Application for the doctoral programme
The admission to the doctoral programme is determined by an admissions committee consisting of three members (supervisor, head of the doctoral school, dean of studies). The decision-making may take some time. Therefore, we kindly ask you to observe the following application deadline:
Application deadline for the summer term 2025 starts on December 1, 2024, and ends on April 30, 2025.
Everything I need to know before starting a doctoral programme
1st step:
To apply for admission to the doctoral program, you first need a research topic and a supervisor.
Supervision can only be provided by qualified members of the relevant doctoral school.
In consultation with the supervisor, the "Application for the Doctoral Programme of the Faculty of Natural Science and Supervision Agreement" is required. The student has to obtain the corresponding signatures at the red arrows (supervisor, mentor, optional co-supervisor, optional contributor, head of the institute, head of the doctoral school). A short exposé of no more than one page must be attached to the application form.
2nd step:
The second step is to apply for the doctoral program with the Application tool of the University of Graz.
The following documents are mandatory for the online application:
- "Application for the Doctoral Programme of the Faculty of Natural Science and Supervision Agreement" (including a one-page short exposé)
- current photo
- passport
- Proof of completed studies
- foreign documents must be translated and duly certified (exception for translation: German and English documents)
- Information about attestation
- List of the courses attended in the preliminary studies/research or major areas of study (proof of success, transcript, diploma supplement)
- Proof of language skills
- Academic CV
3rd step:
The application created in the Application tool must be sent so that the application can be seen and processed by the examination office.
The application can be submitted even if not all documents have been uploaded in full.
Please send missing documents subsequently by e-mail to nawi.pruefref@uni-graz.at!