Doctoral Programs
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The Literary and Epistemic History of Small Forms
The graduate program will advance the analysis of small forms by exploring their literary and epistemic history in broad historical scope from antiquity to the present. With its… -
Berlin School of Integrative Oncology
The Berlin School of Integrative Oncology (BSIO) is a joint graduate school of the Charité, HU, FU and non-university research institutions.BSIO, which is funded under the… -
Berlin School of Mind and Brain
The Berlin School of Mind and Brain is an international, English-language research school based at HU Berlin. Founded in 2006 as part of Germany’s Excellence Initiative, it… -
Berlin School for Regenerative Therapies
The Berlin School for Regenerative Therapies (BSRT) is a joint graduate school of Charité, HU and FU in collaboration with the TU, Universität Potsdam and other renowned research… -
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience
The International Einstein Foundation Doctoral Program Computational Neuroscience at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (BCCN Berlin) is an… -
Clinical Exercise Science
The Master's and doctoral program Clinical Exercise Science (CES) is the acquisition of research based and occupational skills for professions in the field of exercise, prevention… -
Biomedical Sciences (DRS)
The Doctoral Program Biomedical Sciences is jointly offered by the Department of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy at Freie Universität Berlin.… -
German-Israeli Helmholtz Research School
Frontiers in Cell Signaling and Gene Regulation (SignGene) is a joint international research school of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), the HU and the Charité… -
Hertie School of Governance
The Hertie School’s Doctoral Program in Governance puts students at the cutting edge of social science knowledge in one of the most important and dynamic fields of inquiry. It… -
International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language And Brain
The Erasmus Mundus doctoral Program International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language And Brain (IDEALAB) is a laboratory-based program offered jointly by an… -
MDC-NYU PhD Exchange Program of the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology
The Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB) offers a doctoral Exchange Program with interdisciplinary research projects and an international focus. Doctoral topics are… -
Medical Neurosciences
The International Graduate Program Medical Neurosciences is hosted by the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and cooperates with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität… -
Multiscale Bio-Systems
The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) on Multiscale Bio-Systems is an international doctoral program offered jointly by the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and… -
Plant Sciences
The Graduate School of Plant Sciences at the Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences provides a structured program for doctoral candidates in the various subjects encompassed by the plant… -
ZIBI Graduate School Berlin
The ZIBI Graduate School Berlin provides an umbrella structure for graduate training programs with a focus on research in infection and immunity. We aim to bridge the traditional… -
The International Max Planck Research School on Computational Methods in Psychiatry and Ageing Research
The International Max Planck Research School on Computational Methods in Psychiatry and Ageing Research (IMPRS COMP2PSYCH) teaches and trains concepts and methods from computer… -
Einstein Center of Catalysis/Berlin International Graduate School of Natural Sciences and Engineering
The Berlin International Graduate School of Natural Sciences and Engineering (BIG-NSE) was founded in 2007 as a doctoral programme of the DFG-financed Cluster of Excellence UniCat.… -
Berlin Mathematical School
The Berlin Mathematical School is the graduate school of the Cluster of Excellence MATH+ (www.mathplus.de) and a joint endeavor of the mathematics departments at the universities… -
Dahlem Research School of Molecular Science
The Dahlem Research School of Molecular Science (DRS MS) is a graduate school run jointly by the departments of physics, biology, chemistry and pharmacy at FU Berlin. Its focus is… -
Dynamical Phenomena in Complex Networks
The International Research Training Group (IRTG) Dynamical Phenomena in Complex Networks is an international joint project involving Brazilian and German scientists from HU Berlin,… -
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
A unique mix of theory and experiment: the International Max Planck Research School of Gravitational Wave Astronomy (IMPRS-GW) offers a unique opportunity to learn about… -
Helmholtz Graduate School for Macromolecular Bioscience
The Helmholtz Graduate School for Macromolecular Bioscience is a collaboration between the Institute of Biomaterial Science (Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht) in Teltow, Universität… -
