Reduced application procedure

Graduate students who have already joined one of these research groups for no more than 6 months, can submit a reduced application to the GCSC and provide as follows:

• A covering letter outlining your motivation for applying at the GCSC,
• The application form, available in English and German,
• A short research proposal (of no more than 5 pages) including an explanation of the project's relevance to the GCSC's research profile.
• A proposed time-frame indicating whether you can realistically comply with the GCSC's guidelines for completion of a PhD (within 4 years if in conjunction with a work contract, within 3 years if not) and
• A supervision agreement signed by you and your supervisor (can also be handed in later).

If more than 6 months have elapsed, the research proposal and time-frame should be brought up to date before submitted.

Additionally, partner programmes are asked to submit the following documents:

• the candidate’s full application pack s/he presented at the respective programme
• the partner programme’s internal assessment(s) of the application submitted (alternatively, the supervisor’s evaluation, should such an appraisal not be part of the internal assessment).