The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar would like to attract outstanding students and graduates of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar to start a doctorate at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Students and alumni of all four faculties who are planning a doctoral project at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar can apply for a scholarship in the transition and preparation phase.
In the funding year 2023/2024, up to 4 Bauhaus start-up scholarships are available.
Depending on the number of scholarships that may still be offered after the first awarding round, the number of scholarships still open will be updated in February/March.
Funding: 1.000 Euros per month, funding duration 6 months
Opportunity to participate in doctoral preparation workshops
The funding period can be chosen anytime between 1st April 2023 und 31st March 2024.
Breaks are usually not possible.
The earliest deadline for applications is 31st of January 2023. Applications are possible on an ongoing basis at the latest until 31st of August 2023, depending on the awarding and the availability of funds.
Eligible for funding are:
Please note:
The start date of the scholarship is April 1 at the earliest and October 1 at the latest.
Accordingly, the last scholarship payment must be made no later than March 2024.
Following the scholarship, the scholarship holders are obliged to submit a final report and, if applicable, proof of acceptance by the respective Doctoral Candidate Admissions Board that has been applied for or has taken place in the meantime.
The application is made (in German or English) via the online form with file upload for your application documents:
Please include the following documents in the order shown below:
PLEASE NOTE - SEPERATE SUBMISSION BY THE PROFESSOR:
7. Statement by a professor of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar who will supervise the doctoral project.
- should include statements on the applicant as well as on the planned doctoral project and its integration in the department.
Please submit separately by the respective department online as a pdf. For better comparability, please use the "Letter of Recommendation Form" if possible and send it directly to the scholarship coordinator.
The decision on the awarding of grants is taken by the Scholarship Commission at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, taking into account the following criteria:
Social aspects, biographical hurdles and the individual potential of the applicants in their current life situation can be taken into account in the awarding process.
The selection is subject to the availability of funds.
Prof. Dr. Andrea Osburg
Chair of the Scholarship Commission at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
President of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Maria Victoria Behler, European Urban Studies (Master)
Professur für Informatik in der Architektur
»The interrelation between social and spatial dimensions of social cohesion in a multi cultural context. A study on forced displaced people and hosting communities.«
Liese Endler, Absolventin Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung (Master)
Professur für Immersive Medien
»Labor für Bewegungsdrang und Immersion - mit der 360°-Kuppel zu körperzentriertem Interface Design jenseits von Klicks, Swipes und Touchscreens«
Nora Spiekermann, Public Art and New Artistic Strategies (Master)
Professur für Kunst im öffentlichen Raum und neue künstlerische Strategien
»Der Offene Kanal Europa - eine Forschungsplattform für Public Access Strategien«
Claire d'Incau, Absolventin Kunsterziehung (Staatsexamen)
Professur für Kunst und ihre Didaktik
»Emotionen - Beziehungsmodi zwischen Künstler, Rezipient und Kunstwerk«
Anna Lensen, Absolventin Medienmanagement (Master)
Juniorprofessur für Organisation und vernetzte Medien
»Zukunftsfähige Formate im Journalismus - journalistische Plattformen und wie sie sich aus Sicht junger Rezipierender in den Mediennutzungsalltag integrieren lassen«
Jakob Wirth, Absolvent Public Art and New Artistic Strategies (Master)
Professur für Kunst im öffentlichen Raum
»Parasite Art - an exploration of a new artistic genre«
Marcell Hajdu, graduate Europäische Urbanistik (Master)
Department for Spatial Planning and Research
»Urban heritage projects in the national identity politics of the Hungarian illiberal state«
Daria Kolesnikova, graduate Medienwissenschaft (Master)
Department for Image Theory
»Textilmuster der Avantgarde als Medien des Reproduzierens«
Husain Vaghjipurwala, graduate Europäische Urbanistik (Master)
Department for Urban Planning
»Investigating Housing Supply: its distribution and aggravation of Inequalities«
Yulin Zhang, graduate MediaArchitecture (Master)
Department for Landscape Architecture and Planning
»Memory · Village · Land: A Narrative Research of Landscape and Identity Preservation of Chinese Traditional Village under Rapid Urbanization«
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