The Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies (BTS) is a joint endeavour of the Freie Universität Berlin, the Hertie School of Governance, and the Social Science Research Center Berlin. It offers a rigorous and dynamic English-language PhD programme for exceptionally-talented graduate students in the field of transnational and international relations, defined as an interdisciplinary field of research encompassing political science, history, economics, law and related disciplines.

Thank you very much for your applications!

BTS is very impressed by the number and quality of applications. We would like to thank everybody who applied for our PhD programme. We are looking forward to the evaluation process.

Applicants will be informed about the results in April 2013. Interviews will take place in Berlin in May. Travel expenses will be reimbursed byBTS for international candidates thanks to the support of the DAAD IPID programme and financed by funds of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. 

The next opportunity to apply for a PhD at BTS Berlin will be from December 2013 onwards.