Are you interested in pursuing your own project and exploring a topic in linguistics in greater depth? Graduates who have completed a master’s degree have the opportunity to pursue an individual doctoral degree (PhD) at the Dahlem Center for Linguistics. Supervision is provided by a member of the Center who is authorized to supervise doctoral candidates. Interested applicants are invited to contact a suitable member directly with their project proposal.

All administrative questions can be clarified with the responsible examination office. Which examination office is responsible for you depends on the institutional affiliation of your supervisor.

• Examination office at the Department of Philosophy and Humanities
• Examination office at the Department for History and Cultural Studies

Current doctoral candidates may also find the offers from the Dahlem Research School and the Dahlem Center for Academic Teaching useful.

In addition, the Doctoral Council represents and advocates for the interests of doctoral candidates