FAQs

Who is permitted to supervise my doctoral project?
Can someone who isn’t habilitated yet supervise my project?
Do I need a thesis advisory committee?
How many members does my thesis advisory committee have to have?
When do I have to know who should be member of my thesis advisory committee?
What is an “extraordinarily successful junior scientist”? more

What are original signatures and when are they required? more

I would like to register my doctorate at the LMU. What do I have to do? more

When do I need an application for an ethical vote?
When do I have to submit an ethics application? more

Do I have to be enrolled at the LMU during my doctorate?
I don't want to enroll, but I need the LMU campus ID to access the university library's e-media. What do I have to do? more

How do I get a letter of acceptance? more

When do I have to register my work?
What happens during the interim evaluation?
When do I have to have my interim evaluation?
When do I have to have my final evaluation?
When do I need an extension of the doctoral project? more

How often do I have to attend the lecture series on Good Scientific Practice?
What does "interdisciplinary topics” mean in the curriculum? more

Who can get the scholarship for doctoral students by the Medical Faculty of the LMU?
When can I start receiving the doctoral scholarship?
When do I have to apply for the doctoral scholarship at the latest?
What do I have to consider when applying for a doctoral scholarship? more

My doctoral supervisor or one of the members of my supervision committee leaves the LMU. What do I have to do? more

How should my dissertation be formatted?
What binding and paper quality do I need for my dissertation? more

The maximum file size for a dissertation to submit via the Campus Portal is 10 Mb. There are several ways to reduce the file size if necessary. more

Where must my supervisor sign the statutory copy?
What do I add to “Co-Rapporteur” and “Oral Exam Day”?
Must the affidavit be signed in the electronic version of the dissertation, which has to be submitted as a PDF with max. 5 MB? more

What do I have to do to get my degree processed and my certificate issued?
I would like to receive my certificate, what should I do?
Can I get authorized copies of my certificates at the office of examination?
I need a certificate of completion before I receive my final documents, what do I have to do? more