In addition to the applicants admitted with the regular Full Doctoral Scholarship, the Doctoral School also accepts applicants with thematic scholarships. Such scholarships are designed for students who wish to conduct research in specific subfields of political science.
Financially the thematic scholarships offer the same conditions to applicants as the regular Full Doctoral Scholarship: the same doctoral stipend, tuition waiver and health insurance policy. Their advantage is that they offer an additional opportunity (additional funded place) for applicants with specific research topics to get accepted to the Doctoral Program.
Thematic scholarships might require applicants to complete additional program requirements after being admitted to the doctoral program. These additional requirements might include, among others, pursuing a specific research topic, completing additional course requirements / minors, etc. You can find more information on this at the description of the thematic scholarships below.
How to apply?
To apply for the thematic scholarships, applicants need to submit a research proposal which lies within the academic subfield of the scholarship (higher education policy). Students who believe that their research topic is eligible for a thematic scholarship can indicate their interest in their application form, at the beginning of their Statement of Purpose. To be considered for such a thematic scholarship, please begin your Statement Purpose with the following sentence: “Please consider this application for the [scholarship name] Scholarship.”
During the admission process, applicants who apply for the thematic scholarship will be considered for both the regular Full Doctoral Scholarship positions and the thematic scholarship positions. This means that they will still be considered for admission to the regular places even if the thematic scholarship position is given away to another applicant.
Yehuda Elkana Scholarship
Research topic: higher education policy
Track availability: Public Policy track
The Yehuda Elkana Scholarship was established to provide support for outstanding young scholars pursuing a doctoral degree in higher education policy at Central European University. The Scholarship fully sustains these students during their graduate work (including dissertation research), allowing them to concentrate entirely upon their studies.
The Scholarship is named after Yehuda Elkana, the third President and Rector of Central European University (1999-2009), who was a renown international scholar, public intellectual, and educator with a deep commitment to open society.
Number of scholarships offered in 2022-23:
One
Additional application requirement:
Research proposal related to the topic of higher education policy
Additional program requirement:
Submitted dissertation in the subfield of higher education policy
