Which documents must be submitted?

  • Personally signed application form (download pdf)
  • Bachelor-certificate/Diploma (certified copy), if the diploma is not yet on hand, the applicant should only provide an official transcript of records and an official statement of the average grade;
  • Transcript of records
  • Curriculum vitae (data sheet, in German or English) with a photograph (for »Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution« and »MSc Computational Biology and Bioinformatics« no photograph is required)
  • Proof of proficiency German (not for MSc "Computational Biology and Bioinformatics"), if native language is not German and the applicant can provide neither a German university entrance requirement nor a Bachelor degree of a German university (can be submitted by November 15th of year of application at the latest)
  • Proof of proficiency English if the applicants native language is not English and he/she has no English degree (can be submitted by November 15th of year of application at the latest)
  • Official description of the modules (only for applicants who have not graduated at the University of Göttingen), can also be submitted as link to the electronic documents.
  • Letter of Motivation
  • Applicants from China and India have to supply an APS of the German embassy. This does not have to be available at the time of application, but is required for enrollment at the latest.

  • The documents must be uploaded via our upload portal. All documents (except language or bachelor's certificate) must be uploaded before the application period ends. Incomplete applications are not considered.