Mass, Spectrum, Symmetry: Particle Physics in the Era of the Large Hadron Collider
The Research Training Group is a collaboration between HU Berlin, TU Dresden and the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron at Zeuthen and is hosted and coordinated by HU Berlin.In… -
Research School Materials for Solar Energy Conversion (MatSEC)
The Research School MatSEC is a graduate school funded by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie. It is an innovative network of research groups from FU, HU, TU… -
Molecular Biophysics
The Leibniz-Graduate School of Molecular Biophysics aims for an alliance between basic biophysical and biomolecular research. Biophysical techniques are becoming increasingly… -
PharMetrX: Pharmacometrics & Computational Disease Modelling
PharMetrX: Pharmacometrics & Computational Disease Modelling is a joint initiative between FU Berlin (Clinical Pharmacy) and Universität Potsdam (Mathematics). Based on a new… -
IMPRS for Molecular Plant Science
The International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Plant Science (IMPRS MolPlant) is a joint doctoral program at the Universität Potsdam and the Max Planck Institute of… -
Quantitative Spectroscopy in Astrophysics
The Leibniz Graduate School for Quantitative Spectroscopy in Astrophysics is a collaborative project between the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the Institute… -
Scaffolding of Membranes - Molecular Mechanisms and Cellular Functions
The Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) provides a platform for structured and complementary training of all doctoral candidates within the Collaborative Research Center… -
School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof
The School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof (SALSA) offers fellowships for doctoral candidates in chemistry, biology, physics and natural sciences. Doctoral research within SALSA… -
Helmholtz Research School on Security Technologies (HRSST)
The Helmholtz Research School on Security Technologies (HRSST) is a joint endeavor of the Helmholtz Association, the German Aerospace Center and TU Berlin. The Helmholtz School… -
Service-Oriented Systems Engineering
The Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering GmbH (HPI) at Universität Potsdam is Germany’s university excellence center in Computer Science. Since 2012, it has… -
Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies
The Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies (BGTS) is the full-time doctoral program of the Cluster of Excellence "Contestations of the Liberal Script"… -
Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies
The Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies (BerGSAS) is jointly run by FU and HU. It is part of the Berliner Antike-Kolleg, preceded and further developed by the Excellence… -
Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences
The Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences offers a structured doctoral program and a research environment for doctoral researchers interested in problems of democracy and… -
Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies
The debate on Islam shapes the political sphere and influences social discourse. To meet the growing need for sound knowledge in this area, the Berlin Graduate School on Muslim… -
Doctoral Program in Business Research
The Doctoral Program in Business Research (DPBR) is the structured doctoral education program offered by the School of Business & Economics at FU Berlin. DPBR is aimed at all… -
Graduate School Global Intellectual History
The graduate school Global Intellectual History explores intellectual reactions to processes of entanglement from the 18th to 20th century. It is interested specifically in the… -
Centre for Contemporary History
The Centre for Contemporary History (ZZF) is a research institute in the Leibniz Association, based in Potsdam. It focuses on contemporary German and European history during and… -
Das Wissen der Literatur
The PhD-Net Das Wissen der Literatur is a binational doctoral program, hosted by the Institut für deutsche Literatur at HU. The program closely collaborates with the Department of… -
European PhD in Socio-Economic and Statistical Studies
The European PhD in Socio-Economic and Statistical Studies (Sess.EuropePhD) is an international, interdisciplinary graduate program which builds upon the cooperation between nine… -
Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies
Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies (FSGS) is a structured doctoral program which was funded through the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state… -
Graduate School of East Asian Studies
The Graduate School of East Asian Studies (GEAS) offers area studies research on East Asia with thorough, discipline-based methodological training in social sciences. GEAS builds… -
Graduate School of North American Studies
