The Graduate Center provides support to speakers of doctoral degree programs or coordinators of graduate schools and structured doctoral degree programs at FAU.

Support and advice

Quality assurance for issues relating to doctoral degree programs (for example supervision agreements) and the setup process for structured doctoral degree programs via the Graduate Center Steering Committee
Management of an online administration system for doctoral candidates
Provision of a networking and information platform as an umbrella organization for all graduate schools and structured doctoral degree programs.
Support and information for administration processes relating to doctoral degrees.
An interdisciplinary program of events for all doctoral candidates at FAU (interdisciplinary workshops and seminars on soft skills)
Support for doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers with questions relating to career planning and career development both within and outside research
Support early on with planning and making applications for new research training groups and programs, for example with questions about the curriculum

Here you can find all the information you need for developing and applying for a doctoral program.

Applying for a doctoral program

FAUnetwork-RTG

The FAUnetwork RTG is a platform for exchanging information and ideas about all topics relevant to structured doctoral degrees. A further aim of the network is to optimize future applications and to improve the support provided to applicants.

All speakers of externally-financed research training groups are invited to take part twice a year. Future applicants are also very welcome.

May 15, 2023: Research Training Groups in collaboration with German partner universities: Opportunities and challenges
November 14, 2022: Diversity
April 4, 2022: Research data management
October 25, 2021: FAUconnect: Finding ideas for new collaborative projects
March 15, 2021: Presentation and discussion about dealing with conflict in the context of RTG
October 26, 2020: Presentation and discussion: comparison of RTG with individual applications and module RTG in CRC/Transregios
June 22, 2020: Presentations “Research data management”, experience with INF projects in CRC and Transregio projects
October 21, 2019: DFG approval committee for Research Training Groups
March 25, 2019: Successful applications and reviews during the 2nd funding period
October 22, 2018: Presentation of the application guide for RTG at the DFG; report about the FRASCAL recruitment symposium
March 12, 2018: What are the graduate school and graduate programs/Research Training Groups at FAU? How to use the PhD and MD abbreviations correctly in applications in English. Training for good scientific practice.
November 27, 2017: Use of funds for gender inclusion; the network of the “FAU research consortia for promoting gender equality (F³G)”
March 13, 2017: Quality standards in the doctoral degree process in structured doctoral programs