Notes on admission
In order to gain admission to the doctoral programme in Law, it is necessary to go through a qualitative admission procedure via a commission. Information on the required steps can be found summarised on this page.
Application deadlines for the winter semester 2024/25:
- Ordinary application deadline: 01 August 2024 to 30 September 2024
Extraordinary application period: 01 July 2024 to 31 July 2024 and 01 October 2024 to 15 November 2024
Please note: During the extraordinary application period, the documents are checked subject to staff availability; therefore, it cannot be guaranteed that a decision will be made by the committee within eight weeks or before the end of the enrolment period.
- Current photograph (meeting the passport photo requirements)
- Passport or identity card
- E-card (for all Austrian citizens)
- Application form: Application for admission to the doctoral programme and to the doctoral school
- Academic curriculum vitae
- Proof (degree certificates) of completed previous studies/research or study specialisations, any other academic achievements, and the required language skills — foreign documents must be translated and duly notarised (exception for translation: German and English documents)
- Information on notarisation
- Exposé of the dissertation project of at least 15,000 and no more than 30,000 characters (including spaces) (topic and aim of the work, research questions, methodology, classification of the planned work in the current state of research)
- Letter of motivation including a timetable
- Signed supervision agreement
Do you have an active UNIGRAZonline student account?
Upload the application documents to UNIGRAZonline via the “My Application” section.
Do you not have a UNIGRAZonline student account?
Register for a basic user 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” with your generated username (or e-mail address) and your chosen password.
Upload the application documents via the “My Application” section.
The selection committee consists of three persons:
- The responsible (Vice) Dean of Studies
- The head of the Doctoral School
- The supervisor
Application deadlines for the winter semester 2024/25:
Regular application deadline: 01 August 2024 to 30 September 2024
Extraordinary application deadline: 01 July 2024 to 15 November 2024
Please note: During the extraordinary application period, the documents are checked subject to staff availability; therefore, it cannot be guaranteed that a decision will be made by the committee within eight weeks or 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 deadlines
The enrolment 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 enrolment procedure.
- After enrolment, you will receive access to UNIGRAZonline and can register for courses.
