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Requirements

The formal requirement for a doctorate at Philipps-Universität Marburg is a degree in your country of origin that directly entitles you to do a doctorate degree and is comparable with a German university degree. 

Application

If you are interested in a doctorate at Philipps-Universität Marburg and would like to apply, please contact a potential supervisor at Philipps-Universität Marburg.

An essential requirement for a doctorate is a close connection of the topic to the field of research of a potential supervisor.

Hence, when applying for a doctorate, make sure that your doctoral project matches the research focus of the department or program you’re applying to before contacting a professor. The doctorate committee of the respective faculty makes the decision regarding the acceptance of a doctoral candidate.

We advise you to prepare - amongst other documents - the following paperwork: 

• Bachelor’s degree certificate/diploma
• Bachelor’s degree transcript 
• Master’s degree certificate/diploma
• Master’s degree transcript 
• Curriculum vitae 
• Research proposal (summary of your research proposal incl. the methodical approach, timeline and work schedule, bibliography; max. ten pages) 
• Two letters of recommendation 
• An indication of potential supervisors at Philipps-Universität