The doctoral program at the Graduate School of North American Studies (GSNAS) offers close individual supervision and excellent theoretical and methodological training in the… -
High Dimensional Non Stationary Time Series
The International Research Training Group (IRTG) “High Dimensional Non Stationary Time Series” is a joint doctoral program offered by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Xiamen… -
International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course (LIFE)
The International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course (LIFE) is a joint international Doctoral Program offered by the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, FU, HU,… -
Knowledge of the Arts
The graduate program Knowledge of the Arts is located at an institution where a variety of arts are not only taught and researched but also practiced.The program sheds light on the… -
Latin American Studies from a Comparative and Transregional Perspective
The doctoral program at FU Berlin's Institute for Latin American Studies enables young researchers to write their thesis in their chosen areas of specialization (Cultural and… -
Ludwig Rosenberg Kolleg: Historical Relations between Labor Movements and Modern Jewry
The Ludwig Rosenberg Kolleg (LRK), named after the chairman of the Confederation of German Trade Unions Ludwig Rosenberg (1903-1977), is an interdisciplinary Doctoral Research… -
DIW Graduate Center PhD in economics
The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) is one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany. We are an independent, non-profit institute involved in… -
Public Economics and Inequality
The doctoral program on Public Economics and Inequality is a joint graduate school run by the Economics Department at FU Berlin and the Hans Böckler Foundation. It offers a… -
THESys Graduate Program - Transformations of Human-Environment Systems
The THESys Graduate Program is the doctoral program of HU’s Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys). It is organized by the… -
Selma Stern Zentrum für Jüdische Studien Berlin-Brandenburg (ZJS)
The Selma Stern Zentrum für Jüdische Studien Berlin-Brandenburg (ZJS), founded in 2012, is a joint project between FU, HU, TU, EUV, UP, the Abraham Geiger Kolleg and the Moses… -
Thinking Differences: Structures – Order – Communication
The Franco-German doctoral research group is an integral part offered by the multi-disciplinary doctoral program of the EHESS (l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales) in… -
Walther Rathenau Kolleg: Liberalism and Democracy
The Walther Rathenau Kolleg (WRK), named after the Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic, is an interdisciplinary PhD Research Group funded by the Friedrich… -
Wicked Problems, Contested Administrations: Knowledge, Coordination, Strategy
Wicked Problems, Contested Administrations: Knowledge, Coordination, Strategy (WIPCAD) offers a structured qualification program to international doctoral candidates of public… -
Computational Systems Biology
CSB is a joint initiative of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Max Planck Institute for Molecular… -
Global and Area Studies PhD Program
The Global and Area Studies is a joint venture doctoral program comprising several institutions worldwide. These include Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Chulalongkorn University… -
Philosophy, Science and the Sciences
The Research Training Group Philosophy, Science and the Sciences offers a structured doctoral program in ancient philosophy and science. Research and dissertation projects involve… -
Berlin Graduate School of British Studies
The Berlin Graduate School of British Studies is located at the Centre for British Studies, an interdisciplinary teaching and research institution within the Humboldt-Universität… -
Parasite Infections: From Experimental Models to Natural Systems
The DFG Research Training Group „Parasite Infections: From Experimental Models to Natural Systems“ offers a cutting edge curriculum to educate Next Generation Parasitologists.… -
Berlin International Graduate School in Model and Simulation based Research (BIMoS)
Two of the main focus areas of Technische Universität Berlin are data science and integrated mathematical modelling, with applications in engineering and natural sciences. To… -
Urban Water Interfaces (UWI)
UWI is an interdisciplinary research training group of engineers and natural scientists located at the Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) and the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater… -
IMPRS for Mathematical and Physical Aspects of Gravitation, Cosmology and Quantum Field Theory
The International Max Planck Research School for Mathematical and Physical Aspects of Gravitation, Cosmology and Quantum Field Theory is a joint programme of the MPI for… -
Religion – Knowledge – Discourse
The programme has been established in 2014 as part of the Excellence Initiative – an initiative for German universities which encourages and rewards academic excellence. Five… -
