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Application Procedure for PhD Studies, Required Documents

Application procedure (FUB-CSC PhD Program), Required Documents

The application and evaluation process for CSC candidates is coordinated by the International Office of Freie Universität Berlin. All inquiries concerning the FUB-CSC Program and open positions should be sent in the first process only to Dr. Benjamin Langer (not to the professor!) by e-mail to csc@international.fu-berlin.de

In order to become a PhD student at Freie Universität Berlin in the framework of the FUB-CSC PhD Program two applications are necessary:

1. Application to the offered PhD position to get an invitation letter,
    submitted to the International Office of FUB

  • Apply to the International Office for one of the PhD positions offered by a professor of FUB.
    [Please note! Apply only for a research project if your academic background meets the description of the offer!]

  • The application should be submitted ONLY  online through our online portal (https://fuberlin.moveon4.de/form/60acfece5d328710e40bdbd5/eng) 

  • Application period for PhD Studies: December 2024 - January 2025

  • The International Office will check and evaluate the application and forward ALL applications to the respective professor. The professor will contact the candidates who submitted a complete application. After interviewed by the professor who offered the position, the final decision about the acceptance is made by the professors of Freie Universität according to the academic qualification. We inform the applicants at the latest by the end of February about the decision.

     [Please note: Be patient and don’t contact the professor before the decision is made!]

  • In case the professor accepts the PhD candidate, he/she contacts the PhD candidate to discuss the research proposal which is required for the second application process - the CSC application.

  • Only Freie Universität Berlin can issue the invitation letter for the accepted PhD candidates in the framework of the FUB-CSC PhD Program. The invitation letter is a prerequisite for the application to a CSC scholarship and will be passed to the students by the FUB International Office at the end of February, 2025.

  • All accepted PhD candidates who submitted their complete application to the FUB International Office and were accepted by a professor will be listed on the official nomination list of the FUB-CSC Program which will be handed to the CSC by the FUB International Office.
List of documents Freie Universität Berlin requires from applicants:

2. Application submitted to CSC (approx. 10 March – 31 March):

  • This is a separate application process which is to be arranged by the CSC applicants. The application to the CSC is only handled by the CSC. In case you have questions concerning the CSC scholarship, please contact the CSC directly: www.csc.edu.cn 
  • Apply to the CSC online ONLY through the program channel under the framework of the FUB-CSC Program (otherwise, you are not a member of the program and cannot profit by its benefits).
  • The invitation letter issued by Freie Universität Berlin (see above, No. 1) is required for the scholarship application in the framework of the FUB-CSC PhD Program.
  • For the exact application period of CSC scholarships (March 10 – March 31), please refer to the CSC homepage: http://www.csc.edu.cn/chuguo
  • The results of the CSC will be announced at the beginning of June 2025.
  • Successful scholarship holders start their research stay in Berlin in September/October 2025.