These scholarships are typically granted for a period of between two and four months. ‎Preference is given to those researchers whose work promotes and advances the goals of the ‎research program and the research focuses of the Institute. Of special interest to ‎the Department of Criminal Law are research projects concerning comparative law, European ‎criminal law, international criminal law, economic crime, terrorism, organized crime, and ‎information law. Of interest to the Department of Criminology are topics covering criminal ‎sanctions, dangerous offenders, empirical research on criminal procedure, organized crime, ‎terrorism and domestic security, victimization, social change, changes in life circumstances, ‎crime, and crime control.‎

The Max Planck Society grants scholarships of various amounts in line with the academic ‎qualifications of the applicant:‎

• Doctoral scholarships for foreign doctoral students provide 1,365 EUR per month (as of ‎‎12/2012; subject to change),‎
• Post-doctoral scholarships for foreign post-doctoral researchers provide 2,100 EUR per ‎month (as of 12/2012; subject to change), and
• Research scholarships for foreign professors provide 2,300 EUR per month (as of ‎‎12/2012; subject to change).‎

Travel expenses to and from Freiburg are not covered by the scholarship. The Max Planck ‎Institute does not, as a rule, reimburse for travel expenses. If travel expenses are particularly ‎high, we recommend that the applicant seek assistance from appropriate international ‎organizations.‎

Application deadline: to be announced (typically in May).‎

For more information, visit: https://www.mpicc.de/en/service/kontakt/stipendium.html