From April 1st, 2008, onwards 12 PhD scholarship are available!
In addition, one qualification scholarship is available!
Recipients of qualification scholarships may later apply to those PhD scholarships.
Qualification scholarships are meant to allow applicants with a B.Sc. or FH-Diploma degree to qualify for PhD scholarships, according to our regulations (Promotionsordnung). For PhD scholarships we expect University diploma or master degrees.

Background: The University of Oldenburg, Germany, offers since April 1st, 2005
14 PhD Scholarships

to applicants with an excellent graduate degree in Computer Science, Law, or closely related disciplines.

Qualification scholarships will be provided at € 800.- per month. This is the net income; no taxes are raised on these scholarships. Additional allowance is allotted based on marital status and number of children (€ 154). Qualification scholarships will be granted for up to one year.

PhD scholarships will be provided at € 1,365.- per month plus € 103.- for non-personal costs. This is the net income; no taxes are raised on these scholarships. Additional allowance is allotted based on marital status and number of children. PhD scholarships will be granted for up to three years.

Refer to the research summary for a brief introduction to the research program of the school.

The program is financed by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and supported by industrial corporations.

Entrance requirements

For admission to the school you need to fulfill the general requirements of the PhD regulations of the Department for Computer Science or the Institute of Law. In addition, we require:

• Exceptional achievements in your undergraduate studies
• Straightforward and fast completion of your studies
• Age of at most 28 years (according to the DFG regulations)
• Convincing interview with the PhD advisors of the school

After admission to the school, we expect that you

• Devote your full labor to the graduate school
• Register with the University of Oldenburg as a PhD student (which will allow you to apply for students healthcare insurance)
• Attend the seminars and summer schools of the graduate school, including active participation and presentation
•  Publish your results at conferences and in journals. Please include the note `This work is supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG), grant GRK 1076/1´

Admission procedure

Applications should be submitted to the chair of the Graduate School. It is expected that you submit your application both electronically and as a hardcopy. PDF-Files (one zip file if possible) and one hardcopy should be sent to the chair of the graduate school (see below).

You may apply for admission to the Graduate School only, or for both, admission to the Graduate School and a PhD scholarship (see above). If you apply for the Graduate School only, typically you are already a research assistant at the University of Oldenburg, in OFFIS, or somehow else associated to at least one of the supervisors.

What to send when applying:
The completed application form: RTF format, PDF format
Brief descriptions of the topics on the application form.

• Your curriculum vitae
• An essay stating your research interests, and your reasons for applying to our program (two pages)
• Your degree certificates and the transcripts showing courses taken and grades achieved
• An abstract of your Diploma, Master or B.Sc. Thesis
• Letters of recommendation or names and addresses of people we could contact
• In addition to an outstanding academic and professional qualification, members of the Graduate School are expected to be fluent in English. Please provide your TOEFL score, Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency, or appropriate report on school English.
• We expect that your application documents are written in English, also from German applicants

For further information, you may contact the chair of the school:

Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Hasselbring
Chair of the Graduate School TrustSoft
Department of Computing Science, FK-II
University of Oldenburg
D-26111 Oldenburg
Germany

Tel.: 0441/798-2992, Fax: 0441/798-2196,
Email: hasselbring@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de
URL: http://se.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de
Application deadline: December 14th, 2007.
(we might accept later applications if appropriate)