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Graduate School of Life Sciences

Medical Doctoral Researchers

MD Excellence Program

The Faculty of Medicine and the Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS) offer fellowships to current medical students who wish to pursue an experimental or clinical epidemiological doctoral thesis.

For more information on pursuing a doctoral project, please visit the Medical Faculty website . Click on ‘Promotionsstipendium’ and refer to the section 'Promotionsstipendien im Rahmen der Graduiertenschule für Lebenswissenschaften.'

Fellowship Requirements

A doctoral degree in the GSLS is only possible if all of the following requirements are met:

  • Participation in the structured program
  • A co-authored publication
  • Utilization of a semester off

Please click here for further details about the fellowship and to access information on the initial application process. 

Structured Training Program

The granting of your fellowship is conditional upon your completion of a structured doctoral program. Information about the program and the training plan can be found under "Pages for the study book (MD)" on the GSLS Forms & Downloads page.

We would like to remind you to comply with the mandatory elements of your training plan. Please regularly record your participation in events and provide corresponding proof (e.g., certificates, reports) in OpenCampus.

The structured training program includes:

  • Regular research group and literature seminars

  • Monthly participation in the Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medical Doctoral Researchers (please find more information below)

  • Participation in an (individual) course program:

    • Good Scientific Practice course, offered 2-3 times per year by the GSLS (mandatory)
    • Lectures
    • Methods courses
    • Transferable skills courses (click here to view the GSLS transferable skills program)
    • Research stay

  • Bi-annual meetings with the thesis committee, including:

  • Active participation in at least one international conference (poster or oral presentation)

  • At least one co-authored publication in a peer-reviewed international journal

Guidelines for Good Scientific Practice can be viewed here.  All members of the University of Würzburg are obliged to adhere to the Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice and Procedures Concerning Scientific Misconduct.

Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medical Doctoral Researchers

For medical doctoral researchers in the GSLS, the interdisciplinary seminar is a mandatory activity within the structured program. The seminar takes place every other Tuesday.

After regular attendance (9 sessions), you will receive a certificate of participation. This will be recorded by us in your GSLS study book on OpenCampus under “Program or Section Seminar or Jour Fixe” (see the training program overview).

Registration for the Seminar
The seminar is listed as a course in WueStudy (Course Number 13020050). You can register using your student ID via the following link:
WueStudy – Event Registration

Travel Fellowship

Medical students in receipt of this scholarship are also eligible to apply for an up to €500 travel fellowship from the GSLS.  This fellowship is designed to financially support students regarding travel costs and entrance fees for conferences, summer schools, courses outside Würzburg and research stays in labs outside Würzburg.  For more information on how to apply for a travel fellowship, please click here. Please note that we are only able to admit medical students to the GSLS who are in receipt of the scholarship described above.

Futher Questions?

Should you have any questions regarding the structured programme, or any questions once you have been awarded a scholarship, please contact: Luise Lesch +49 931 31 89325 (Telephone Hours: Tues & Thur  10:00 Uhr - 11:00 Uhr)