Category Archives: Study Opportunities

The Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam has a vacancy for two full-time PhD-positions as part of the NWO project Delicate Relations: Jews and Muslims in Amsterdam and London. The candidates has to conduct ethnographic research on the … Continue reading →

The Department of Social Sciences (formerly Department of Economic History and Institutions) is pleased to offer two fully-funded studentships for October 2013 entry to its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme. The Department of Social Sciences is a strategic action of … Continue reading →

Postgraduate Research Scholarships in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) University of Kent. SSPSSR has a world-wide reputation for excellence and is one of the leading and largest research centres for social science in the UK. … Continue reading →

An exciting opportunity exists for potential PhD students to fill up to five positions by October 1, 2013 in the Graduate School within the interdisciplinary Cluster of Excellence for “Religion and Politics in Pre-Modern and Modern Cultures” at the Westfälische … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues, The Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions at SOAS invites applications for one PhD bursary for new dissertation projects on Japanese Religions. The value of the bursary is £4000, which covers the fees for the first year … Continue reading →

RELIGION AND SCHOOLS Scholarship Description A Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship (MQRES) is available in the Department of Modern History Politics and International Relations with Prof. Marion Maddox’s Future Fellowship FT110100198. Prof. Maddox is seeking a highly-motivated candidate with first-class … Continue reading →

The Association for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce the Call for Submissions for the Berman Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Support of Research in the Social Scientific Study of the Contemporary American Jewish Community. The application deadline is Friday, March … Continue reading →

ISER is an interdisciplinary research centre with a thriving PhD programme. We are currently accepting applications from students wishing to study for a PhD (+3), or a Masters plus PhD (1+3) in any quantitative social science discipline. Applicants are also … Continue reading →

The Religion and Diversity Project, a SSHRC funded Major Collaborative Research Initiative, is seeking new PhD level students who are interested in completing thesis research related to the goals of the project (see project proposal at www.religionanddiversity.ca/about) in the Department … Continue reading →

The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (Department for Socio-Cultural Diversity) is seeking to appoint 1. up to four researchers (wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter/innen) at the doctoral and postdoctoral level Applicants should have a degree in anthropology, … Continue reading →

The Islam-UK Centre at Cardiff University is pleased to invite applications for the Cardiff University Jameel Scholarships for 2013-14. The Islam-UK Centre works towards the promotion of better understanding of Islam and the life of Muslims in Britain, through high … Continue reading →

Tilburg University (The Netherlands) is looking for two new enthusiastic and competent PhD-researchers, one PhD-researcher within the research programme “Christian Identity in a Pluralistic Context: Continuity and Discontinuity” and one within the Research Programme “(Re)actualizing Catholic Identity in Advanced Modernity”. … Continue reading →

With the help of a very generous gift to the University, the PhD and MA Jameel Scholarships have been established to enable the very best students to come to Cardiff – those who have the intellect and determination to apply … Continue reading →