- Degree
- PhD
- Doctoral degree or degree awarded by
- Affiliated universities
- Course location
- Leipzig
- In cooperation with
- The PhD supervisors come from various Max Planck Institutes, different German universities, the Helmholtz Association and Fraunhofer Society.
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- English (100%)
- Mode of study
- Less than 50% online
- Programme duration
- 8 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- The school offers a four-year PhD programme (https://cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en/program) starting with a one-year orientation period followed by three years of research for the doctorate. Students can enter with a Bachelor’s (fast track) or a Master’s degree.
- Application deadline
- The application opens in September and the deadline is 1 December every year.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- Yes
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- The programme bridges the gaps between related but different disciplines such as artificial intelligence, biology, (cognitive) neuroscience, genetics, linguistics, mathematics, neurobiology, neuroimaging, neurology, neurophysics, philosophy, physics, psychiatry, and psychology.
The doctoral programme is designed with a multidisciplinary approach, which aims for excellent international applicants from diverse backgrounds.