The Max Planck Graduate Center for Quantum Materials is a structured doctoral program.
We are welcoming applications from all around the world.
This application form has to be filled in English
After successful online submission you will receive a confirmation by e-mail within the next 24 hours to the address you provided.



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1. Personal information

1.1 Personal data

*Family name
*Given name
Middle name(s)
*Gender
*Date of birthDay Month Year
*City of birth
*Country of birth
*Nationality

1.2Contact details

*Street
*Postal zip code
*City
*Country
*E-Mail address (only one)
Your email address must remain valid through the entire selection process, i.e. for several months.
*Skype ID



2. Education

2.1Colleges or universities attended (current / recent enrollment)

Please list current or most recent enrollment, and the degree awarded or expected.
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*College or university
*City
State
*Country
*Date attendedfrom Month Year till Month Year
*Degree awarded/expected
*Date awarded / expectedMonth Year
*Major field(s) of studies
Title of thesis
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Please indicate your cumulative GPA or percentage, if applicable, together with the maximum value which can be achieved at your college or university
Grade Point Average (GPA) out of possible

2.2Colleges or universities attended (earlier enrollment, if applicable)

Please list earlier enrollment, degree awarded if applicable.
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College or university
City
State
Country
Date attendedfrom Month Year till Month Year
Degree awarded
Date awardedMonth Year
Major field(s) of studies
Title of thesis
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Please indicate your cumulative GPA or percentage, if applicable, together with the maximum value which can be achieved at your college or university
Grade Point Average (GPA) out of possible

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2.3Colleges or universities attended (earlier enrollment, if applicable)

Please list earlier enrollment, degree awarded if applicable.
.
College or university
City
State
Country
Date attendedfrom Month Year till Month Year
Degree awarded
Date awardedMonth Year
Major field(s) of studies
Title of thesis
.
Please indicate your cumulative GPA or percentage, if applicable, together with the maximum value which can be achieved at your college or university
Grade Point Average (GPA) out of possible

2.4Honors, scholarships, prizes, and awards

Please list any awards you have obtained (if relevant to this application) with dates and a short description (max. of 1000 characters).
Awards

2.5English language tests

*Have you taken a language test?
If yes, which one
Please add a copy of the result to your documents.
GRE Test
Scoreverbal quantitative analytical
DateMonth Year
Please add a copy of the result to your documents.



3. Working experience

3.1Current / recent employment, if applicable

Please list current or most recent employment.
Company
City
Country
Date attendedfrom Month Year till Month Year
Position
Major Activities

3.2Previous employment, if applicable

Please list previous employment.
Company
City
Country
Date attendedfrom Month Year till Month Year
Position
Major Activities



4. References

The referees are contacted by us with the request to write a letter of recommendation on your behalf

4.1Referee 1

*Family name
*Given name
*Institution
*Department
*E-Mail address (only one)
Please give www address of institution or referee
URL

4.2Referee 2

*Family name
*Given name
*Institution
*Department
*E-Mail address (only one)
Please give www address of institution or referee
URL:



5. Choose your research area preferences

5.1Fields of expertise

Please list your fields of expertise
1. Field of expertise
2. Field of expertise
3. Field of expertise
4. Field of expertise
5. Field of expertise

5.2Experimental / technical skills

Please list your most important experimental / technical skills
(max. of 1500 characters).
*



6. Choose your research group preferences

From the list of the MPGC-QM fellows, please choose up to five research groups in which you would like to work (in order of preference).
*1. Preference

2. Preference

3. Preference

4. Preference

5. Preference




7. How did you learn about the program?

Please indicate how you learned about the program.
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If other, please specify which website:



8. Interests

Please list interests that are not related to your university degree
(max. of 1000 characters).



9. Document upload

*Please upload supporting documents (e.g. cover letter, CV, certificates, transcripts, TOEFL) as one PDF file (max. size 100 MB). File name "First name_last name_dd.mm.yyyy".



10. Confirmation / Agreement

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11. Purpose and legal basis of the data processing
*The collected data will be processed for the purpose of assessment, statistics and evaluation only. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6, para. 1, letter b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and § 26, paragraph 1 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
Applicants to the MPGC-QM will be asked to provide personal data. In the online application form, all fields marked with * are mandatory. All fields that are not marked are optional. Applicants can provide this information on a voluntary basis. The legal basis is your consent based on Art. 6, para. 1 letter a) of the GDPR. Should you wish to withdraw your consent to process any optional data, please contact 
info@quantummaterials.mpg.de.

Use of data and duration of storage
The evaluation process of the MPGC-QM is conducted by the Max Planck Society and the Fellows located at associated institutions (for more info see https://www.quantummaterials.mpg.de/3341/Training). Applications will be evaluated and reviewed by the members of the Board of the MPGC-QM as well as external reviewers inside and outside the European Union and the European Economic Area. The legal basis of these transfers is Art. 49 para. 1 letter b) of the GDPR. Access to the collected data will be granted for the purpose of evaluation via state-of-the-art methods of encoding.
Personal data will be stored until the end of the application process. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.


Your rights
You have the right to receive information about your personal data stored by us at any time. Likewise, you have the right of correction, blocking or deletion of your personal data.
To do this, please contact
info@quantummaterials.mpg.de. You can also request the deletion of the data, as long as no legal archiving obligation stands against this request. As far as such an obligation exists, we lock your data on request. You can make changes or revoke your consent by notifying us with effect for the future. You also have the right to submit an objection to the supervisory authority. For the MPG, this is the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht), Postfach 606, 91511 Ansbach.

Contact details of Data Protection Officer
The Data Protection Officer of the Max Planck Society is Heidi Schuster, Hofgartenstraße 8, 80539 Munich, telephone: +49 89 2108-1554, email address: datenschutz@mpg.de.




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