Berliner Antike-Kolleg DAAD Scholarships 2027

The Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies (BerGSAS) is offering 3 predoc scholarships at Freie Universität Berlin in 2027 in the field of Ancient Studies. Funding is available from 1 March 2027 onwards for up to 6 months. An extension is not possible. You receive a scholarship of EUR 1,000 per month.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineDecember 1, 2026
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorBerliner Antike-Kolleg
• City to studyBerlin
• School to studyFreie University Berlin
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• You receive a scholarship of EUR 1,000 per month.

Requirements

• Completion of a master’s degree with a very good result in a field of ancient studies or a closely related discipline, e.g. prehistory, classical or Near Eastern archaeology, Egyptology, ancient Near Eastern studies, ancient history, medieval history, religious studies, philosophy and the history of knowledge, theology, art history, classics, Byzantine studies, Iranian studies.

• When you submit your application, you must be able to prove that you have a way of financing the three-year course of doctoral studies (scholarship, part-time scientific position) or at least show that you have submitted a request for the funding of your doctoral project to a third party.

Selection Process

• Prospective doctoral students apply for our doctoral programs. Each of the programs has its own curriculum, which takes six semesters to complete. In the course of their doctoral studies, doctoral students have the opportunity to spend a semester at one of our partner universities – Harvard University, the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford or Princeton University – and can receive financial support for that purpose.

Application Documents

(in German or English, Arial 12pt, 1.5 line):

• A letter of motivation (maximum 1 page, A4)
• A project outline for a doctoral dissertation (ca. 6,000 characters including spaces). The outline should include a title, state of research, aim/main research question, methods and material/evidence.
• A letter of confirmation of the potential supervisor of your doctoral dissertation at FU Berlin
• A curriculum vitae (CV, resume)
• University transcripts: B.A. and M.A. certificates
• English language certificate e.g., IELTS or TOEFL: C1 (only if your mother tongue is not German or English)

In addition, a letter of recommendation from the supervisor of your MA thesis is required. The reviewer should send the letter directly to [email protected].

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Please send your application as one single PDF file to [email protected].

For more information, kindly visit the Berliner Antike-Kolleg webpage.