Application requirements and process

Admission for a doctorate within the DPP-Biotech requires:

• A successful graduation in a relevant Master's program or equivalent program in the subject area as defined in § 3 para. 1 no. 1 of the doctoral regulations of the University of Stuttgart.
• The fulfillment of the requirements of the doctoral regulations of the University of Stuttgart in the current version and the acceptance as a doctoral candidate at the receiving faculty.

In addition, the regulations of the State University Act of Baden-Württemberg apply.

Admission is based on a standardized selection procedure. The following documents should be submitted:

• General information
  • Curriculum vitae with a description of the educational background
  • University degree with overview of grades
  • other relevant certificates and attestations, awards and prizes
• personally written text outlining your motivation and study background
• proof of sufficient German language skills (at least C1, e.g. proven by TDN4 or higher)

    or

• proof of sufficient English language skills (min. C1, e.g. proven by IELTS 7.0, equivalent to 94 or more points on the Internet-Based TOEFL test (iBT-TOEFL) or higher)

Part of the selection process is a selection interview. This will be conducted with the respective Thesis Committee. If the research topic to which the application relates is carried out with an external cooperation partner, a further selection interview will take place with representatives of the cooperation partner.

Admission is granted after a successful selection interview, if the admission requirements are met and a positive decision is made by the DPP Biotech.