As a doctoral candidate, you must first be admitted to the doctoral examination procedure. As a rule, the application can be submitted at the earliest two years after the start of the doctoral studies.

The following documents must be submitted in Docfile D-file no later than two weeks before submission of the dissertation:

• Current curriculum vitae with photograph
• Certificate of study progress as proof of enrollment in the doctoral program
• Non-graduate school members: Proof of participation in a course on good scientific practice
• Application for admission to doctoral examinations, fully completed and signed
• Copy of an identification document (identity card, passport)

Please send an email to the doctoral office (mnf-promotionen@uni-koeln.de), stating "Gesuch, Department (e.g. Physics)" in the subject line, stating that you have deposited the application with all attachments in Docfile D-file.