The interdisclipinary and highly international PhD program Medical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (PhD EPH) at the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology (IBE) at LMU Munich, Germany, announces the call for two full scholarships for international doctoral candidates financed by the Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP) of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The structured graduate program is one of the core areas within the Munich Medical Research School (MMRS) and embedded in the Pettenkofer School of Public Health. 

A doctorate in our English speaking structured PhD program enables graduates from different scientific backgrounds to sharpen their competence in epidemiology and the public health sector. As one of the leading locations for medical research, Munich offers a variety of different research institutions and thus an ideal environment for scientific research.

The PhD EPH program is looking for highly motivated international applicants from low- and
middle-income countries (LMICs) with excellent grades and a strong scientific background and interest in biometry, statistics, epidemiology, public health or similar fields.

Areas of study:
• Clinical, Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology
• Clinical Trials and Translational Medicine
• Environmental Risk Factors on Health and Disease
• Genomic and Molecular Medicine
• Digital Health
• Clinical and Evidence-based Prevention
• Health Services Research
• Health Economics and
• Evidence-based Public Health

The prospective scholarship holders are selected in a multi-step process jointly conducted by the PhD EPH program and the DAAD. Successful applicants will receive financial support for 3 years with the option of a fourth year.

Application Guidelines
The application deadline is 31 January 2025. Applications including all required documents and an elaborated research proposal may be submitted via the online application tool provided by the GraduateCenter, LMU. 
For further information and instructions please go to the following link.

Please take notice of the following rules:

• At the time of application, your last final exam should have taken place during the past six years;
• Applicants must not have been in Germany longer than 15 months by the time of their nomination;
• Applicants must not have completed a doctorate;
• You have to have a Master's or Diploma degree;
• You have to apply through the online application tool of the PhD EPH program;
• Applications by mail/e-mail will not be accepted;
• Incomplete applications will not be considered;
• Applications which are not submitted will not be considered;
• We do not charge application fees;
• Research phases outside Germany during the funding period can be supported if they do not exceed 25% of the funding period, and do not take place directly at the beginning of the funding period.