Doctoral studies

Your application for admission to doctoral studies must contain the following documents:

• university degree certificate
• tabular CV
• exposé of your doctoral project
• further documents in accordance with the faculties's regulations

Please download detailed info from the respective faculty:

• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Education (in German only)
• Faculty of Humanities (in German only)
• Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science (in German only)
• Faculty of Business Administration (Hamburg Business School)

If your application is approved, you will be admitted to doctoral studies and allowed to enroll at Universität Hamburg.

After receiving your admission to doctoral studies, please send the following documents to Universität Hamburg's Student Affairs Team:

• print-out of your application from the application platform (register under: www.uni-hamburg.de/online-bewerbung)
• if already enrolled as a student at Universität Hamburg, you do not have to register via the online portal; in this case please address an informal application for doctoral admission to the Student Affairs Team
• university degree certificate (simple copy)
• if you completed your degree abroad, please also submit a confirmation of admission to doctoral studies from the responsible faculty of UHH
• current confirmation from your doctoral supervisor at Universität Hamburg
• doctoral studies at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Studies require an admission confirmation from the respective graduate school: http://www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/einrichtungen/graduate-school/
• doctoral studies at the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences require an admission confirmation from the respective Academic Office: www.min.uni-hamburg.de/de/forschung/promotion/verfahren.html
• doctoral studies at the Faculty of Humanities require an admission confirmation from the Doctoral studies office of the faculty (Dr. phil.) respectively the Doctoral studies office of the department of protestant theology (Dr. theol.) : www.gwiss.uni-hamburg.de/en/studium/promotion.html
• doctoral studies at the Faculty of Business Administration require an admission confirmation from the faculty: https://www.bwl.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung/promotion/promotionsprozess-e-prom-o-2014-per-06jun2018.pdf
• doctoral studies at the Faculty of Medicine in the area of medicine or dentistry require a confirnation of registration for doctoral studies from the faculty.
• doctoral studies in the PhD programs at the Faculty of Medicine require an admission confirmation from the faculty.
• proof of health insurance, see here for more information

Address for document submission:

Universität Hamburg
CampusCenter – Service für Studierende (Services for Students)
Team Studierendenangelegenheiten (Student Affairs Team)
Alsterterrasse 1
20354 Hamburg, Germany

Important note: your doctoral admission may state an enrollment deadline! Please meet the deadline!

It is left to the Services for Students to ask you for a current project confirmation from your doctoral supervisor from time to time.

Funding sources for doctoral students with disabilities or chronic diseases are very limited, particularly if you are in need of special assistance. We recommend that you seek advice at the Office of Affairs for Students with Disabilities or Chronic Diseases.

Are you an international doctoral student who needs an entry visa for Germany? If that be the case, please apply timely for your visa at the responsible German consulate or embassy; visa processing may span two to three months.

Important note: three-months Schengen visa (tourist visa) cannot be extended for study or research periods in Germany!

Further visa information:

• DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) info on entry and visa regulations, residence and work permits

• Visas, residence permits and work permits before, during and after your studies (PDF)