Master students admitted to the program in 2014 are eligible to apply for a NeuroCure scholarship of EUR 550 per month covering two years.

See more details on funding.

Application

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

• Application form (see download to the right)
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Letter of motivation
• 2 letters of recommendation (official letter head; referee's signature and stamp); scanned copies are sufficient
• Simple copy of the transcript from your current academic institution
• 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. Can be handed in after the application deadline.

Please submit these documents either

by e-mail (preferably) to office-medneuro(at)charite.de

or

by post to (one-sided, not stapled)

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
International Graduate Program Medical Neurosciences
Charitéplatz 1
10117 Berlin
Germany

Selection Process and Timeline

Admission to MedNeuro is highly competitive. Therefore, we have developed a 6 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 Application – by 15 January

See above for details.

Step 2: Admission Test – Early/Mid February

We ask you to sit a first admission 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 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 Documents – Late February

The admission committee would like to get a better picture of you and your academic career and ambitions to join the program. Before the interviews will take place, either over Skype/phone or during the Symposium, please submit the following document(s):

• 1-2 page summary of your BSc thesis or previous academic projects (see download to the right for guideline)

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 skype/telephone and sit the neuroscience-specific test with a proctor you choose and communicate to us.

Please also check the preliminary program.

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. Please note that your admission is conditional depending on the evaluation of your credentials (see below, step 6).

Step 6: Credential Evaluation

Upon notification by the program office, please submit the following documents directly to the professional credential evaluation service uni-assist.

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

• uni-assist application form (online)
• Copy of your high school diploma, transcripts if applicable (Original language and officially translated, unless: German or English)
• Copy of all diplomas awarding relevant university degrees, if applicable (Original language and officially translated, unless: German or English; originals will have to be presented upon matriculation in any case)
• Official transcript(s) of records, detailing your academic work so far, e.g. BSc (Original language and officially translated, unless: German or English)
• University Entrance Examination, if applicable (Orignal language and officially translated). Only available in some countries (e.g. Turkey)