin.de> In-Reply-To: <648ea296c0984f619c093259f2e9c23d@geas.fu-berlin.de> Accept-Language: de-DE, en-US Content-Language: de-DE Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_5a94f8d1e12347c6b1a5f78daf58e9b3geasfuberlinde_" MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:08:32 +0200 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Status: No, score=-50.9 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED, DCC_REPUT_00_12, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_EF,HTML_MESSAGE X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 on Niue.ZEDAT.FU-Berlin.DE X-Spam-Level: Message-ID: From: Newsletter Graduate School of East Asian Studies Subject: [FUB-GEAS] =?iso-8859-1?q?CfA_=7C_2026_PhD_studentships_at_Gradu?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ate_School_of_East_Asian_Studies_=28GEAS=29=2C_Freie_Unive?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rsit=E4t_Berlin?= X-BeenThere: fub-geas@lists.fu-berlin.de X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Newsletter Graduate School of East Asian Studies List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:08:35 -0000 --_000_5a94f8d1e12347c6b1a5f78daf58e9b3geasfuberlinde_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ++apologies for crossposting++ The Graduate School of East Asian Studies (GEAS) at Freie Universit=E4t Ber= lin will admit up to 9 doctoral candidates to its PhD program "East Asian S= tudies" again in 2026. The application period starts on 15 September 2025. Deadline for submission= s: 15 November 2025. GEAS offers a structured 3-year doctoral program within a 4-year PhD proces= s, with a regional focus on East Asia (China, Japan, Korea). Doctoral disse= rtations at GEAS are expected to analyze modern or contemporary East Asia i= n the fields of politics, society, economy, culture, law or history. Eligibility Successful applicants will have an above-average master's degree in either = area studies (Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies) or in a di= scipline represented at the Graduate School with a focus on East Asia (Poli= tical Science, History, Cultural Studies, Humanities, Social and Cultural A= nthropology, Business, Economics, Law, Transregional Studies). While applic= ants are not expected to contact potential supervisors prior to their appli= cation, they are strongly encouraged to review the profiles of GEAS members= to ensure the compatibility of their project with supervisors' research pr= ofiles. The language of communication is English (C1). Successful candidates will a= lso have language skills in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean at a level of B2 o= r higher. Applicants who have native language skills in either English or o= ne of the East Asian languages are expected to demonstrate language skills = in another modern foreign language at level B2 or higher. Scholarship Availability The Graduate School offers nine places for doctoral researchers with extern= al funding (e.g., a scholarship or fellowship from a recognized funding org= anisation). Applicants who do not yet have external funding are required to= apply for funding at the same time as they apply for the doctoral program = in September/October 2025. Two candidates with Chinese citizenship can be n= ominated by the Graduate School for funding through the cooperation of Frei= e Universit=E4t and the Chinese Scholarship Council (FUB-CSC) in March 2026= . Additionally, three outstanding candidates can be nominated for a 6-month= Starting Grant from the graduate school in 2026. Further Information The next application period starts 15 September 2025 and ends 15 November 2= 025. Please register and apply online through the Dahlem Research School Ap= plication Portal. Please do not send applicat= ions via email or mail. For questions about admission and the online portal, please refer to the Ad= mission FAQ on our homepage at http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de/application/faq= /index.html. For guidance on writing a research proposal, please visit http://www.geas.f= u-berlin.de/application/Proposal/index.html. The screening process will take place from December 2025 to March 2026. 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The Graduate School of East Asian= Studies (GEAS) at Freie Universit=E4t Berlin will admit up to 9 doctoral candidates to= its PhD program “East Asian Studies” again&n= bsp;in 2026.

The application period starts on 15 = September 2025. Deadline for submissions: 15 November 2025.=

GEAS offers a structured 3-year doct= oral program within a 4-year PhD process, with a regional focus on East Asi= a (China, Japan, Korea). Doctoral dissertations at GEAS are expected to analyze modern or contemporary East Asia in the fi= elds of politics, society, economy, culture, law or history.

Eligibility<= o:p>

Successful applicants will have an a= bove-average master’s degree in either area studies (Chinese Studies,= Japanese Studies, Korean Studies) or in a discipline represented at the Graduate School with a focus on East Asia (Political Sc= ience, History, Cultural Studies, Humanities, Social and Cultural Anthropol= ogy, Business, Economics, Law, Transregional Studies). While applicants are= not expected to contact potential supervisors prior to their application, they are strongly encouraged to re= view the profiles of GEAS members to ensure the compatibility of their proj= ect with supervisors’ research profiles.

The language of communication is Eng= lish (C1). Successful candidates will also have language skills in Chinese,= Japanese, or Korean at a level of B2 or higher. Applicants who have native language skills in either English or one of the= East Asian languages are expected to demonstrate language skills in anothe= r modern foreign language at level B2 or higher.

Scholarship Availability

The Graduate School offers nine plac= es for doctoral researchers with external funding (e.g., a scholarship or f= ellowship from a recognized funding organisation). Applicants who do not yet have external funding are required to apply for = funding at the same time as they apply for the doctoral program in Septembe= r/October 2025. Two candidates with Chinese citizenship can be nominated by= the Graduate School for funding through the cooperation of Freie Universit=E4t and the Chinese Scholarship= Council (FUB-CSC) in March 2026. Additionally, three outstanding candidate= s can be nominated for a 6-month Starting Grant from the graduate school in= 2026.

Further Information

The next application period start= s 15 September 2025 and ends 15 November 2025. Please register and apply on= line through the Dahle= m Research School Application Portal. Please do not send applications via email or mail.

For questions about admission and th= e online portal, please refer to the Admission FAQ on our homepage at http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de/application/faq/index.html.

For guidance on writing a research p= roposal, please visit <= span lang=3D"EN-GB">http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de/application/Proposal/index= .html.

The screening process will take plac= e from December 2025 to March 2026. Shortlisted candidates will be intervie= wed via video conference in February/March 2026. Successful candidates will be notified of their acceptance to the program = by March/April 2026.

A place in the program is contingent= upon admission to the relevant PhD procedure in the chosen subject at Frei= e Universit=E4t Berlin after being accepted to GEAS. Notifications for university admission will begin in June/July 2026.<= /o:p>

For additional information on the ap= plication process and submission requirements, feel free to contact us at appl= ication@geas.fu-berlin.de.

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