Dieter Schumacher international PhD-Scholarship 2026

If you are conducting research on fiscal and monetary policy, labor markets, income distribution and financial markets or other fields of research that are relevant from an employee’s perspective, we encourage you to apply.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineJuly 30, 2026
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorHans Böckler Foundation
• School to study
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• The scholarship currently includes a stipend of EUR 1850 for living expenses
• A travel lump sum up to 1735 EUR.

You can apply for a 12- or 24-months scholarship.

Requirements

• We expect applicants to be politically, culturally, and socially engaged and to have an active interest in the core values of the Hans Böckler Foundation.

Application Documents

• A description of your doctoral project (3 pages)

• A research paper outlining the topic, questions, methodology and goals of your research in Germany (3 pages)

• An invitation letter from your host PhD supervisor in Germany, who is responsible for the on-site support and integration into the local and national research contexts in Germany

• A letter of recommendation from your PhD supervisor at your home institution

• Your CV in table form

• Your Diploma that entitles you to pursue a doctorate

• Application form (explanation and download below)

Please include these documents with your application.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Please sign and send the PDF file as well es the other required documents to the Hans Böckler Foundation by e-mail: bewerbung[at]boeckler.de

  For reasons of data protection, we recommend using encrypted documents.

For more information, kindly visit the Hans Böckler Foundation Scholarship webpage.