Doctoral positions
Every year, particularly good Master's graduates can apply for doctoral positions with their doctoral supervising professors at Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Funding is provided for cooperative doctorates and doctorates under the Graduate Center NRW's doctoral law for a total of 3 years with a 50% position as a research assistant (pay group 13 TV-L).
The next application deadline is October 1, 2024.
Promotion prize
Since 2022, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts has been awarding the annual doctoral prize, endowed with 1,000 euros by the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts funding association, for an outstanding cooperative doctorate from one of the university's various faculties.
Applications can be submitted until 11.04.2025. Information on the application process, requirements and criteria can be found here (Opens in a new tab) .
Grants
The subsidies can no longer be offered.
Conference travel grant
Editing grant
Research stays
The International Office offers travel grants for doctoral students twice a year. This can be used to partially finance research stays of at least one and a maximum of three months. Field research or archive visits are also eligible for funding. All doctoral students enrolled at Fachhochschule Dortmund are eligible to apply.
Support for doctoral (expectant) parents
(Expectant) parents working on their doctorate receive special support at Fachhochschule Dortmund. In addition to the services offered by the Family Service (including mobile childcare), Equal Opportunities has established funding instruments specifically for mothers doing their doctorates.
Doctoral positions for (expectant) mothers doing a doctorate
Final scholarship for (expectant) mothers working on their doctorate
Content-related support from assistants for (expectant) parents working on their doctorates
Doing a doctorate with health impairments
The Graduate Center would like to point out that health impairments do not have to mean exclusion from a doctorate. We would like to draw your attention to the "PROMI - doctorate inclusive" project:
The "PROMI - doctorate inclusive" project is aimed at anyone interested in the topic of "Doing a doctorate with health impairments, disabilities and chronic physical or mental illnesses". The information platform(Opens in a new tab) provides you with research findings and experiences from the project in the form of guidelines, examples of good practice and resources. It also offers the opportunity to network with other doctoral candidates and with relevant internal and external stakeholders on the topic.
Promotion of specialist events
The Graduate Center program is actively shaped by the doctoral candidates. Research seminars on (interdisciplinary) topics relating to theory and methods can be supported on application. In addition, specialist conferences organized by the doctoral students are also funded.
External funding
We are happy to advise you on external funding opportunities for your doctorate or funding for stays abroad. Information events on doctoral scholarships are also held regularly.