Application Process

In order to maximize your chances of a successful application, we have divided the application process in 2 phases: Submission of an initial application to the program office for pre-screening and submission of the final application including degree certificates through the credential evaluation service uni-assist.

Phase 1 - Initial Application

By 15 January please submit directly to the program office. Please read the restrictions of file sizes on the right side.

Initial applications for the program to start fall 2012 will not be accepted anymore.

Phase 2: Final Application

Upon notification by the program office, please submit the following documents directly to the professional credential evaluation service uni-assist. The fee for this service needs to be paid by the applicant. Successful applicants who matriculate at Charité will get this fee refunded.

Please read the restrictions of file sizes on the right side.

• uni-assist application form (online)
• 1 page summary of your BSc thesis or previous academic projects (see download to the right for guideline)
• Copy of your high school diploma and transcript
• Copy of all diplomas awarding relevant university degrees (originals will have to be presented upon matriculation)
• Official transcript(s), detailing your academic work so far
• Proof of proficiency in English, if not a native speaker, e.g. TOEFL or IELTS test score. Alternatively, an official statement certifying that relevant parts of your previous academic work (e.g. bachelor thesis) have been completed in English.

Selection Process and Timeline

Admission to MedNeuro is highly competitive. Therefore, we have developed a 5 step selection process which runs from the application deadline on 15 January to a final admission decision by the end of March*:

Step 1: Submission of Initial Application – by 15 January

See above for details.

Step 2: Admission Test – Early/Mid February

We ask you to sit a first admission's test which we co-ordinate with other German Graduate Schools of Neuroscience. The test will be held at various locations in Germany and abroad. This multiple choice test will test your basic to advanced knowledge in biology, cell-biology, chemistry and physics. It is similar to a GRE subject test. See more details and recommendations on literature.

Step 3: Submission of Final Application – Late February

Step 4: Admission Symposium – Mid March

In order for us to get to know promising applicants personally and for you to get to know students, faculty and institutes in Berlin, we will organize a 2 or 3 day admission symposium. Here, you have the opportunity to

• have a personal interview with members of the admissions commission
• demonstrate your neuroscience knowledge in a second, neuro-specific test based on the Society for Neuroscience publication: Brain Facts (download: www.sfn.org/index.aspx )
• meet current students in the program
• meet faculty, attend “teaser” lectures and go on lab visits.

Unfortunately, we are not able to reimburse your participation in the symposium. Applicants who cannot attend will have to give an interview over the telephone and sit the neuro-test at home.

Step 5: Final Selection by the Admission’s Commission – Late March

Once all interviews have been conducted and all test results are in, the admission’s commission will convene for final selection of the applicants. You will be informed of the admission decision shortly thereafter.

* This is a tentative schedule subject to change!