Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies

The Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies (FSGS) accepts dissertations of outstanding theoretical and conceptual quality that examine literature within a cultural-historical, transregional, transtemporal and/or intermedial framework.

Ausschreibung 2026

For 2026, the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies (FSGS) offers the following positions and grants:

• up to 10 PhD positions at the FSGS for the duration of 3 to 4 years for candidates with/without external funding.
  Up to 5 outstanding applicants without external funding will receive a nine-month scholarship of EUR 1103 starting in June 2026 and take part in a series of workshops to secure external funding.
  Accepted applicants who cannot be offered a scholarship will be supported by the management in obtaining scholarships or other external funding and can participate in selected events of the workshop series and complete digital modules.
• 2 DAAD grants for international students of German literature and culture for the duration of 3 to 4 years (subject to the availability of funds)
• 3 Fellowships at the FSGS for students of literature from the Global South for the duration of 3 months (subject to the availability of funds)
• 1-2 CSC-Felliowships as part of the FUB-CSC program for graduate students in humanities with a focus on German Studies from the People’s Republic of China Please note that the FSGS is a structured doctoral program that can only be studied full-time. We strongly recommend that you obtain external funding for your doctoral studies and advise against self-financing through non-academic part-time employment. If you have sources of funding other than the usual institutional funding (scholarships or research assistant positions) and are not interested in obtaining external funding, please indicate this in the application process.

Deadline

The application deadline is 16 November 2025 at 23:59 CET.

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