Doctoral Scholarships
Funding of dissertations on topics related to rural cooperatives as well as agricultural and food industries, economics, politics, and legal sciences with a special focus on cooperatives. Monthly allowance of €1,000 for up to two years. Applications can be submitted informally at any time.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Funding is provided for the preparation of dissertations on projects dealing with rural cooperatives as well as topics in agricultural and food economics, economics, politics, and law with a special focus on rural cooperatives. Additionally, travel and material expense subsidies may be granted.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel costs/scholarship
- Travel expenses
- Material resources
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
Funding requirements
- Admission to doctoral studies at a public or state-recognized German university
- Recommendation letter from the supervising university lecturer
Documents required for application
- Academic CV with certificates
- Scientific concept of the dissertation
- Financial plan
- Supervision commitment from a university lecturer
- Review by the supervising university lecturer
- Information on other sponsors in case of partial funding
- Information on applications to other funding institutions
Evaluation criteria
- Academic qualification
- Quality of the scientific concept
- Relevance to the cooperative sector and sustainability
- Overall financing secured
Description
The Raiffeisen Foundation supports outstanding doctoral dissertations with nationwide open doctoral scholarships that have a direct connection to rural cooperative systems as well as to topics in agricultural and food economics, economics, politics, or law. The scientific work is funded for a period of up to 24 months with a monthly grant of €1,000. Additionally, travel and material expense subsidies may be granted upon request. Submission of documents can be made informally in German at any time, ensuring high flexibility regarding project start and planning.
Applicants considered are particularly qualified doctoral candidates who are admitted to a doctoral program at a public or state-recognized German university and whose project is accompanied by an expert opinion from their supervising university faculty. Alongside the academic CV with certificates, a scientific concept of the dissertation, a financial plan, proof of additional funding in case of partial financing, and information on parallel applications to other institutions must be included. Selection is based on clear evaluation criteria, including academic qualification, quality of the concept, relevance to the cooperative system and sustainability, as well as assurance of overall financing. This funding opportunity is aimed at committed researchers who wish to make a sustainable contribution to the advancement of the rural cooperative system with their dissertation project.
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