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Applications for the winter term 2024/25 are open from March 1 until March 31, 2024

 

Below you find information about the entry requirements and the application procedures for the winter term 2024/25. 

 

Entry requirements

The MSc Neuroscience has the following entry requirements:

  1. A Bachelor degree (or equivalent international qualification) with a major in natural sciences, engineering sciences, mathematics, medicine, computer sciences, behavioral sciences or sport sciences. 
  2. A Bachelor degree (or equivalent international qualifications) with a final grade of at least 2.5 (according to the German grading system) or a first Bachelor degree with a final grade that ranks among the top 33% across the last 3 years.
  3. If you have not completed your degree yet you can still apply if you have already obtained 130 ECTS in total.
    If your application is successful you will still need to demonstrate before enrolment for the MSc Neuroscience that you successfully completed your Bachelor degree and that your degree fulfills the requirement 2. above.
  4. Proficiency in English (level B2 or above according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Further information on the English language certificates and levels that will be accepted can be found here.

 

Application documents 

To apply you need to upload the following documents via the online application portal before the application deadline (March 31, 2024):

  • Your first undergraduate diploma (German, English or French). If your diploma is in a different language please submit a translation in German or English. In case of a translation, please also submit the original diploma. Information on the standards for translation can be found here. If you have already completed your degree but have not yet received the final degree certificate, you must submit an official document from the University (German or English) which confirms that you have finalized you degree and which states the final grade that you have obtained.
  • Your grade transcript (German, English or French) showing all courses taken and grades obtained. In case of a translation (German or English), please also submit the original transcript.
  • Proof of English proficiency (at least B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) (German, English or French, or a translation in German or English). 
  • If you have not completed your degree yet please fill in FORM A to demonstrate that you have obtained at least 130 ECTS already. Please read this information sheet before filling out the form.
  • If the final grade of your first Bachelor degree is not 2.5 or better (according to the German grading scheme), you need to provide a document which proofs that your final grade ranks among the top 33% across the last 3 years (German, English or French, or a translation in German or English).
  • Letter of motivation (written in English, max. 1 page) describing your motivation to study neuroscience in the MSc Neuroscience program at the University of Freiburg including a separate tabular description of your academic background and your extra-curricular activities that are relevant to support your motivation letter.
  • For applicants with a degree from China, Vietnam or India: certificate of the Akademische Prüfstelle (APS) of the German embassy. It is, however, sufficient, if the APS certificate is provided during enrolment, should you have been granted admission.
  • At last, please sign this statement (FORM B) and submit together with the other application documents.

Information on the standards for translation can be found here. Please note that applications with translations that do not fulfill these standards may not be accepted. 

Please note that we must receive all documents by March 31, 2024. Applications which arrive after the deadline or are incomplete at the time of the deadline cannot be considered.

Please also note that for legal reasons only applications submitted via the online application portal can be accepted. Therefore, applications via email or mail cannot be considered and the deadline can also not be extended by email or any other notification.

 

What happens after you have submitted your application documents?

  • Complete applications will be checked for eligibility.
  • Eligible applicants will be invited to take an online test from April 10 until April 30.
  • Based on the results of the online tests, shortlisted candidates will be invited for online interviews typically between May 1 and July 15.
  • Applicants who will be offered a place in the program will be informed by email.

 

International students

Information on studying in Germany can be found on the websites of the DAAD: https://www.daad.de/deutschland/en/. For scholarships please visit https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/en/.

 

Tuition fees

Please be advised that starting from winter semester 2017/18 tuition fees will be charged to all non-EU-students as well as students in their second degree. For further information, please consult: http://www.studium.uni-freiburg.de/en/student-services/study-fees?set_language=en

 

Further information

For further information please contact

The statutes for application and admission to the program can be found here.

  

The application deadline for the winter term 2024/25 is March 31, 2024.