Dresden International Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (DIGS-ILS)
Dresden University of Technology
Degree
PhD
Language
English
Tuition
Free
Duration
8 semesters
Programme Overview
Structured doctoral programme in interdisciplinary life sciences that combines research training with thesis work across molecular, cellular, and systems-oriented biological fields.
Admission Requirements
- Academic requirements
Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (e.g., Life sciences, natural sciences, Bioengineering, materials science, Medicine, Computer science, physics/biophysics, applied mathematics); strong academic record; hands-on research experience; drive to explore complex scientific questions
- Minimum GPA
- No fixed minimum GPA is published.
- English requirements
- High proficiency in English is required. Formal proof is not obligatory, but TOEFL or IELTS results and GRE results can be uploaded with the application.
- Accepted bachelor fields
- Requires a qualifying degree in biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular biomedicine, biophysics, bioinformatics, chemistry with a life-sciences focus, or a comparable field.
- APS Certificate
- Yes
- Thesis required
- Yes
- Mandatory internship
- Compulsory training equivalent to four weeks of lab rotations
Costs & Funding
- Tuition fee
- None
- Semester contribution
- Optional matriculation at TU Dresden costs approximately 300 EUR per semester according to the current programme information.
- Funding info
Tuition: None Semester contribution: Optional matriculation at TU Dresden costs approximately 300 EUR per semester according to the current programme information.
Career Outcomes
The programme prepares candidates for doctoral-level research careers in interdisciplinary life sciences and related academic or research environments.
Typical job roles
Target industries
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Programme details
- Degree
- PhD
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 8 semesters
- Mode
- , duration and mode of study Candidates who receive an offer at the end of one of the two annual PhD selection processes may begin doctoral work at any time during the following six months (usually 1 September of the same year and 1 March of the following year). The duration of a PhD at DIGS-ILS is three and a half to four years.
- Start
- Starting dates: 1 September or 1 March
- Deadline
- Rolling (annual)
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