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Scholarships

We annually grant new full scholarships to talented young researchers:

• Ph.D. scholarships
• and Postdoc scholarships

The scholarships are not subject to income tax.

Support is available for research work of Ph.D. candidates, as well as post-docs.

Scholarship holders enjoy a great research environment, close mentorship by professors and postdocs of the research school, interaction with many peers, enormous computing power with HPI’s data lab, and significant travel funding.

How to apply?

If you have prior experience or interest in our Research School, you are invited to apply with the following documents via our APPLICATION TOOL until May 1st or October 1st of every year.

1. Curriculum vitae and copies of certificates/transcripts
2. Brief research proposal, ideally mentioning the suitable HPI research group(s) you would like to work with.
3. Work samples/copies of relevant scientific work (e.g., master's thesis)
4. Letter of recommendation

• If you have any question in the meantime, please use the email address application-ide@hpi.de or contact one of the chairs directly with your documents.

Internal Evaluation Procedures

Each PhD student in the research school will have a yearly formal meeting with a thesis advisory committee (TAC) that consists of two professors of the research school. The student will give an oral report on the progress and there will be a short, written form assessing the PhD students' progress signed by the student and the professors.