The Graduate School of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC, Integriertes Graduiertenkolleg im Sonderforschungsbereich 950 Manuskriptkulturen in Asien, Afrika und Europa) at the University of Hamburg invites applications for 6 Ph.D. scholarships (2012-2015) . Scholarships of € 1.365 per month (tax free) are granted for a period of three years, starting April 1st 2012. Additional support according to individual need is available.
The CSMC is a unique research centre for the historical and comparative study of manuscript cultures in Asia, Africa, and Europe building on decades of manuscript studies at the University of Hamburg. It was recently established with a generous grant from the German Research Association (DFG) in order to develop a comprehensive approach to manuscript cultures including disciplines such as philology, palaeography, codicology, art history, and material analysis.
Communication in the international research community of the Centre is conducted in English, Ph.D. (Dr. phil.) dissertations should be written in English or German.
6 Ph.D. scholarships at Graduate School of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures
