Applying at the KIT Graduate School CyberSecurity

Admission Process

Applications are accepted at any time. The Graduate School’s selection committee meets at least twice a year to decide over existing applications.

The next submission deadline will be announced soon!

Application Requirements

Applicants are asked to provide the following documents:

• Letter of Motivation (max. 2 pages), detailing the topic of the doctoral thesis and its connection to the school’s research fields

• Curriculum Vitae

• University Diplomas

• Suggestion for two advisors from different research fields

• Letters of Reference from both supervisors

Selection Criteria

The Graduate School is specifically looking for candidates

• who are willing to engage in interdisciplinary cybersecurity research,

• whose doctoral thesis bridges research fields or connects different topics within a research field,

• who wish to benefit from a structured doctoral program,

• who participate in the school’s many activities, and

• who are willing to take responsibility for the school’s administration (i.e. steering and selection committees)