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Deadlines for submission

All doctoral procedures have been synchronised. As a consequence, there are fixed deadlines for the submission of applications for a PhD at the Faculty of Human Sciences (see table below). These deadlines, too, determine the earliest possible date for the obligatory viva.

Oral examinations (disputations) can be held as face-to-face examinations as well as online. Please refer to step 5 of our step-by-step-instruction.

The following deadlines have been set:

Doctoral Examination Deadlines 2026 (Submission and Oral Examination)

 Submission of Application 
(not later than)		Oral Examination
(at the earliest)
Phase 1Monday, 26 January 2026Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Phase 2Monday, 23 February 2026Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Phase 3Monday, 23 March 2026Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Phase 4Monday, 27 April 2026Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Phase 5Monday, 1 June 2026Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Phase 6Monday, 6 July 2026Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Phase 7Monday, 3August 2026Wednesday, 9 December 2026
Phase 8Monday, 14. September 2026Wednesday, 10 February 2027
Phase 9Monday, 19 October 2026Wednesday, 24 February 2027
Phase 10Monday, 7 December 2026Wednesday, 14 April 2027

Doctoral Examination Deadlines 2027 (Submission and Oral Examination)

 Submission of Application
(not later than)		Disputation
(at the earliest)
Phase 1Mo, 25.01.2027We, 02.06.2027
Phase 2Mo, 22.02.2027We, 30.06. 2027
Phase 3Mo, 22.03.2027We, 28.07.2027
Phase 4Mo, 26.04.2027We, 01.09.2027
Phase 5Mo, 31.05.2027We, 06.10.2027
Phase 6Mo, 05.07.2027We, 10.11.2027
Phase 7Mo, 02.08.2027We, 08.12.2027
Phase 8Mo, 06.09.2027We, 19.01.2028
Phase 9Mo, 18.10.2027We, 23.02.2028
Phase 10Mo, 06.12.2027We, 12.04.2028