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4EU+ University Diploma in “Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Project Management” - Application deadline: 22-09-2026
Applications are still open for the 4EU+ University Diploma in Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Project Management. Doctoral candidates and graduates holding a Master’s degree can apply. Applicants must be enrolled at a university within the 4EU+ Alliance. Heidelberg University supports participation with a travel and accommodation grant of up to €500.
NEW! Academic Writing Group (AWG) program starting in October 2026 - Info session: 30-09-2026
We would like to invite doctoral candidates from all faculties to participate in the Focused Writing Group Program starting in October 2026. As always, our Academic Writing Group program will continue to provide you with a physical working space, experts on call, and a community of like-minded peers to support doctoral researchers in their academic and dissertation writing process.
About Us
Here we inform you about the fundamental principles and guidelines of the Graduate Academy as well as its organizational structure.The organizational divisions of the Graduate Academy comprise the Council for Graduate Studies and the team members of the Graduate Academy.
Support
The Graduate Academy Service Center can help you with most general questions about doctoral training. For questions regarding the academic requirements and formalities specific to your subject, you should contact the doctoral office of your faculty. In cases of conflict, doctoral candidates can contact the ombudspersons for confidential advice and mediation.
Käthe Leichter Forum
The Käthe Leichter Forum offers doctoral researchersand staff of Heidelberg University various seminar rooms and co-working spaces for reservation.
Käthe Leichter (1895–1942) is the eponym of the Center for Doctoral Researchers at Heidelberg University. The social scientist received her doctorate from Heidelberg University. As a pioneer of the modern women's movement she was involved in political resistance against the Nazi regime and became a victim of National Socialist
Funding
The Graduate Academy regularly offers funding lines of the heiDOCS 2.0 program and awards grants by the Landesgraduiertenförderung. Updates on call for applications are also published in our newsletter.
Academic Offer
The Graduate Academy offers workshops tailored to all stages of your doctoral studies and we have information about courses offered by other facilities at the university. Graduate schools and structured doctoral programs can also book courses with us that are specially customized for the needs of their doctoral candidates.