The purpose of the predoc scholarship is to develop a dissertation topic as well as to submit an application to scholarship providers within the 6-month funding period. It is expected that your doctoral dissertation will be written at and submitted to the Freie Universität. Predoc scholarship holders, who successfully apply for external doctoral funding, will be admitted as full members to BerGSAS and participate in the curriculum of a structured doctoral program.

The deadline for your application is 00:00 CET on 1 December 2025.