Applications can only be submitted through the online application portal. Please note the following steps in the application process:

1. Complete the application form online and "submit". Print, sign, scan, and save the document in PDF format.
2. Register via the DRS platform.
3. Fill in your own details and the details of your first supervisor and send the email request for a supporting statement. The e-mail request includes a link to upload the support letter to your application.
4. After sending this email, the required documents may be uploaded in PDF format: the signed application form, a CV, proof of the researcher's qualifications (degree certificates), a doctoral admission notification and a research proposal including a detailed timetable.
5. Finally, submit your application by clicking on "submit".

The application requirements are detailed in our info brochure (pdf). If you have any questions, please get in touch with the Elsa Neumann Scholarship Office by phone or email.