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PhD Scholarships in Political Science: China's Scientific Silk Road, Geopolitics, Environment, and Space Université Laval in Canada
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Anthropology
Funding
Fully funded: covers all tuition fees and provides a competitive stipend of approximately $40,000 CAD per year (subject to satisfactory progress) for four years. Additional funds are available for research, travel, and a dedicated workspace. Funding is provided by the Volkswagen Foundation.
Deadline
Expired
Country
Canada
University
Laval University
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About this position
Université Laval, in partnership with the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin, is offering two fully funded PhD scholarships for research on the scientific Silk Road of China and the new geopolitics of knowledge production. The project, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, critically examines the impacts of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on global scientific practices, with a particular focus on environmental and space-related issues. The program is interdisciplinary, drawing on political science, international relations, sociology, anthropology, geography, and science and technology studies (STS). Doctoral students will be co-supervised by Professors Hang Zhou and Jean-Frédéric Morin at Université Laval, and Professors Han Cheng and Anna Lisa Ahlers at MPIWG.
Students will be affiliated with the Department of Political Science, the School of International Studies, and CIRGoM at Laval, and may spend time at MPIWG in Berlin and participate in a doctoral seminar at the University of Oslo. The scholarship covers tuition, provides a stipend of $40,000 CAD per year for four years, and includes additional funds for research, travel, and workspace. Applicants must have or be completing a master's degree in a relevant field by 2026, demonstrate strong interest in scientific diplomacy and global science governance, and be proficient in English or French.
Applications are open to all nationalities, with a deadline of November 14, 2025. Interested candidates should email Professor Han Cheng with required documents and later submit an official application to Université Laval.
Funding details
Fully funded: covers all tuition fees and provides a competitive stipend of approximately $40,000 CAD per year (subject to satisfactory progress) for four years. Additional funds are available for research, travel, and a dedicated workspace. Funding is provided by the Volkswagen Foundation.
What's required
Applicants must hold or be about to complete a master's degree with distinction (or equivalent) in political science, international relations, sociology, anthropology, geography, or a related discipline by the end of the 2025-2026 academic year. Strong interest in scientific diplomacy, science policy, STS, science-society relations, global science governance, or international scientific cooperation is required. Knowledge of the Belt and Road Initiative or global China studies is an asset but not mandatory. Candidates may choose a global (requiring proficiency in mixed methods) or regional (requiring qualitative research expertise, ideally with ethnographic fieldwork in Africa or Latin America) approach. Proficiency in English or French (spoken and written) and good comprehension of the other language are required.
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Professors
Professor
Canada
Research Interests
Geopolitics
Global Governance
Political Science
Anthropology
Sociology
Professor
Canada
Research Interests
Global Governance
Geopolitics
International Relations
Sociology
Anthropology
Professor
Germany
Research Interests
Geopolitics
Global Governance
Science Policy
Anthropology
Political Science
Professor
Germany
Research Interests
Geopolitics
Global Governance
Anthropology
Sociology
Political Science
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