The structured PhD programme of the Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy Graduate School of Law welcomes applications of graduates from both legal studies and other disciplines who are keen to produce ambitious doctoral work in an excellent research environment.
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Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy Graduate School of Law
Aim and Benefits of Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy Graduate School of Law
Scholarship covers study costs
Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy Graduate School of Law Courses
Requirements for Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy Graduate School of Law Qualification
- Successful applications must have proven their ability to produce excellent academic performance, generally demonstrated by an outstanding degree (cf. § 3 PromO AMBSL) in law or a non-legal research-orientated master's degree (in particular in business administration, political science, or sociology)
- Students whose first language is neither English nor German are required to prove their language proficiency by providing relevant certificates (for details see: Application documents on the right side of this page).
- The applicant must present a a suitable doctoral topic which corresponds to the research areas of the Graduate School
Documents Required for Application
- application form (click here to download) (doc)
- diploma
- tabular curriculum vitae
- index of all publications to date (optional)
- research proposal (up to four pages)
- personal statement about why you are applying to the Albrecht Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Graduate School
- two recommendations from professors attesting to suitability for doctoral work
- language certificates (German or English): Non-native speakers who write their dissertation in German or English must prove their language skills by submitting relevant certificates. German: TestDaF or DSH; English: certficate proving C1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This requires test scores of at least 100 in the TOEFL ibT / 7 in the IELTS / 945 in TOEIC. The TOEFL DI Code is 2258.
Application Deadline
February 15, 2023How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Universität Hamburg on www.jura.uni-hamburg.de to apply
Applications can either be send via the application form or post to:
Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Graduate School of Law
Universität Hamburg
Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft
Rothenbaumchaussee 33
D-20148 Hamburg
For more details, visit Universität Hamburg website.