Contact

Dr Ferdinand Esser, MBA
Academic coordinator for researchers in early career phases (doctoral students and postdocs) at the ICBM
Coordinator of the doctoral degree programme "Environmental Sciences and Biodiversity
Coordinator of the ICBM Alumni Network, Alumni Representative
Management and coordination of the Graduate School of Science, Medicine and Technology(OLTECH)

University of Oldenburg
Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM)
Carl von Ossietzky Straße 9-11
26129 Oldenburg, GERMANY

+49 (0)441 - 798 3171

Room: W15-0-031

Promotion of young researchers at the University of Oldenburg

International research funding

Funding and counselling at the university

Financing options

Financing options

Financing the doctorate

The financing of the doctorate depends on the way in which the doctorate is obtained. In the case of a doctorate at a chair, doctoral candidates are usually employed as research assistants. In co-operation projects between companies and universities, doctoral candidates are given an employment contract with the company in question.

In addition, doctoral candidates who are completing a doctoral degree programme or are part of a research training group, for example, can participate in scholarship programmes.

For doctoral degree programmes in particular, it should be noted that in addition to the cost of living, the semester fee (but no tuition fees in the first six semesters) and health insurance are additional expenses.

Scholarships and funding programmes

Germany offers numerous funding opportunities for foreign doctoral candidates: The largest scholarship donor, especially for international doctoral candidates, is the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). A number of foundations and other funding and research organisations also support highly qualified foreign doctoral candidates.

More information on funding opportunities for doctoral candidates:

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