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Application Deadlines PDF Print E-mail

Applications for Ph.D. studies at BMS for the academic year 2010/11 will be accepted

from September 1, 2009.
Applicants interested in BMS scholarships must submit their application
until December 31, 2009!
From January 2010 until May 31, 2010 applications will still be accepted but allocation of funding is subject to availability. 


The academic year 2010/11 is made up of the winter semester 2010/11 and the summer semester 2011. The winter semester 2010/11 will start in October 2010 and last until February 2011. The summer semester 2011 will start in April 2011 and last until July 2011.

There is no tuition - only the registration fee at one of the three Berlin universities. Registration at the universities can be done upon start of the studies at BMS: No advance application to the universities is necessary.

Note: Please submit your applications online, via the online submission form. Note that in order to access the application form, you have to first register: This is a very simple procedure - see the login form on the main page.

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Guidelines PDF Print E-mail

All you need to know about applying to the BMS!

Please download our Application Guidelines here: download pdf
 
Questions? PDF Print E-mail

If you have any questions about applying to the BMS, our requirements, our scholarships, or any other sort of question, feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you!

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Requirements PDF Print E-mail

Students entering Phase I of the BMS are expected to have a bachelor degree, Vordiplom, or equivalent. (Thus, in particular, Berlin mathematics students in their "Hauptstudium" can apply for membership in BMS. For students who are further advanced, part of the Phase I course requirements may be waived.)

For entering Phase II, students are expected to have a master or Diplom degree, or to pass the BMS Qualifying Exams. (In particular, they thus satisfy the regular admission requirements of the Berlin universities' PhD programs.)

 
BMS Scholarships PDF Print E-mail

The BMS offers scholarships, both for Phase I and for Phase II students, funded by the German Science Foundation DFG in the framework of the "Excellence Initiative" and by the three Berlin universities. The application for a scholarship can be included in the application for admission, there is a special section - no extra application materials are needed.

Typical Phase I scholarships are granted for 18 months (extendible by 6 months), and amount to at least 800 Euro per month, tax-free (no insurances included).
Phase II scholarships are typically granted for 24 months (extendible by 12 months), and usually amount to about 1350 Euro per month, tax-free (no insurances included).
There are extra child-care funds reserved for BMS-students who take care of children.

 
Other Scholarships PDF Print E-mail

Other scholarships may be available from funding agencies such as
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
- via exchange programs of the universities (for example, at TU Berlin)
- via teaching assistantships (for example, at TU Berlin)

An overview of additional foundations supporting PhD students can be found here: 
http://www.begabtenfoerderungswerke.de/
http://www.stipendienlotse.de/ (in German)


Furthermore, see our lists of
institutes and of projects.

 

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