The doctoral program offers a research-oriented and integrated curriculum open to doctoral candidates in all language education majors of the Faculty of Languages and Literatures at LMU Munich. Professors from German and English language education, as well as romance and classical languages, present a wide spectrum of theoretical positions, research methodology approaches, and practical applications. The interdisciplinarity of the courses focuses on the processes and results of teaching and learning language, literature and culture in first, second, and foreign languages, both in and outside of school contexts. Dissertation projects can deal with historical, theoretical, or empirical questions in language, literature or media didactics, as well as classroom research. Participation in this program requires fluency in German.

For more information, please visit the program’s homepage.

On this online portal, you can apply for: 

• one GSSP PhD scholarship (DAAD)
• regular non-funded PhD-places.

In order to apply to the program, you have to register first. You will then instantly receive a confirmation e-mail with an activation link. Attention: If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail after registering, please check your spam folder.

The deadline for applications is December 15, 2025.

Please be aware that in order to ensure a successful application, a letter of recommendation from a university professor is necessary (please refer to the "Reference" section in the application tool).  If you are applying for a DAAD GSSP scholarship, please ask your referee to use the following template provided by the DAAD for their reference: https://www.daad.de/medien/deutschland/stipendien/formulare/recommendation.doc

You will be notified about the outcome of your application via e-mail.

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