Max Planck Cognition, Photonics and Matter to Life Masters and PhDs (1 December)

Joseph North
Wednesday 1 October 2025

The Max Planck Schools in Germany offer fully-funded innovative graduate programmes in Cognition, Matter to Life and Photonics, combining interdisciplinary research across 27 universities and 35 institutes. Applicants with Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees are encouraged to apply by 1 December.

  • Cognition offers a PhD programme; application support is available until 31 October.
  • Matter to Life offers an integrated Master’s and PhD programme; Master’s holders are eligible.
  • Photonics offers both Master’s and PhD programmes.

The Max Planck Society, Germany’s leading non-university research organization, supports these programmes. St Andrews collaborates with several Max Planck Institutes and partner organisations. Please inform the Global Office if selected.

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