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<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">++apologies for crossposting++</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The<b> Graduate School of East Asian Studies (GEAS)</b> at
<b>Freie Universität Berlin</b> will admit up to 9 doctoral candidates to its PhD program “East Asian Studies” again</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"> in 2025.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The application period starts on 14 September 202</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">4</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
Deadline for submissions: <b>1</b></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">5</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> November 202</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">4</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">GEAS at Freie Universität Berlin offers a structured 3-year doctoral program for 4-year PhD processes with a regional focus on East Asia (China,
Japan, Korea). Doctoral dissertations at GEAS are expected to analyze modern or contemporary East Asia in the fields of politics, society, economy, culture, law, or history.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Eligibility</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Successful applicants will have an above-average master’s degree in either area studies (Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies) or
a discipline represented at the Graduate School (Political Science, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Business, Economics, Law, History, Cultural Studies, Humanities) with a focus on East Asia. While applicants are not expected to contact potential supervisors
prior to their application, they are highly encouraged to review the profiles of GEAS’ faculty to ensure the compatibility of their project with GEAS professors’ research profiles. The language of communication is English. Successful candidates will also have
language skills in an East Asian Language (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) at a level of B2 or higher.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Scholarship Availability</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Applicants are required to apply for institutional funding at the same time as they apply for the doctoral program. Two candidates with Chinese
citizenship can be nominated for funding through the cooperation of Freie Universität and the Chinese Scholarship Council through the FUB-CSC PhD scholarship program. Additionally, three outstanding candidates can be nominated for a 6-month Starting Grant
from the graduate school. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Further Information</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The next application period starts 14 September 2024 and ends 15 November 2024</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
Please register and apply online through the </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.drs.fu-berlin.de"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dahlem Research School Application Portal</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
Please do not send applications via email or mail.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For questions about admission and the online portal, please refer to the Admission FAQ on our homepage at
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de/application/faq/index.html"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de/application/faq/index.html</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
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<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For guidance on writing a research proposal, please visit
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de/application/Proposal/index.html"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de/application/Proposal/index.html</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The screening process will take place from December 2024 to March 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed via video conference in February/March
2025. Successful candidates will be notified of their acceptance to the program by March/April 2025.
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<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A place in the program is contingent upon admission to the relevant PhD procedure in the chosen subject at Freie Universität Berlin after being
accepted to GEAS. Notifications for university admission will begin in June/July 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For additional information on the application process and submission requirements, feel free to contact us at
</span><a href="mailto:application@geas.fu-berlin.de"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">application@geas.fu-berlin.de</span></a><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Kind regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Katrin Gegenbach and Lena Wesemann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">Associate Directors<br>
Graduate School of East Asian Studies<br>
Freie Universität Berlin<br>
Hittorfstr. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">18<br>
D-14195 Berlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tel.: +49-(0)30-838 61781<br>
<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:application@geas.fu-berlin.de">application@geas.fu-berlin.de</a></span></u><br>
<a href="http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de/">http://www.geas.fu-berlin.de</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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