The Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies (FSGS) is a structured doctoral program. The Graduate School supervises outstanding theoretical and conceptual dissertations in literary studies that examine texts of European, American, Arab, or Asian origin within a historical and/or inter- or transcultural framework.

Further information: www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/friedrichschlegel/

The Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies (FSGS) accepts
dissertations of outstanding theoretical and conceptual quality that examine
literature within a cultural-historical, transregional, transtemporal and/or
intermedial framework.

For 2026, the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies (FSGS) offers
the following positions and grants:

• up to 10 PhD positions at the FSGS for the duration of 3 to 4 years for candidates
  with/without external funding.
  Up to 5 outstanding applicants without external funding will receive a nine-
  month scholarship of EUR 1103 starting in June 2026 and take part in a series
  of workshops to secure external funding.
  Accepted applicants who cannot be offered a scholarship will be supported by
  the management in obtaining scholarships or other external funding and can
  participate in selected events of the workshop series and complete digital
  modules.
• 2 DAAD grants for international students of German literature and culture for
  the duration of 3 to 4 years (subject to the availability of funds)
• 3 Fellowships at the FSGS for students of literature from the Global South for
  the duration of 3 months (subject to the availability of funds)
• 1-2 CSC-Felliowships as part of the FUB-CSC program for graduate students in
  humanities with a focus on German Studies from the People’s Republic of China

Please note that the FSGS is a structured doctoral program that can only be studied
full-time. We strongly recommend that you obtain external funding for your doctoral
studies and advise against self-financing through non-academic part-time
employment. If you have sources of funding other than the usual institutional funding
(scholarships or research assistant positions) and are not interested in obtaining
external funding, please indicate this in the application process.

The application deadline is 16 November 2025 at 23:59 CET.
Further information and details about the online application:
https://www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/en/friedrichschlegel/foerderung

Master Diploma

https://www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/en/friedrichschlegel/foerderung/index.html