There are several ways to finance your doctorate at RUB:
You can be employed with a doctoral position at the chair of your supervisor. These positions are financed either by internal funds of the chair or by third-party funded research projects of your supervisor. Working contracts for doctoral positions are timely limited. In many cases, you will be involved in teaching. Your supervisor is responsible for awarding a doctoral position and knows if a position is available.
You can also finance your doctorate by applying for a doctoral scholarship. Doctoral scholarships are awarded for two to three years. You apply for a scholarship by yourself with the support of your supervisor - best at the beginning of your doctorate. You will be awarded with a scholarship directly by the scholarship organization (a scholarship is no working contract). Doctoral scholarships cover your living expenses with a fixed monthly allowance. They are awarded on the basis of individual applications in competitive selection processes.
We have compiled information for doctoral researchers with health impairments regarding funding for disability-related needs on the following homepage. You will find information about a family-friendly work organisation (e.g. parental allowance) on the following homepage.
We Help you Apply for a Doctoral Scholarship
We offer personal counseling to assist you when applying for a doctoral scholarship. We help you to map possible scholarship options, support you to recognize the most important requirements, processes and strategies for a scholarship application, and offer strategic advice for your application. We can also help with our network of scholarship holders. At our “Stipendientag” we provide all relevant information about doctoral scholarships at a glance:
