Programs

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

171 of 171 programmes

• Graduate Academy (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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• Graduate Academy (opens in new tab)

  Heidelberg University · Heidelberg

  No tuition fees

  Deadline: No deadline stated

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: Not statedTuition: No tuition feesDuration: Not statedStart: Not stated
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• Graduate College: The Economics of Innovative Change (opens in new tab)

  Friedrich Schiller University Jena · Jena

  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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• Graduate Programme in Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants (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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• Graduate Programme in Labour Market Research of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the School of Business and Economics (opens in new tab)

  FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg · Nürnberg

  English · Tuition varies · 6 semesters · Winter semester

  Deadline: Register by 15 March 2027

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: Tuition variesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester
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• Graduate Research School (opens in new tab)

  Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg · Cottbus

  No tuition fees

  Deadline: No deadline stated

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: Not statedTuition: No tuition feesDuration: Not statedStart: Not stated
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• Graduate School Cluster of Excellence CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter (opens in new tab)

  University of Hamburg · Hamburg

  No tuition fees

  Deadline: No deadline stated

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: Not statedTuition: No tuition feesDuration: Not statedStart: Not stated
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• Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies (opens in new tab)

  University of Regensburg · Regensburg

  German · English · No tuition fees · 7 semesters · Summer semester

  Deadline: This programme has no deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: German, EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 7 semestersStart: Summer semester
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• Graduate School for Geoinformatics (opens in new tab)

  University of Münster · Münster

  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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• Graduate School Global and Area Studies (GSGAS) (opens in new tab)

  Leipzig University · Leipzig

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

  Deadline: Register by 1 July 2027 + 1 more

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: German, EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester, Summer semester
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• Graduate School Language & Literature Munich (opens in new tab)

  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · München

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

  Deadline: Application deadlines in winter and summer semester

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: German, EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester, Summer semester
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• Graduate School Life Science Munich: From Molecules to Systems (LSM) (opens in new tab)

  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · München

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

  Deadline: The LSM online portal for applications opens on 1 September.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester, Summer semester
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• Graduate School of Biomedical Science (BIOME) (opens in new tab)

  University of Duisburg-Essen · Essen

  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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• Graduate School of East Asian Studies (GEAS) (opens in new tab)

  Freie Universität Berlin · Berlin

  English · No tuition fees · 8 semesters · Winter semester

  Deadline: Register by 15 November 2026

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 8 semestersStart: Winter semester
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• Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) (opens in new tab)

  University of Mannheim · Mannheim

  English · No tuition fees

  Deadline: No deadline stated

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: Not statedStart: Not stated
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• Graduate School of Empirical and Applied Linguistics (opens in new tab)

  University of Münster · Münster

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

  Deadline: Register by 30 November 2026 + 1 more

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: German, EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester, Summer semester
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• Graduate School of Excellence Advanced Manufacturing Engineering in Stuttgart (GSaME) (opens in new tab)

  University of Stuttgart · Stuttgart

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

  Deadline: The application periods take place every two months. Please check here for the current application deadline.

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: German, EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 8 semestersStart: Any time
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• Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS) (opens in new tab)

  Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg · Würzburg

  No tuition fees

  Deadline: No deadline stated

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: Not statedTuition: No tuition feesDuration: Not statedStart: Not stated
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• Graduate School of Quantitative and Molecular Biosciences Munich (QMB) (opens in new tab)

  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · München

  English · No tuition fees · 9 semesters or more · Any time

  Deadline: Register by 7 October 2026

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 9 semesters or moreStart: Any time
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• Graduate School of SC SimTech (opens in new tab)

  University of Stuttgart · Stuttgart

  Tuition varies

  Deadline: No deadline stated

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: Not statedTuition: Tuition variesDuration: Not statedStart: Not stated
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• Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (opens in new tab)

  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · München

  English · No tuition fees · 6 semesters · Winter semester

  Deadline: Register by 15 February 2027

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester
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• Graduate School of the Social and Behavioural Sciences (GSBS) (opens in new tab)

  University of Konstanz · Konstanz

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

  Deadline: Register by 15 April 2027

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 9 semesters or moreStart: Winter semester
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• Graduate School Practices of Literature (GSPoL) (opens in new tab)

  University of Münster · Münster

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

  Deadline: Register by 30 November 2026 + 1 more

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: German, EnglishTuition: No tuition feesDuration: 6 semestersStart: Winter semester, Summer semester
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• Graduate School Science, Medicine and Technology (OLTECH) (opens in new tab)

  University of Oldenburg · Oldenburg

  No tuition fees

  Deadline: No deadline stated

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: Not statedTuition: No tuition feesDuration: Not statedStart: Not stated
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• GraduateCenter LMU Munich (opens in new tab)

  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · München

  No tuition fees

  Deadline: No deadline stated

  Requirements

  Language of instruction: Not statedTuition: No tuition feesDuration: Not statedStart: Not stated
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