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Doctorate Degree

Since the degree is awarded by the University of Marburg, the doctoral project must be registered at the university. For this purpose, you first need the confirmation of acceptance of your research project from the respective faculty. As a doctoral candidate, you also have the option to enroll as a doctoral student in order to obtain student status.

Self-registration as a doctoral candidate is a prerequisite for enrollment as a doctoral student; however, enrollment is not mandatory for doctoral candidates.

  • Deadlines for enrollment

    winter term: June 1st - October 31

    summer term: December 1st - April 30th

  • Registration of the doctoral project at the faculty

    After log in, you can select “Applications” in the menu under “Further Information” to submit your doctoral application. Your application will then be reviewed by the Doctoral Examination Office of the respective faculty.

    Once your doctoral application in Marvin has been given the status “approved,” you are officially registered as a doctoral candidate.

    Please note that the application you create in Marvin is not the same as the application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate at your faculty, and the status shown in Marvin does not refer to this acceptance. If you have not yet done so, you must submit the application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate to the Doctoral Committee of your faculty, which alone decides on acceptance after reviewing your application.

  • Enrollment as a doctoral student

    If you would like to enroll additionally as a doctoral student, you have to submit an application for enrollment via Marvin. Please log in to Marvin using your access data. Next, create your application under Study Offer - Study Application - Add Application. After submitting the application, click the “Apply for Enrollment” button and upload all required documents:
    - Proof of payment of the semester fee
    - Bachelor and Master degree certificate
    - certificate of deregistration, if you have previously studied at a german university.

    Once your application has been processed, you can activate your digital student ID in the Campus-App. No documents will be sent by post.

    If you encounter an error message during the application process, please check which Marvin role you are using to submit the application and switch to the Applicant role. You can find the roles displayed in the top right corner. If you cannot select the Applicant role, please contact studsek@uni-marburg.de by email.

  • Change of enrollment to doctoral studies

    If you were previously enrolled at the University of Marburg, you can also apply for a change of enrollment to doctoral studies online via Marvin. You can find the corresponding application under Study Offer - Study Application - Add Application. In the field “Intended Degree”, please enter “06” (Doctorate after completion) for the doctoral program.

    Upload the required documents for enrollment during the online application process:
    - Proof of payment of the semester fee
    - Bachelor’s and Master’s degree certificates

    Please note that changing your enrollment does not extend the re-registration deadline.

    Once your application has been processed, you can activate your digital student ID in the Campus-App. No documents will be sent by post.

Caution!

In Marvin, a distinction is made between the roles Doctoral Candidate and Student:

  • Doctoral candidates are individuals who have been accepted for a doctoral project by a faculty or are in the process of obtaining acceptance. The management of doctoral data is carried out by representatives of the faculties.
  • Students are persons who are enrolled at University of Marburg. Doctoral candidates may, in addition to being accepted as a doctoral candidate by the faculty, also enroll as doctoral students in their subject.

If, after successful registration and acceptance as a doctoral candidate, it isn´t possible to select the “Doctoral Candidate” role when logging into Marvin with your students or staff account, please contact marvin@uni-marburg.de and request that your doctoral candidate registration be linked to your students or staff account.

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