International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) -

- September 2016 -

In red the open calls

In green upcoming calls

In black the closed calls

Highlighted the calls closing in 2016

IMPRS / City / Max Planck Institute / Application
start / Deadline / Website
Biology & Medicine
for Molecular and Cellular Biology / Freiburg / MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics / 2017 fall (N) term / Spring (N) 2017 / Interviews in July 2017 /
for cell, developmental and systems biology / Dresden / MPI of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics / 2016 fall (N) term / closed / July 1st, 2016 /
of Neural & Behavioural Sciences / Tübingen / MPI for Biological Cybernetics / for Masters, no deadline for doctorate / open / January 15th, 2017 /
on Understanding Complex Plant Traits using Computational and Evolutionary Approaches / Cologne / MPI for Plant Breeding Research / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / open / January 15, 2017 /
for Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences: From Biology to Medicine / Martinsried / MPI of Biochemistry
MPI of Neurobiology
MPI of Psychiatry / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / open / November 18, 2016 /
for Molecular Biology / Göttingen / MPI for Biophysical Chemistry
MPI for Experimental Medicine / Master and PhD start in fall (N) 2017 / open / January 15, 2017 /
for Neurosciences / Göttingen / MPI for Biophysical Chemistry
MPI or Dynamics and Self-Organization
MPI for Experimental Medicine / Master, PhD, MD-PhD / open / January 15, 2017 /
for Organismal Biology / Seewiesen
Radolfszell
Konstanz / MPI for Ornithology / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / open / January, 15th 2017 /
for Neural Circuits / Frankfurt am Main / MPI for Brain Research / PhD start in fall (N) 2017 / open / December 15, 2016 /
for Environmental, Cellular and Molecular Microbiology / Marburg / MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology / PhD / opens in December /
"From Molecules to Organisms" / Tübingen / MPI for Developmental Biology / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / January 1st, 2017 / February, 26th 2017 /
on Ageing / Cologne / MPI for for Biology of Ageing; MPI for Metabolism Research; Research Center caesar / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / fall (N) 2016 /
for Computational Biology and Scientific Computing / Berlin / MPI for Molecular Genetics / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / November, 2016 /
for Marine Microbiology / Bremen / MPI for Marine Microbiology / M.Sc. program starts in October, Ph.D. program is flexible. / open / February 28th, 2017 /
for Physics of Biological and Complex Systems / Göttingen / MPI for Biophysical Chemistry / Ph.D starts throughout the year. / open / no deadline /
for Structure and Function of Biological Membranes / Frankfurt am Main / MPI of Biophysics / Ph.D / not mentioned / not mentioned /
in Chemical Biology / Dortmund / MPI of Molecular Physiology / 2016 fall (N) term / closed / 31st August, 2016 /
for Heart and Lung Research / Bad Nauheim / MPI for Heart and Lung Research / PhD / Check in November / Deadline usually January 31st /
"The Exploration of Ecological Interactions with Molecular and Chemical Techniques" / Jena / MPI for Chemical Ecology / PhD / Summer (N) 2017 / Probably August 2017 /
for Evolutionary Biology / Plön / MPI for Evolutionary Biology / PhD starts in fall / winter (N) 2017 / Spring (N) 2017 /
for Molecular Biomedicine / Münster / MPI for Molecular Biomedicine / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / March 2017 / Probably May 2017 /
for Infectious Diseases and Immunology / Berlin / MPI for Infection Biology / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / open / October 9th 2016 /
Primary Metabolism and Plant Growth / Potsdam / MPI of Molecular Plant Physiology / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / Check in November / Probably January /
Chemistry, Physics & Technology
for Astronomy and Astrophysics / Bonn / MPI for Radio Astronomy / Ph.D starts throughout the year. / open / November 15th, 2016 /
for Astrophysics / Garching / MPI for Astrophysics / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / open / November 15th, 2016 /
for Solar System Science / Göttingen / MPI for Solar System Research / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / open / November 15th, 2016. They also accept off-cycle applications /
for Quantum Dynamics in Physics, Chemistry and Biology / Heidelberg / MPI for Nuclear Physics / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / open / November 22st, 2016 /
