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Membership

If you are doing your doctorate or postdoctoral research at Philipps-Universität Marburg, then you are a member of MARA. If you are involved in joint projects with Philipps-Universität Marburg, you can apply for an associated membership and also benefit from our offers.

  • Requirements for membership

    Doctoral candidates: Regardless of whether you are doing your doctorate with a scholarship, on a state or third-party funded position, or part-time at Philipps-Universität Marburg, you are entitled to a membership in MARA. Prerequisite is your registration as a doctoral candidate in MARVIN and the approval of your self-registration by your department.

    Postdocs: You count as a postdoc if you already hold your doctoral degree and have an employment contract at Philipps-Universität Marburg.

  • Registration in the MARA database

    First and foremost, to enable your participation in our events, you must register once in the MARA database, as our event organization works through this database.

    You can also sign up to receive the latest information from us about events and announcements.

    Click here for the registration form.

    If you have any questions about registering in the MARA database or if you would like to change your information in the database, please write to us: marareg(at)uni-marburg.de

  • Associated Membership

    Doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars involved in joint projects with Philipps-Universität Marburg can, upon application, become associate members of MARA for the duration of the cooperation and participate in our events.

    Junior scholars from other universities may become an associated member if the following applies:
    - You are involved in a joint project with Philipps-Universität Marburg (i.e., Research Training Groups, Collaborative Research Centres, LOEWE Centers, or LOEWE Priority Areas).
    - Your are a junior scholar from Universität Kassel completing the "Entwicklung und Management von Forschungsprojekten" (Designing and Managing Research Projects) continuing education certificate.
    - You are a doctoral candidate or postdoc from Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (JLU) or from Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM).
    - You take part in the mentoring program ProMotivation or Mentoring Hessen.
    - You are a doctoral candidate from the Doctoral Platform Geisenheim – Gießen – Marburg.

    Membership application form for associated membership (PDF)

    Please note that as an associate member, you do not have the right to vote, either passively or actively, to help decide on the developments of MARA.

  • Membership Benefits

    Being a member has advantages:

    • You have the opportunity to participate in our numerous events.
    • You have the opportunity to take advantage of our wide range of consulting services and funding opportunities.
    • You can play an active role in shaping MARA by serving on the MARA’s Board of Directors.