Programs

Structured doctoral programmes in Germany from the official DAAD International Programmes database. 157 of them charge no tuition.

171 of 171 programmes

• DEWIN – Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions (opens in new tab)

  Hannover Medical School · Hannover

  English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Winter semester

  Deadline: Register by 1 March 2027

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester
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• Digital Platform Ecosystems (DFG Research Training Group 2720) (opens in new tab)

  University of Passau · Passau

  German · English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Any time

  Deadline: This programme has no deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: German, EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Any time
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• DIW Berlin Graduate Center (Economics) (opens in new tab)

  German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) · Berlin

  English · No tuition fees · 9 semesters or more · Winter semester

  Deadline: Register by 15 January 2027

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 9 semesters or moreStart: Winter semester
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• Doctoral Programme / EBS Business School (opens in new tab)

  EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht · Oestrich-Winkel

  English · Tuition varies · 4 semesters · Winter semester, Summer semester

  Deadline: This programme has no deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: Tuition variesDuration: 4 semestersStart: Winter semester, Summer semester
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• Doctoral Programme Clinical Pharmacy (opens in new tab)

  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · München

  German · English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters, 8 semesters · Any time

  Deadline: This programme has no deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: German, EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semesters, 8 semestersStart: Any time
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• Doctoral Programme Environment and Society (opens in new tab)

  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · München

  English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Winter semester

  Deadline: Register by 10 April 2027

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester
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• Doctoral Programme in Accounting, Economics, Finance & Management (opens in new tab)

  Frankfurt School of Finance & Management · Frankfurt am Main

  English · No tuition fees · 9 semesters or more · Winter semester

  Deadline: Register by 15 January 2027

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 9 semesters or moreStart: Winter semester
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• Doctoral Programme in Governance (opens in new tab)

  Hertie School · Berlin

  English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Winter semester

  Deadline: This programme has no deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester
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• Doctoral Programme in Law (Doctor Juris) (opens in new tab)

  University of Münster · Münster

  German · English · No tuition fees · 4 semesters · Any time

  Deadline: This programme has no deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: German, EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 4 semestersStart: Any time
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• Doctoral Programme in Neuroscience (opens in new tab)

  University of Tübingen · Tübingen

  English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Any time

  Deadline: This programme has no deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Any time
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• Doctoral Programme in the Field of Cognition (opens in new tab)

  Max Planck School of Cognition · Leipzig

  English · No tuition fees · 8 semesters · Winter semester

  Deadline: Register by 1 December 2026

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 8 semestersStart: Winter semester
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• Doctoral Studies at the University of Bamberg (opens in new tab)

  University of Bamberg · Bamberg

  No tuition fees

  Deadline: No deadline stated

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: Not statedTuition: No tuition feesDuration: Not statedStart: Not stated
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• Dresden International Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (DIGS-ILS) (opens in new tab)

  Dresden University of Technology · Dresden

  English · No tuition fees · 8 semesters · Any time

  Deadline: Application rounds and deadlines will be published on our website .

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 8 semestersStart: Any time
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• Dresden Leibniz Graduate School (DLGS) in Sustainability Science and Transformative Leadership (opens in new tab)

  Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) · Dresden

  English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Other

  Deadline: DLGS accepts competitive applications for: Current call (deadline: 1 September 2026) https://dlgs-dresden.de/application/funding/scholarships OR Open topic https://dlgs-dresden.de/application/funding/rolling-applications (rolling deadline)

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Other
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• Environmental and Resource Management (opens in new tab)

  Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg · Cottbus

  English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Winter semester, Summer semester

  Deadline: This programme has no deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester, Summer semester
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• European Doctorate in Law & Economics (EDLE) (opens in new tab)

  University of Hamburg · Hamburg

  English · Tuition: 1,800 (currency and period on DAAD page) · 8 semesters · Winter semester

  Deadline: Register by 15 February 2027

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: 1,800Duration: 8 semestersStart: Winter semester
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• Fine Arts (Dr phil) (opens in new tab)

  University of Fine Arts Hamburg · Hamburg

  German · English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Summer semester

  Deadline: Applications are accepted exclusively for the summer semester. The next application period for the summer semester 2027 is: 1 September - 14 October 2026, 4:00 p.m.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: German, EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Summer semester
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• Fulda Graduate Centre of Social Sciences (opens in new tab)

  Fulda University of Applied Sciences · Fulda

  No tuition fees

  Deadline: No deadline stated

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: Not statedTuition: No tuition feesDuration: Not statedStart: Not stated
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• Geography (PhD) (opens in new tab)

  University of Göttingen · Göttingen

  German · English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Winter semester, Summer semester

  Deadline: This programme has no deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: German, EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester, Summer semester
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• Georg-August University School of Science Göttingen (GAUSS) (opens in new tab)

  University of Göttingen · Göttingen

  Deadline: No deadline stated

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• Geoscience PhD (opens in new tab)

  University of Göttingen · Göttingen

  German · English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Winter semester, Summer semester

  Deadline: This programme has no deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: German, EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester, Summer semester
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• German-French Graduate College Statistical Physics of Complex Systems in Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium (opens in new tab)

  Leipzig University · Leipzig

  English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Any time

  Deadline: This programme has no deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Any time
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• GGNB Physics of Biological & Complex Systems — International Max Planck Research School (PhD) (opens in new tab)

  University of Göttingen · Göttingen

  English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Any time

  Deadline: This programme has no deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Any time
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• Global Partnership Network Graduate School (opens in new tab)

  University of Kassel · Kassel

  No tuition fees

  Deadline: No deadline stated

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: Not statedTuition: No tuition feesDuration: Not statedStart: Not stated
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• Global Studies with a Special Emphasis on Peace and Security in Africa (opens in new tab)

  Leipzig University · Leipzig

  English · Tuition: 2,500 (currency and period on DAAD page) · 6 semesters · Winter semester

  Deadline: Register by 28 February 2027

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: 2,500Duration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester
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