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Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science: Application Procedure and Forms for a Completion Grant or Family Support Grant
Application Periods
Applications can be submitted at any time.
Applications will be collected and assessed as a group after the deadlines indicated below. Funding can begin at the earliest 2 months following the application deadlines and at the latest 6 months after these deadlines:
| Deadlines | Start of funding |
| January 10 | March 1 until August 1 of the same year |
| April 10 | June 1 until November 1 of the same year |
| July 10 | September 1 of the same year until February 1 of the following year |
| October 10 | December 1 of the same year until May 1 of the following year |
Application procedure and documents
Please complete the following three steps to apply for a completion grant or family support grant:
STEP 1: Fill out the ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM
Please note: The submission of the online registration form alone does not constitute an application. Only when all necessary documents have been submitted to the Graduate Academy, will your application be considered.
STEP 2: Submit the APPLICATION FORM 
to the Graduate Academy
- Please save the application form on your computer before filling it out in order to ensure that your data is transmitted correctly. After filling out the application form, please re-save the file and send it with a copy of your letter of admission as a doctoral candidate or your enrollment certificate (with the intended degree "Promotion m. Abschlussprfg") to Heidelberg University via email to the Graduate Academy: ga-docs@uni-heidelberg.de
- If you plan to receive additional funding while also receiving the completion or family support grant, please explain the reasons and the necessity for this funding in a short statement and submit it by email.
- If applicable, please attach a copy of the birth certificate of each child born during your doctoral studies.
- Please attach your documents separately to the email, it is not necessary to combine them into one PDF.
STEP 3: Ask your supervisor to submit the EVALUATION FORM
Your supervisor must submit the evaluation form directly to the Graduate Academy via email by the same deadline that applies to your application: ga-docs@uni-heidelberg.de
Please note: The evaluation is to be treated confidentially by your supervisor.
Before you submit your application, please check carefully that you have included all of the necessary documents. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
