International Max Planck Research School: Primary Metabolism and Plant Growth (IMPRS-PMPG)

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Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme
Application

This online application form is for the IMPRS-PMPG and the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme. With this form, you can apply for:
(a) the IMPRS-PMPG only
(b) the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme only
(c) both programmes at the same time

You will be asked in Section 5 of this form which programme you are applying for. Please inform yourself about the two programmes and their requirements on our website before applying.

* - mandatory/required fields

Please fill in this online application form during one session and only submit when all required fields (marked by a red asterisk, *) are complete.
You will not be able to save during the process and changes will be lost if the browser window is closed before submitting.

At the end of this form you will be asked to upload two files as PDF files:
(1) your CV including a personal statement about your motivation
(2) your university degree documents including transcripts, and certificates of English language competence.

Please have both files ready and at hand.

Some fields, especially in Section 5, require more detailed answers. You should prepare these separately in advance and paste your text into the application.
Instructions for the online application with tips and field-by-field explanations can be downloaded as PDF from our website.

Please note that you cannot change your application once it has been submitted.
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1. Personal Information
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In this section, we would like some personal and contact information from you.

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Personal data
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* Family Name
* Given Name
Middle Name(s)
* Gender
* Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
City of Birth
Country of Birth
* Nationality
Marital Status
No. of Children
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* Email Address for correspondence
Additional email address

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Postal correspondence address

Please provide an address where you are able to receive letters from us during the application process. Please make sure the information is correct and complete.

* Address line 1 (name, institute, etc.)
* Address line 2 (house number, street)
* Address line 3 (city, postal ZIP code)
State/Province (if applicable)
* Country
Additional address information
(if applicable, e.g. C/O)
* Telephone

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Permanent address (if different)
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Here, we are asking for an alternative address to the correspondence address. This could be, for example, your parents' home address.

Address line 1 (name, institute, etc.)
Address line 2 (house number, street)
Address line 3 (city, postal ZIP code)
State/Province (if applicable)
Country
Additional address information
(if applicable, e.g. C/O)
Telephone


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2. Academic Education
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In this section, we are asking for information on your university degrees (for example Bachelor, Master, Diplom),
starting with your most recent degree or current university enrolment.
In addition, you will be able to give us information on honors or awards, if applicable.

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Current or most recent university studies
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* College or University
* City
State/Province (if applicable)
* Country
* Date attended from (dd/mm/yyyy) ....... .to (dd/mm/yyyy)
* Field of study / subject
* Degree



If other, please specify:
Date awarded (dd/mm/yyyy)
If you are currently enrolled in a course: When do you expect to finish your degree? (month/year).
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Grade point average (GPA) out of
Classification
(e. g. First Class, with distinction, with honor)
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Higher education institutions attended previously (University, College, High School)
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InstitutionCity, countryAttended from-toField of study / subjectDegreeGrade (GPA and classification)
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Merits / Honors / Scholarships / Awards
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3. Research-related Experience

In this section, we are asking for some information on your research-related experience:
Methodological background, an abstract of your Master's or Bachelor thesis project, and publications, if applicable.

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Methodological background
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Please describe briefly what kind of methodological background you received in lab internships or during your thesis project.
What kind of laboratory techniques, computational skills etc. did you learn? If applicable, you can include a list of the laboratory methods,
data analysis programs and/or programming languages you have used during research projects.


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Thesis project
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Here, we would like information on your most recent thesis project. If you are currently working on your Master's or Diplom thesis,
please give us information on this project.



Title of Thesis

Please provide a short abstract of your thesis (200 - 300 words approximately):



Thesis supervisor
Address of thesis supervisor (Institution, City, email)
May we contact your thesis supervisor for a reference?
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Publications (peer reviewed journals, book chapters, talk or poster presentations on conferences)
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4. Additional Expertise and Personal Interests
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In this section, we would like to learn about your personal interests, your language skills and any experience you may have had in living abroad.

Language competence
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Here, we would like information on your language skills, both written and spoken.

Native Language

Foreign language skills

English
* Written
* Spoken

* I have practiced speaking and writing in English in a scientific environment during my studies:
German
* Written
* Spoken
Other language

English language test

Please note that candidates for the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme need to provide an English test during the application process. You can send us your test result certificate after the application deadline has passed, if necessary. Candidates for the IMPRS-PMPG should include a copy of an English test as well if they have taken one.

* Have you taken an English language test?

Please give information on the English language test. Please provide the test date if you have scheduled a test.
Test Date Score
Test Date Score
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Other English language test Test Date Score
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* Have you included a certificate of an English language test in your PDF of certificates?
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Graduate Record Examinations
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If you took the GRE, we would appreciate if you gave us information on your results.

GRE General Score
GRE Date
verbal
quantitative
analytical
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Personal interests and hobbies
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Please give us some information about how you like to spend your free time.




