The Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law is offering a limited number of scholarships for foreign doctoral candidates to support their research stay at the Institute for up to six months in the calendar year 2019.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be doctoral candidates carrying out research activity within the Institute’s areas of research, i.e. international dispute resolution and comparative procedural law. While proficiency in English is compulsory, the call is also open to doctoral candidates writing their thesis in a language other than English.
Application
To apply, the interested candidates meeting the requirements of the call must submit the following documents, in English:
- a cover letter (max. 1 page), stating the motivation for their application, the correlation between the topic of their research and the Institute’s areas of research, and the desired time frame for the scholarship stay in the calendar year 2019;
- an up-to-date curriculum vitae (including an inventory of the courses taken and grades earned as part of their University degree);
- a summary of the PhD project (max. 2 pages), including subject, description and work plan;
- two letters of recommendation (including one from the PhD supervisor, with his/her contact details).
Grant and benefits
The scholarship is paid in monthly instalments of 1.500 €.
The selected applicants will be offered a workstation in the reading room. They will also have the opportunity to participate in the regular scientific events hosted at the Institute and other activities. During the funding period, the presence of the Scholarship Holder at the Institute is required.
Deadline for applications
30 April 2018
Application Details
Please follow this link for the online application: Apply online
Contact
Viktoria Drumm, scholarship@mpi.lu