Do you already have a confirmed supervisor and secured funding?

If yes – both supervisor and funding are secured:
You can register at any time directly with the Central Office of the HGSFP.
Please use the registration forms provided here and contact: sekretariat@hgsfp.uni-heidelberg.de.

If no – you are missing either a supervisor or funding (or both):
You can apply once per year through the HGSFP web form to:

• Apply for a fellowship
• Be matched with a supervisor and doctoral project

Application for the Annual Calls

• The application portal for 2025 is now open, link see below.
• Deadline: 1st November 2025
• You can start the application process and edit your application form at any time as soon as the portal opens and up to the deadline.
  
  → WEB FORM FOR APPLICATIONS

Topical Graduate Schools

• Learn more and apply directly through each school's own website (see list of schools in the righthand column), where doctoral positions are sometimes offered outside of the regular HGSFP call.
• Optionally select one or more of these schools during the annual HGSFP application. This is non-binding and simply indicates your interest.

Each school makes independent admission decisions. Applying to one school has no effect on decisions from others.