Berlin School of Movement Science (BSMS)
Movement and mobility are relevant components for the quality of human life. The ability to move is one of the most impacting factors for self-determined human living. It is… -
ProMINTion
The Graduate School "ProMINTion" is part of the Humboldt-ProMINT-Kolleg, an interdisciplinary institution for teacher education in mathematics, informatics and the natural… -
Identity and Heritage
The DFG-Graduate Program 2227 Identity and Heritage offers outstanding doctoral students the opportunity to pursue a doctorate in a unique and interdisciplinary environment. The… -
StRATEGy: Surface processes, Tectonics and Georesources: The Andean foreland basin of Argentina
The DFG International Research Training Group “StRATEGy” emphasizes research activities between surface processes, tectonics, and georesources. The goal of the PhD program is to… -
CropStrengthen - European Industrial Doctorate
CropStrengthen is an European Industrial Doctorate Programme funded by the European Commission. The project provides advanced systems biology training for 5 young researchers at… -
Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World
The research training group “Natural hazards and risks in a changing world (NatRiskChange)” aims to foster the scientific knowledge in the field of natural hazards and climate… -
BioMove - Integrating Biodiversity Research with Movement Ecology in dynamic agricultural landscapes
'Integrating Biodiversity Research with Movement Ecology in dynamic agricultural landscapes' [BioMove] is a Research Training Group (RTG) funded by the German Research Foundation… -
Minor Cosmopolitanisms
The DFG-funded RTG Minor Cosmopolitanisms is located at the University of Potsdam. In cooperation with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin, the RTG offers… -
Theory – Empirics – Practices of Pedagogical Teaching Processes
The graduate school “Theory – Empirics – Practices of Pedagogical Teaching Processes” (TEP) allows the qualification and continued support and mentoring of scientific trainees in… -
Agricultural Economics
Since 2005 the Doctoral Certificate Program in Agricultural Economics (DCPIAE) offers the first permanent, structured training of doctoral candidates in agricultural, food and… -
Research School Future Information Technologies (FIT)
The Research School FIT aims to integrate different topics in fundamental physics research and provide a more unified structure and scientific environment for PhD students working… -
Biodiversity, Evolution & Ecology
As a member of Dahlem Research School, the Graduate Program Biodiversity, Evolution & Ecology at Freie Universität Berlin provides a structured program for doctoral candidates in… -
CRC 1114 Scaling Cascades in Complex Systems
The Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) is a structured training and support program for the PhD students of the CRC 1114. PhD students work on their research projects under… -
CRC / TRR 227 Ultrafast Spin Dynamics
The DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center / Transregio 227 of Freie Universität Berlin and Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg together with non-university institutions… -
TRR 170 Integrated Research Training Group in Planetary Sciences
The integrated Research Training Group of the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) TRR 170 'Late accretion onto terrestrial planets' teaches methods and concepts from the fields of… -
Cinepoetics - Center for Advanced Film Studies
Cinepoetics - Center for Advanced Film Studies is a research group based at Freie Universität Berlin in cooperation with Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF and is funded by the… -
BB3R - Innovations in the 3R Research: Genetic Engineering, Tissue Engineering and Bioinformatics
The Berlin-Brandenburg research platform BB3R with the integrated graduate program "Innovations in the 3R Research – Genetic Engineering, Tissue Engineering and Bioinformatics"… -
CRC / SFB 1078 Protonation Dynamics in Protein Function
The Integrated Graduate School 1078 is a joint graduate school of the Freie Universität (FU), Technical University Berlin (TU), Humboldt University (HU), Charité –… -
Re-Figuration of Spaces
The integrated research training group (MGK) is part of the collaborative research centre 1265 “Re-Figuration of Spaces”, which is hosted by TU Berlin. Partner institutions are… -
Helmholtz Einstein International Berlin Research School in Data Science (HEIBRiDS)
In 2018, the Einstein Center Digital Future (ECDF) and the Helmholtz Association established a joint graduate program in Data Science: the Helmholtz Einstein International Berlin… -
Health Data Sciences
The newly established PhD Program in Health Data Sciences at the Charité is aimed at qualified young scientists interested in deepening their methodological knowledge in the fields… -
IMPRS Biology AND Computation
