Application Process

Required documents

• Form 'Application for Admission as a Doctoral Student of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences' completely filled out and with all signatures (own signature, advisor, if applicable further advisor, coordinator graduate school of the department and if applicable coordinator further graduate school) (filename AaZ.pdf)
• University entrance qualification (filename HZB.pdf)
• Diploma, certificate, and transcript of the Bachelor's degree (or equivalent degree) (filename Bachelor-Dokumente.pdf)
• Diploma, certificate, and transcript of the Master's degree (or equivalent degree) (filename Master-Dokumente.pdf)
• Curriculum vitae (recommended) (filename CV.pdf)
• Further documents, if applicable

Registration via the online application portal KLIPS 2.0

• Register in KLIPS 2.0
• Submit an application for the doctoral studies and follow the guidelines

Email to the doctoral degree office

• Inform the doctoral office by email (stating your doctoral subject in the subject line) that you have applied for admission via KLIPS 2.0.

Further steps

• The doctoral office reviews your documents, the doctoral degree committee decides on the admission
• The Student Administration Office sends the letter of admission
• You accept the admission within the set deadline
• You enroll in due time

Docfile (the University of Cologne's doctoral administration system)

• Only, after you are enrolled as doctoral student, a Docfile account will be created for you and you will be informed about it