For students outside of Germany, application to the HGSFP must be made in conjunction with an application for a fellowship, alternatively financial support can be guaranteed by the primary advisor.

If you are a student at Heidelberg University, you may submit your application at any time directly to the Central Office of the HGSFP when registering for your doctoral studies in physics: This is possible if you fulfil the admission requirements and already have an advisor who agrees to supervise your work, and sufficient funding is available through your advisor.

As a Heidelberg student you may, however, also apply for a fellowship, in particular if funding is not secured, and if you are searching for an advisor.

FOR ALL APPLICANTS: If you would like to join one of the topical graduate schools (as well as being a member of the HGSFP), such as the IMPRS-HD, IMPRS-PTFS, IMPRS-QD, GRK1940, GRK2058 (HighRR), the School on Experimental Foundations and Applications of Quantum Phenomena or the LGF School on Basic Building Blocks for Quantum Enabled Technologies, you must initiate your application through registering via our web form below. These schools offer individual fellowships.

The deadline for receipt of the full application plus references is usually in November of each year.

Please note that you may submit the web form at any stage - your data will be saved when you submit the form. You can complete passages or make changes at any stage before the deadline has expired. Note that at this point, your application, including letters of reference, must be complete in order to be considered.

Important information for applicants: Each of the above schools takes its decision autonomously! If you apply for multiple schools, a decision from one school has no bearing on the decision from another!