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, Dec. 16, 2024 - until Monday, November 25, 2024

**The PhD-Office will be closed between Dec. 23, 2024 and Jan. 5, 2025**

Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 - until Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 (For questions: Please consider the information shown above regarding the availability of the office)

Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 - until Monday, Feb. 3, 2025

Monday, March 24, 2025 - until Monday, March 3, 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 regulations (DE)
Second doctoral degree regulations (EN)
First amendment of the regulations (DE)
Second amendment of the regulations (DE)

First Doctoral Degree Regulations from 2014

First doctoral degree regulations (DE)
First doctoral degree regulations (EN)
First amendment of the regulations (DE)
Second amendment of the regulations (DE)
Third amendment of the regulations (DE)
Fourth amendment of the regulations (DE)
Fifth amendment of the regulations (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 (DE/EN)

Declaration of research-oriented employment (DE/EN)

Declaration of previous doctoral degree procedures (DE/EN)

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

Dissertation committee (DE/ENG)

Doctorate statistics (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 criterias (DE)
Formal criterias (EN)

Monography

Information on the Research-Oriented Courses

Informationen for the attendance at research-oriented courses (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 criterias (DE)
Formal criterias (EN)

Publication based doctoral thesis

Information on the Research-Oriented Courses

Informationen for the attendance at research-oriented courses (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.