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Application requirements, summer 2027 intake
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How you apply
Apply via TUMonline (100 percent electronic). Applicants with a degree from outside Germany additionally need the uni-assist preliminary documentation (VPD). The VPD alone is not an application.
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Summer intake
Opens 1 October 2026, closes 30 November 2026.
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Required documents
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Motivation statement (max 2 pages). Scientific essay (about 1000 words). Scientific essay of approx. 1,000 words on one of the specified set topics, with citations
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Plan 4 to 6 weeks for uni-assist to issue the VPD. If the VPD is not back by the application deadline, upload the signed uni-assist submission confirmation instead, provided the uni-assist submission itself was made in time.
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