Funding for Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Research at University College Dublin

German Studies at UCD has a strong research profile in the following areas:

- History of Ideas

- Eighteenth- and nineteenth- century German Literature

- Romanticism

- Relationship between Philosophy and Literature, Music and Literature, Religion and Literature

- German and Austrian fin de siècle

- Post-war and Contemporary German-language literature

- Turkish-German culture

- Modernism

- Intermediality

- Transnational German Studies

- Cultural Theory

- Cultural Memory

For a comprehensive list of areas with links to individual staff profiles, see:

https://www.ucd.ie/slcl/research/ourresearch/#German

We welcome applications for PhD and postdoctoral study funded by the Irish Research Council and are happy to offer support with applications: https://research.ie/

Applications are also invited for UCD German’s Helga and Hugh Staunton Scholarship – deadline 1st September. The scholarship covers either local MA fees (currently €7610) or local PhD fees (currently €6790) for the year of the award. It is awarded to a registered postgraduate student of proven academic excellence who wishes to pursue postgraduate studies in German at UCD. Applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in German will also be considered for an award of €6790.

Terms and Conditions:

- Applicants must be resident in Ireland and registered for a postgraduate programme in German at UCD (taught MA in German, Master by research, PhD), at the time of taking up the scholarship. Applicants for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in German may also be considered.

- The Helga and Hugh Staunton Scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis. Applicants must have an excellent academic track record and they must hand in a written application with the following supporting documentation: a) a curriculum vitae, b) academic transcripts, c) a description of their research project d) two supporting references. Application should be made to the Head of German, joseph.twist@ucd.ie, and also sent to slcl@ucd.ie.

- Awards made to MA students are for one year and may not be extended.

- If an award is made to a PhD student, it may be renewed for two further years after the completion of year one, provided that the PhD student has made sufficient progress. A progress report and a supporting reference from the supervisor will be required.

- Awards made to Postdoctoral Fellows are for one year only. The Postdoctoral Fellow is expected to have a well-defined research project which must be completed during the Fellowship period.

- The successful candidate is expected to actively participate in the school research colloquium. PhD scholarship holders and postdoctoral fellows may be asked to give a paper on their research during the scholarship period.

- It is within the discretion of the German subject to split the scholarship between two suitable candidates.     

Useful links:

German Studies in the UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

https://www.ucd.ie/slcl/disciplines/german/

M. Litt. (Research Masters) Studies in the UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

https://www.ucd.ie/slcl/study/postgraduateresearchprogrammes/structuredresearchmastersmlitt/

PhD Studies in the UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

https://www.ucd.ie/slcl/study/postgraduateresearchprogrammes/phdinmodernlanguages/