Doctoral Fellowships

General Information

Thanks to the initiatives by private foundations fellowships programmes for doctoral candidates have been established at the Herzog August Bibliothek. These programmes are open to applicants from Germany and abroad and from all disciplines. Candidates who already hold scholarships (eg. state or college awards or grants from Graduiertenkollegs) or can apply for a rent subsidy to help finance their stay in Wolfenbüttel.

Dr. Günther Findel-Stiftung / Rolf und Ursula Schneider-Stiftung

Applicants may apply for a fellowship of either three or six months, if research on their dissertation topic necessitates the use of the Wolfenbüttel holdings. The fellowship is € 700 per month. The Foundations also pay the candidate's rent in library accommodation for the duration of the fellowship. Travel costs cannot be refunded. In exceptional cases an extension of the fellowship may be granted.

Please request an application form, which details all the documents which need to be submitted.

Application deadlines: 1st October or 1st April. The Board holds its selection meetings in February and July. Successful applicants can take up the award from 1st April or 1st October onwards each year.

Members of the Foundation Boards: Alexander von Below (Wolfenbüttel); Manfred Flotho (Wolfenbüttel); Dr. Christian Hodler (Hannover); Florian Rehm (Wolfenbüttel), Professor Alexander Košenina (Hannover), Professor Dr. Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer (Wolfenbüttel), Dr. Sabine Solf (Wolfenbüttel); Professor Dr. Richard Toellner (Rottenburg).

Fellowships are awarded by the Foundations Boards. Outside evaluators will be asked for assessments on applications. The Boards' decision-making process is facilitated by a Selection Committee. Members of the selection committee are: Dr. Gillian Bepler (Wolfenbüttel); Chair: Professor Alexander Košenina (Hannover); Prof. Dr. Thomas Scharff (Braunschweig); Dr. Sabine Solf (Wolfenbüttel).

Applications should be sent to:

Herzog August Bibliothek
Frau Dr. Gillian Bepler
Postfach 13 64
D-38299 Wolfenbüttel
e-mail: bepler@hab.de

The American Friends of the HAB Travel Grant

The American Friends of the HAB offers travel grants of up to $1,500 to assist young US Citizens (or permanent US Residents) who are in the process of writing dissertations based on the rich collections of the Herzog August Bibliothek. Students may either apply directly or be nominated by their doctoral advisers. The choice of successful applicants is made by the Executive Committee of the American Friends. Competition is open to US students in all the fields in which the HAB has significant holdings. The travel grants may be used in conjunction with a doctoral fellowship from the library. The quickest and easiest way to request an application form by e-mail is to contact Prof. Gerhild Scholz Williams (Washington University, St Louis). The applicant's stay at the HAB made possible by the travel grant is expected to last for at least four weeks in order to allow enough time for work with the collection. The Application should include a travel budget detailing specific amounts for air and/or rail travel. There are no deadlines.

Information on the American Friends of the HAB