• Current photo/photo (according to the criteria of the passport photo)
• Passport or identity card
• E-Card (for all Austrians: inside)
• Application formApplication for admission to the doctoral program and admission to the doctoral school
• Academic curriculum vitae
• Proof (degree certificates) of completed previous studies/research or study specializations, any other academic achievements and the required language skills - foreign documents must be translated and duly notarized (exception for translation: German and English documents)
  -Information on notarization
• Exposé of the dissertation project of at least 15,000 to max. 30,000 characters (including spaces) (topic and aim of the work, research questions, methodology, classification of the planned work in the state of science)
• Letter of motivation including timetable
• Signed supervision agreement

Do you have an active UNIGRAZonline student account?

• Upload the application documents to UNIGRAZonline via the "My application" application.

You do not have a UNIGRAZonline student account?

• Register for a basic user: in account.
• After registering, you will receive an e-mail with an activation link for your account.
• Log in to UNIGRAZonline on the start page via "Applicants: in" with your generated user name (or e-mail address) and created password.
• Upload the application documents via the "My application" application.

The selection committee consists of three persons:

• The responsible (Vice) Dean of Studies
• The head of the doctoral school
• The supervisor

Application deadline for the winter semester 2024/25:

• Regular application deadline: 01.08.2024 to 30. 09.2024
• Extraordinary application deadline: 01.07.2024 to 15.11.2024

Please note: During the extraordinary application period, the documents are checked according to time resources - therefore it cannot be guaranteed that a decision can be made by the committee within 8 weeks or that the decision will be made in good time before the end of the enrolment period.

• Once the application documents have been submitted in full, the selection committee must submit its recommendation regarding admission to the Rectorate without undue delay, but within two months at the latest.
• Enrolment deadline
• The enrollment period for courses ends in mid-September or mid-February.
• Courses start at the beginning of October or the beginning of March

• You will receive your letter of admission by e-mail.
• The Admissions Office will inform you about the further enrollment procedure.
• After enrolment you will receive access to UNIGRAZonline and you can register for courses.