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academics.com will help you make the most of Germany's superb range of PhD opportunities. Find key information on structured programmes and the pros and cons of a traditional PhD, along with valuable advice on making applications and financing your studies.

University-based doctoral degree courses
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University-Based Doctoral Degree Courses and Programmes
The clear organisational structure of a university-based doctoral degree course offers security and the option of already working in one's chosen career while completing a PhD. »
Graduate schools
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Graduate Schools: Teaming up for a Doctorate
Students from abroad will find themselves in particularly good hands at one of the approximately 40 German graduate schools with their structured doctoral programmes. »
Structured doctoral programmes
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Structured Doctoral Programmes
Structured doctoral programmes offer a fixed curriculum with individual support, defined duration and regular funding. The choices in Germany are numerous - an overview. »
The traditional doctorate
The Traditional Doctorate
For doctoral candidates from abroad, a traditional PhD requires a great deal of initiative, autonomy and tenacity. »
Financing your PhD
Financing Your PhD
Doctoral degree courses are free of charge in Germany, but candidates still have to find ways to cover the cost of living during the doctorate. »
A doctoral degree in germany
A Doctorate Degree in Germany
25 000 doctoral students graduate from one of approximately 120 higher education institutions every year. »
The person behind the scientist
Jena School for Microbial Communication
The JSMC is an excellent example of how PhD students become part of a functioning, collaborative research network in the process of their doctorate. »
Going to germany for a doctorate
Going to Germany for a Doctorate
Three international doctoral candidates tell us what attracted them to Germany as a research location. »
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Berlin Mathematical School (BMS) Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies (BSRT) Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (BCCN) Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) Cologne Cluster of Excellence on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD) Life Science Zurich Graduate School GK Social Order and Life Chances in Cross-National Comparison (SOCLIFE) Graduate Academy Leibniz University Hannover Graduate School at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (GS FAU) Graduate School for Biological Sciences (GSfBS) Graduate School of Excellence advanced Manufacturing Engineering (GSaME) Graduate School of Information Science in Health (GSISH) Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (GSN-LMU) Hannover Biomedical Research School (HBRS) Hartmut Hoffmann-Berling International Graduate School of Molecular and Cellular Biology (HBIGS) IMPRS NeuroCom Leipzig IHRS BioSoft Jülich
International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB) Leibniz Graduate School on Ageing and Age-Related Diseases (LGSA) Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin (MDC) Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM) International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine Ulm (IGradU) ZIBI Graduate School Berlin
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Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences
Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (GSN-LMU)
An educational platform for the field of neurosciences. »
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PhD scholarships and fellowships
2. February 2012
Two PhD scholarships in materials for lithium-air batteries
Technical University of Denmark: Two PhD scholarships in materials for lithium-air batteries »
2. February 2012
PhD students Molecular Plant Physiology
Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie: PhD students Molecular Plant Physiology »
27. January 2012
PhD research position on "Modelling of the African Lithosphere Combining GOCE and Seismology"
University of Twente: PhD research position on "Modelling of the African Lithosphere Combining GOCE and Seismology" »
26. January 2012
1 PhD position (biomedical / nutritional sciences)
German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke: 1 PhD position (biomedical / nutritional sciences) »
23. January 2012
Scientist / PhD Student Semiconductor Device Technology
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik: Scientist / PhD Student Semiconductor Device Technology »
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