Have you been studying or living abroad?
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If you have been living or studying abroad, please tell us when and where.





5. Programme-specific Questions and References

In this section, we are asking which programme you are applying for: the IMPRS-PMPG and/or the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme. Please note that you can apply for both programmes at the same time.
There will be specific questions for either doctoral programme. We also ask for the names and contact details of two academic referees.
Please note that several fields in this section are required/mandatory fields.

Programme-specific questions and research essay


Which programme are you applying for?

Please note that you can apply for:
(a) the IMPRS-PMPG only
(b) the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme only
(c) both programmes at the same time

* I am applying for the International Max Planck Research School: Primary Metabolism and Plant Growth (IMPRS-PMPG)
Please note that if you choose “yes”, the fields in Part 1 (Preferred IMPRS-PMPG Research Groups) are required/mandatory fields.
If you choose “no”, please leave the fields in Part 1 empty.

* I am applying for the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme
Please note that if you choose “yes”, the fields in Part 2 (Preferred Melbourne-Potsdam Projects) are required/mandatory fields.
If you choose “no”, please leave the fields in Part 2 empty.

Part 1: Preferred IMPRS-PMPG Research Groups

Please note that the fields in this section are required for applicants to the IMPRS-PMPG. Please skip this section if you are not applying to the IMPRS-PMPG.

If you are applying for the IMPRS-PMPG, we would like to learn more about your research interests and which IMPRS research groups you would like to do a PhD project with.

Please visit our website at http://www.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/7223/IMPRS_Faculty for your information and choose three IMPRS research groups that meet your interest.

* Please name the groups and explain why you apply for these three groups (approximately 80-120 words for each group).

* Preference 1 (Top priority group):

* Preference 2:

* Preference 3:


Part 2: Preferred Melbourne-Potsdam Projects

Please note that the fields in this section are required for applicants to the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme. Please skip this section if you are not applying to the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme.

If you are applying for the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme, we would like to know which projects that are jointly supervised by group leaders in Potsdam and Melbourne are of interest to you.

Please visit our website at http://www.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/2091292/melbourne-potsdam-phd-programme for your information and choose two joint projects that meet your interest.

* Please name the project code and explain why the project is of interest to you (approximately 80-120 words for each project).

Preference 1 (Top priority project):
* Project Code
* Why do you find this project interesting?


Preference 2:
* Project Code
* Why do you find this project interesting?



Part 3: Research Essay

* The research essay is required in ALL applications.

Note: Use approximately 300-500 words for the research essay. The essay does not need to be very detailed, but it should show that you can read the relevant literature, and think independently and creatively about your work and science.

Instructions for applicants to (a) the IMPRS-PMPG only or (c) the IMPRS-PMPG and the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme:

Which of the three IMPRS-PMPG groups named in Part 1 is your top priority group?
Please write a short essay which proposes a possible project in this lab. In this proposal answer the following questions:
(1) What do you consider the most important questions to be answered in the research field of your top priority group?
(2) How would you approach these questions (e.g. experimentally, bioinformatically)?

Instructions for applicants to (b) the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme only:

Which of the two joint research projects named in Part 2 is your top priority project?
Please write a short essay for your preferred project answering the following questions:
(1) Do you have any criticism of the project?
(2) What do you think could be done additionally in the project?
(3) What could be done alternatively or differently?

* Research essay:


Other scholarship applications

In this part, we would like to learn whether you are applying for financial support from other sources (e.g. a scholarship from the DAAD or your home country) to do a PhD with one of the faculty members involved in the IMPRS-PMPG or the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme.

* I shall apply / have applied for financial support from other sources to do a PhD at the MPI-MP, the University of Potsdam or the University of Melbourne.

If you answered “yes” to the question above, we would appreciate information about which institution the support would come from. Has your application been accepted, and, if yes, when?





References

Please provide us with the names and contact details (email and postal address) of two academic referees
whom we can contact for a reference regarding your application to IMPRS-PMPG and the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme.
Please make sure all information is correct and complete.


* Reference 1* Reference 2
* Name and academic title of referee
* Email address
* Institution and postal address
* Telephone


Advisory note

Please understand that plagiarism or falsifying or withholding information constitutes grounds for immediate withdrawal of your application
from the application process. 

The information provided in this application will be shared with other persons involved in the application procedure for the IMPRS-PMPG and the Melbourne-Potsdam PhD Programme.
 
If you agree we may share the information given in your IMPRS application with group leaders in the departments of IMPRS-PMPG faculty members who
are doing research in your field of interest and who may be offering doctoral projects. Note that this would happen only after the IMPRS application round has ended
(approximately 3 months after the application deadline).

* Please select:
 
Please note: if you find one of our group leaders advertising a specific position that is of interest to you, you should apply in parallel to
your application for the IMPRS-PMPG.


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