Prerequisite and Required Documents

After admission to the Graduate School, participants are expected to enroll formally as a doctoral student at the University of Bonn.
To graduate within the framework of BIGS-OAS as a doctoral student, the rules and procedures of the Ph.D. examination process and the doctoral regulations of the Faculty of Philosophy apply. The dissertation begins with the registration of the qualification phase and the signing of a supervision agreement between the doctoral candidate and the supervisor. The academic degree obtained is 'Dr. phil.'.

Further information is provided on the pages of the Faculty of Humanities and here²²².

The application package must include following documents:

• a completed Application Form³³³³³
• copie of the document "Agreement of Supervision"
• an outline of the proposed doctoral project
• a curriculum vitae
• two letters of recommendation
• copies of all degrees received
• a copy of the B.A. or M.A. thesis (or an equivalent final paper)
• evidence of proficiency in the major source or field language relevant to source analysis or the dissertation project
• proof of proficiency in German or English (not applicable, if applicants are native speakers of German or/and English or if applicants have graduated from an German/English speaking university)

Link to document³³³³³

Applications have to be submitted before: 1 July 2025                                     
Please send your documents to: bigsoas@uni-bonn.de

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