The International Max Planck Research School for Biology AND Computation offers a dual education with supervision from experimental and computational groups and the opportunity to… -
Robert Koch Doctoral Program
The Robert Koch Doctoral College (Robert Koch Doktorand*innenkolleg; RoKoDoKo) is a voluntary association of doctoral students and young Post-Docs of the Robert Koch Institute. … -
Fluorine-Specific Interactions: Fundamentals and Functions
(DFG SFB 1349 “Fluor-Spezifische Wechselwirkungen: Grundlagen und Anwendungen”) The CRC 1349 is a joined network of scientists from the field of chemistry, biochemistry, physics,… -
Research Training Group (RTG) "Bioactive Peptides – Innovative Aspects of Synthesis and Biosynthesis"
The Research Training Group (RTG) “Bioactive Peptides – Innovative Aspects of Synthesis and Biosynthesis” offers a structured education on peptide research for doctoral students.… -
Temporalities of Future in Latin America: Dynamics of Aspiration and Anticipation
The International Research Training Group (IRTG) "Temporalities of Future" is a binational German-Mexican research and study program, located at the Institute for Latin American… -
Berlin School of Economics
The Berlin School of Economics (BSE) unites Berlin‘s career development programs in economics, accounting, finance and management at the PhD and Postdoc levels in a single and… -
Max Delbrück Center Graduate School
The Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) is devoted to biomedical research, with the aim of understanding the molecular basis of health and… -
Differential Equation- and Data-driven Models in Life Sciences and Fluid Dynamics: An Interdisciplinary Research Training Group
DAEDALUS is a collaboration of Technische Universität Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. The main goal of DAEDALUS is the analysis of… -
BfR Doctoral Training Programme
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR) offers doctoral candidates the opportunity to conduct research on current and applied… -
Stochastic Analysis in Interaction
The IRTG 2544 „Stochastic Analysis in Interaction“ is a DFG-funded research initiative of the Berlin universities (FU, HU, and TU Berlin) and the Weierstrass Institute with the… -
iNAMES -MDC-Weizmann Helmholtz International Research School for Imaging from the NAno to the MESo
Imaging bridges a crucial gap in space and time in life science and medicine. New molecular and cellular insights are obtained from imaging. These findings should be integrated… -
BIOphysical Quantitative Imaging Towards Clinical Diagnosis
Research Training Group (GRK2260) ‘BIOQIC’, BIOphysical Quantitative Imaging Towards Clinical Diagnosis, was established in 2017 and offers an interdisciplinary, cohort-wise,… -
Berlin School of Optical Sciences and Quantum Technologies (BOS.QT)
The Berlin School of Optical Sciences and Quantum Technologies (BOS.QT) is a joint Graduate School of the Physics Departments of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin), the… -
Berlin Industrial Engineering and Management (BIEM)
TU Berlin’s doctoral program “Berlin Industrial Engineering and Management” (BIEM) aims to provide high-quality training to young scholars with the goal of producing excellent… -
Doctoral Program History and Cultural Studies
The doctoral program (HCS) based at the Department of History and Cultural Studies, FU Berlin offers a structured, research oriented three-year curriculum in cultural studies… -
Berlin Institute for the Foundation of Learning and Data (BIFOLD)
The Graduate School of the Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data (BIFOLD) offers a strongly research-oriented qualification program. Integrated within the range… -
"Charging into the future": Understanding the interaction of polyelectrolytes with biosystems
The DFG-funded International Research Training Group GRK 2662 aims for a better understanding of the molecular interactions between polyelectrolytes such as DNA, proteins or… -
Science of Intelligence (SCIoI)
Science of Intelligence (SCIoI) is a joint project between the Technische Universität Berlin and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, but also includes research groups at other… -
Dynamic Hydrogels at Biointerfaces
(DFG CRC / SFB 1449 "Dynamische Hydrogele an Biogrenzflächen") The Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) 1449 is a joint graduate school of the Freie Universität (FU),… -
Doctoral Program Natural Sciences
The doctoral program Natural Sciences is jointly supported and designed by the two departments of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy and Physics of Freie Universität Berlin and is a… -
IMPRS - Knowledge and Its Resources: Historical Reciprocities
The IMPRS-KIR is an international PhD program based in the history and philosophy of science, technology, and medicine. It is a collective undertaking by the Max Planck Institute… -
Normativity - Critique - Change
The GRK 2638 is dedicated to questions concerning the nexus of norms, their critique and how norms relate to social change. It seeks to study the specific structures of normative…