for Astronomy and Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg / Heidelberg / MPI for Astronomy / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / open / November 22st, 2016 /
for Precision Tests of Fundamental Symmetries / Heidelberg / MPI for Nuclear Physics / PhD starts in fall (N) 2017 / open / November 22st, 2016 /
for Moduli Spaces / Bonn / MPI for Mathematics / PhD starts in 2017 / open / December 15th for the summer term
May 15th for the winter term. /
for Ultrafast Imaging and Structural Dynamics / Hamburg / MPI for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter / PhD starts in 2017 / opens in October / usually end of January /
for Condensed Matter Science / Stuttgart / MPI for Solid State Research
MPI or Intelligent Systems
MPI for Intelligent Systems / PhD spring (N) term 2017 / open / September 30, 2016 /
for Surface and Interface Engineering in Advanced Materials / Düsseldorf / MPI für Eisenforschung GmbH / PhD starts in 2017 / December 1, 2016 / February 28th, 2017 /
for Advanced Methods in Process and Systems Engineering - IMPRS ProEng / Magdeburg / MPI for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems / PhD / open / no deadline /
for Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics / Mainz / MPI for Chemistry / PhD / open / no deadline /
Functional Interfaces in Physics and Chemistry / Berlin / Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society / PhD / open / no deadline /
for Computer Science / Saarbrücken / MPI for Informatics
MPI for Software Systems / PhD / open / no deadline /
for Mathematical and Physical Aspects of Gravitation, Cosmology and Quantum Field Theory / Potsdam-Golm / MPI for Gravitational Physics / PhD / open / no deadline /
on Gravitational Wave Astronomy / Hannover / MPI for Gravitational Physics / PhD / open / no deadline /
Physics of Light / Erlangen / MPI for the Science of Light / PhD / open / no deadline /
Max Planck Graduate Center Mainz / Mainz / MPI for Chemistry
MPI for Polymer Research / PhD / open / no deadline /
for Dynamical Processes in Atoms, Molecules and Solids / Dresden / MPI for the Physics of Complex Systems / PhD / open / Oct. 30, 2016 /
on Earth System Modelling / Hamburg / MPI for Meteorology / PhD / closed (July, 1st) / September, 15th /
for Global Biogeochemical Cycles / Jena / MPI for Biogeochemistry / PhD / closed / September, 20th --- check February 2017 /
on Advanced Photon Science / Garching / MPI of Quantum Optics / PhD / closed / check march 2017 /
on Multiscale Bio-Systems / Potsdam-Golm / MPI of Colloids and Interfaces / PhD / closed / check January 2107 / …
for Mathematics in the Sciences / Leipzig / MPI for Mathematics in the Sciences / PhD / open / December 1st, 2016for the summer semester. May 1st, for the winter semester /
on Elementary Particle Physics / Munich / MPI for Physics / PhD / open / September 30, 2016 /
Social Sciences, Humanities & Law
for Comparative Criminal Law / Freiburg / MPI for Foreign and International Criminal Law / PhD / open / generally 2 months after publication /
on the Life Course: Evolutionary and Ontogentic Dynamics / Berlin / MPI for Human Development / PhD / will be announced in October/November 2016 /
The Leipzig School of Human Origins / Leipzig / MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology / PhD / open / December 01, 2016 /
forComputational Methods in Psychiatry and Ageing Research / Berlin / Max Planck UCL Centre / PhD / early next year /
on Neuroscience of Communication: Function, Structure and Plasticity / Leipzig / MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences / PhD / open / December 01, 2016 /
for Language Sciences / Nijmegen / MPI for Psycholinguistics / PhD / November, 2016 / January, 2017 /
on Successful Dispute Resolution in International Law / Luxem-
bourg / MPI Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law / Summer (N) School / closed / Check in December/January /
on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy / Cologne / MPI for the Study of Societies / PhD / December 15th, 2016 / February 28th, 2017 /
on Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World / Jena / MPI for the Science of Human History
MPI for Human Development
for Research on Collective Goods / PhD starts in July / One month before closing / April 1st, 2017 /
for the Anthropology, Archaeology and History of Eurasia (ANARCHIE) / Halle / MPI for Social Anthropology / PhD / closed / Check later /
on Retaliation, Mediation and Punishment / Halle / MPI for Social Anthropology / PhD / closed / As soon as one of the doctoral students finishes his or her doctoral degree the new position will be advertised and filled. There are no general closing dates for applications.
Interested candidates are invited to check back regularly on this page. /