Doctoral program

No general call for applications for start in 2025
Our sincere apologies to all interested, but since we are restructuring our admission process, there will be no general Berlin School of Mind and Brain admission call for start in 2025.

The only opportunity for admission will be the DAAD scholarship call (below) of the Max Planck School of Cognition in cooperation with the Berlin School of Mind and Brain.

Call for two four-year DAAD scholarships for international students for 2025
Together with the national Max Planck School of Cognition, we are advertising two 4-year DAAD doctoral scholarships for international students, restricted to a number of specific supervisors and doctoral topics.
Start: These scholarships will start in October 2025.
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2025
Read more: https://www.mind-and-brain.de/doctoral-program/daad-doctoral-scholarships-2025-2029