Master’s Opportunities in Germany

Max Planck School Matter to Life in Germany is offering a fully funded, integrated five-year MSc/PhD programme for students interested in chemistry and interdisciplinary molecular sciences. The two-year Master’s phase takes place at Heidelberg University or the University of Göttingen and covers chemistry, molecular systems, synthetic chemistry, biophysics, biomaterials, synthetic biology, complex systems, and the chemistry of living systems. Students then progress to a three-year PhD research p...

Graduate & PhD Scholarships 2027 — Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung This post shares a fully funded scholarship opportunity for international students seeking a Master's or PhD in Germany . The programme is offered by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung and is especially aimed at applicants from DAC (Global South) countries. The scholarship priority areas mentioned in the post emphasize sustainability and democratic values , making it a good fit for students with interests in Environmental Science , Political Scie...

Master thesis opportunity in chemistry or environmental sciences focused on the evaluation of analysis data from a laser (QCL) infrared imaging microscope for quantification of microplastics in ice core samples. The project is hosted by the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and is connected to research on Arctic ice core samples from the MOSAiC expedition. You will compare datasets generated by two FTIR-based microscopes, with the aim of evaluating the accuracy of the newer QCL mi...

DAAD EPOS (Development-Related Postgraduate Courses) offers fully funded Master's and PhD scholarships in Germany for professionals from developing countries. The programme is designed for applicants with at least two years of work experience and supports development-oriented postgraduate study across participating university courses. Funding mentioned in the post includes a monthly stipend of about €934 for Master's students and €1,200 for PhD candidates, plus health insurance and a travel allo...

Fully funded master's opportunity in Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security under the DAAD EPOS Scholarship , offered by the University of Bonn and United Nations University in Germany . The programme is hosted by the Department of Geography, University of Bonn and the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) . It is a strong fit for applicants interested in Geography , Environmental Science , Human Security , and related areas such as GIS , Remote Sensing , and re...

Thread highlighting several fully funded PhD and one fully funded Master's opportunity, mainly in Physics , Astronomy , Biology , Neuroscience , and International Relations / Political Science . PhD opportunities: DAAD Research Grants for Doctoral Programmes in Germany (full PhD funding at a German university or research institute, up to 4 years; deadlines vary by country), Max Planck Graduate Center for Quantum Materials (multiple fully funded PhD positions across Max Planck Institutes in Dresd...

Berlin Mathematical School (BMS) is advertising a PhD opportunity in mathematics in Berlin, Germany. The school is the graduate school of the Cluster of Excellence MATH+ and a joint initiative of the mathematics departments at Freie Universität Berlin , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , and Technische Universität Berlin . The doctoral program is taught in English and covers a broad range of research directions, including geometry and topology , algebraic geometry and number theory , stochastics a...

Master thesis opportunity in spin dynamics for NMR hyperpolarization at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7), Structural Biochemistry / Hyperpolarization Methods research group. The project sits at the interface of physics , chemistry , and materials science , with a strong focus on NMR , hyperpolarization , parahydrogen-induced polarization , spin dynamics , and low-field NMR . The group develops methods to enhance NMR/MRI signals of small molec...

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH is offering a Master Thesis in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, geoscience, and related fields focused on the synthesis and characterization of NiAl layered double hydroxides as precursors for Ni-based CO₂ methanation catalysts . The project is rooted in power-to-gas technologies and the Sabatier reaction , aiming to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide into synthetic methane. The research goal is to understand the structure-activity relationship o...