Doctorate PhD

Welcome to the website of the PhD Office of the Medical Faculty. Here you will find all information about the PhD procedure, as well as the office hours for support and the dates of the next PhD ceremonies.

Dates

The upcoming meeting dates of the doctoral committee as well as the respective deadlines regarding the submission of documents are as follows:

Meeting Dates of PhD-Board Submission* of applications possible

Monday, March 31, 2025 - until Monday, March 3, 2025

Monday, April 28, 2025 - until Monday, March 31, 2025

Monday, May 26, 2025 - until Monday, May 5, 2025

Monday, June 23, 2025 - until Monday, June 3, 2025

Monday, July 21, 2025 - until Monday, June 30, 2025

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*submission via letterbox "Promotionsbüro" (building 33, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn) or postal delivery

Overview of the Process

Process to obtain the Doctoral Degree

Doctoral Degree Regulations

In the following, the essential steps for the promotion process are listed. However, to gain a first overview we recommend you to read the regulations carefully. You can find them with all valid versions and changes in the following menu.

Documents - Regulations

Second Doctoral Degree Regulations from 2021

Second doctoral degree regulations¹ (DE)
Second doctoral degree regulations² (EN)
First amendment of the regulations³ (DE)
Second amendment of the regulations⁴ (DE)
Third amendment of the regulations⁵ (DE)

First Doctoral Degree Regulations from 2014

First doctoral degree regulations⁶ (DE)
First doctoral degree regulations⁷ (EN)
First amendment of the regulations⁸ (DE)
Second amendment of the regulations⁹ (DE)
Third amendment of the regulations¹⁰ (DE)
Fourth amendment of the regulations¹¹ (DE)
Fifth amendment of the regulations¹² (DE)
New announcement of the regulations (gender neutral version)¹³ (DE)
first amendment of the regulations (after new announcement)¹⁴ (DE)

Qualification Phase

The first step for a possible admission to the PhD program is the compilation and submission of the documents for the application for the qualification phase. In particular, the checklist provides an overview of the relevant documents which you need to submit with your application . The doctoral committee will then make a decide over your application in one of the regular meetings. In this regard, the stated submission deadlines must be taken into account.

Please drop your application into the letterbox in front of building 33 (Dekanat / letterbox "Promotionsbüro") or send your application by post to the PhD-Office.

Documents - Qualification phase

Checklist: Documents for the application for admission to the qualification phase ¹⁵¹⁶(DE/EN)

Declaration of research-oriented employment¹⁷ (DE/EN)

Declaration of previous doctoral degree procedures¹⁸ ¹⁹(DE/EN)

Agreement between applicant and supervisor/first reviewer²⁰ (DE/ENG)

Dissertation committee²¹ (DE/ENG)

Doctorate statistics²² (DE/EN)

During the Qualification Phase

Here you will find all the templates, sample pages and information on formal criteria necessary for writing the dissertation. Furthermore, you will find information on the required proof of attendance at research-oriented courses.

Option 1: Monography

In this case, the dissertation is written as a monograph. Below you will find formal criteria and templates for writing an inaugural dissertation.

Documents - Monography

Doctoral thesis

Formal criterias²³ (DE)
Formal criterias²⁴ (EN)

Monography

Information on the Research-Oriented Courses

Informationen for the attendance at research-oriented courses²⁹ (DE/EN)

Option 2: Publicationbased thesis

In contrast to the monography, this form of dissertation briefly describes work that has already been published and in light of the current state of knowledge. The formal criteria and templates for writing a publication dissertation can be found below.

Documents - Publicationbased thesis

Doctoral thesis

Formal criterias²³ (DE)
Formal criterias²⁴ (EN)

Publication based doctoral thesis

Cover and 2nd page²⁵ (DE)
Cover and 2nd page²⁶ (EN)
Publication based thesis structure³⁰ (EN)
Statement own share³¹ (EN)

Information on the Research-Oriented Courses

Informationen for the attendance at research-oriented courses²⁹ (DE/EN)

Examination Phase

After completion of your qualification phase, which usually spans 3 years in a supervisory relationship, the examination phase follows. For this, you submit - as previously with the qualification phase - an application for admission to the PhD doctoral committee. All required documents are listed in the checklist. Depending on whether you are writing a monograph or a publication dissertation, different documents are relevant for submission. The checklist will help you in orientating. The doctoral committee will then decide over your application in one of its meetings. In this regard, the stated submission deadlines must be considered.

Please drop your application into the letterbox in front of building 33 (Dekanat / letterbox "Promotionsbüro") or send your application by post to the PhD-Office.