In order to apply for acceptance as a doctoral candidate, you will need a confirmation of supervision from a person authorized to supervise doctoral theses at JGU in the respective subject. Also for the application for a GSHS research proposal scholarship you need a mentor who is authorized to supervise doctoral candidates in the desired subject. The choice of the most suitable supervisor(s) for you, both professionally and personally, is also very important for the success of your doctoral project.

The choice of supervisor therefore also determines the choice of doctoral subject i.e. you must fulfil the subject-specific requirements for the doctorate in the subject represented by the supervisor. You can find information on this in the doctoral degree regulations (in German). Further advice can be had from the doctoral offices of the deaneries/rectorates.