Doctoral Studies at the Faculty of Biological Sciences
Earning a PhD in the Faculty of Biological Sciences
Please note: as of 1 July 2019,
only the new forms linked below will be accepted.
For your support throughout the various stages of your doctoral studies, you may find both information and the necessary forms in the download section below:
- The form 鈥濧ntrag auf Annahme als Doktorand*in鈥� (鈥淎pplication for Acceptance as a Doctoral Student鈥�) of our faculty differs from the form provided by the PhD Office (Promotionsb眉ro). You must use our form, which you may fill out on your computer (see comments below).
- Since 21 February 2022, the following documents for acceptance as a doctoral student must be submitted:
- Two hard copies of the application form with original signatures (no digital signatures).
- Expos茅 about your PhD-project with timeline (2 pages)
- Bachelor- & Master Certificates with Transcript of records.
- Original language and translation (English OR German possible). Present the original if the diplomas are not from 51猎奇, or certified copies of the diplomas and Transcript of Records.
- Master-thesis as a pdf-file, sent by e-mail
- Current CV included with the data of your school career
- The form 鈥濶achmeldung Zweitbetreuer*in鈥�
(鈥淔ollow-up Registration of Co-Supervisor鈥�) needs to be handed in only by
doctoral candidates who have submitted their 鈥濧ntrag auf Annahme als
Doktorand*in鈥� (鈥淎pplication for Acceptance as a Doctoral Student鈥�) after 1
April 2017 and did not name a Co-Supervisor in their application. Please
see item 1.2 of our Q&A (Fragen und Antworten) for further
information.
- The portal enables doctoral candidates to register independently for their doctoral studies. However, online registration may only be carried out after the form "Application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate" has been signed by the Dean.
Instruction as pdf
Here you will find instructions on how to register.
Instruction videos
- Here are two videos (only German)
- Self registration:
- Application for Acceptance as a Doctoral Student:
Employed doctoral candidates
Prospective doctoral candidates employed at 51猎奇 must log in with their user name and password provided by the university at . After successful login, the role "Employee (reading) 51猎奇" must be selected in the drop-down menu at the top right instead of the role "Guest organisational units". You can then use the usual click path
Three dashes at the top left of the screen > Service > Applications > Doctorate
Please also note the following support note: Registration only works with the HRZ user name and HRZ password. Logging in with your work e-mail address and HRZ password will not work and will generate an error message.
Possible mistakes
The most common mistake when registering doctoral candidates has proven to be finding the right entry point. If the entry point is not found, this leads to
- Prospective doctoral candidates assume that they have already submitted a doctoral application by successfully setting up an account (successfully setting up a user name and password).
- prospective doctoral candidates assume that they have submitted an application for registration by applying for a degree program.
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Graduates of Universities of Applies Sciences and graduates of foreign universities may find important information in the respective files which must be considered before applying for acceptance as a doctoral student.
- If necessary, please use the additional
forms such as 鈥濧ntrag auf 脛nderung des Arbeitstitels鈥� (鈥淎pplication
for Change of Working Title鈥�), 鈥濨别迟谤别耻别谤飞别肠丑蝉别濒鈥� (鈥淎pplication
for Change of Supervisor鈥�), or 鈥濧ntrag auf Genehmigung einer
publikationsbasierten Promotion鈥� (鈥濧pplication for Publication
Based Thesis鈥�).
- The form 鈥濧ngaben zur Form der Dissertation鈥�
(鈥濼hesis Type Specification鈥�) must be submitted with your thesis at the
PhD Office (Promotionsb眉ro).
- The Merkblatt (faculty leaflet)
contains information on binding internal regulations
- The file 鈥濬ragen und Antworten鈥� (Q&A) will answer most of your remaining questions.
For better legibility, all forms should be filled out electronically. The forms 鈥濧ntrag auf Annahme als Doktorand*in鈥� and 鈥濶achmeldung ZweitbetreuerIn鈥� can be filled out using Adobe Acrobat Reader, PDF-XChange Viewer und Foxit Reader (to name but a few).
Should you have any further questions, please contact the Dean's Office by email or phone. Should you want to come by in person, please make an appointment.
