Application process at the Graduate School Empirical and Applied Linguistics

• Stutens with a German degree

  Please submit your application as a pdf-file to the coordinator of the Graduate School. Please include the following documents:

  • Certificate of your Master's degree,
  • Proof of the language skills that are required depending on the chosen doctoral subject,
  • Your CV in tabular form,
  • The doctoral subject you wish to pursue (cf. § 3 study regulations (inofficial version)),
  • Your suggested supervisors (at least one of them must hold the academic title of a professor or junior professor.),
  • An outline of your planned dissertation project (1500 - 1700 words, cf. How to Write a Proposal) that includes
    • a description of your chosen topic, your hypothesis, and your aim,
    • the state of research,
    • the theories and methods you want to use,
    • a list of references,
    • the schedule of your doctoral project,
    • ideally 1-2 references by other professors.

  Official documents such as the Master's Certificate should be submitted as a scan.

• Students with an international degree

  The application procedure consists of two steps. Please take note of the following application instructions and make sure you fulfil all requirements listed below.

  Step 1: Please contact the coordinator of the Graduate School Empirical and Applied Linguistics by email at least three months prio to the application deadline (summer term: August 30, winter term: February 28). Please attach

  • an outline of your planned dissertation project (1500 - 1700 words, cf. DAAD guidelines) that includes
    • a description of your chosen topic, your hypothesis, and your aim,
    • the state of research,
    • the theories and methods you want to use,
    • a list of references,
    • the schedule of your doctoral project,
  • Your Master's thesis,
  • A short CV in tabular form, and
  • Your Master's certificate (including information on the grade you archieved)

  Please also suggest a panel of 2-3 supervisors for your project. Please note that at least one of the supervisors has to hold the title of a professor/junior professor. Your proposal will then be forwarded to the faculty members you have named. Please do not hand in your full application papers (Step 2) until two supervisors have been found for your project! Your admission to the Graduate School depends on whether there are two qualified faculty members willing and able to supervise your planned dissertation. Applications by candidates who have not followed these instructions can unfortunately not be considered.

  Step 2: Once two supervisors of the Graduate School Empirical and Applied Linguistics have agreed to supervise you, please submit the following further documents as a pdf file to the coordinator of the Graduate School:

  • Proof of the language skills that are required depending on the chosen doctoral subject (cf. appendix B of the Ph.D. study regulations of the Faculty of Philology [de]),
  • The doctoral subject you wish to pursue (cf. § 3 study regulations (inofficial version) [en]),
  • Ideally 1 - 2 references by other professors.

  Official documents such as the Master's Certificate should be submitted as a scan.

The courses in your doctoral studies are held in presence. This implies that your presence in Münster is a mandatory condition for your PhD studies. Since the GS eal does not award any scholarships of its own, you must seek funding for your project before you begin your studies. You will find information on various possibilities under the heading Funding.