Online Info-Session for all applicants: Tuesday 16 June 2026, at 2:00 pm (CEST)
Link: https://uni-mannheim.zoom-x.de/j/65079748910?pwd=byK7Z7Lm6XtdItw0d9ipErIMfFVNql.1
Meeting-ID: 650 7974 8910 | Kenncode: 581518
The information here provides an overview of the general application requirements.
Tips for submitting your application:
1. Ensure you meet the eligibility requirements.
2. Carefully review all information before applying.
3. Collect all required documents and submit them in one single PDF file (cf. more details below).
Where to apply: application [at] multilawa.eu
Application deadline: 8 July 2026, 11:59 pm (CEST)
General enquiries regarding the DN-JD MultiLAwa and the application process can be sent by email to Prof. Hélène Vinckel-Roisin:
helene.vinckel-roisin [at] univ-lorraine.fr
For questions regarding the individual positions, you are encouraged to contact the academic co-supervisors responsible for the Individual Research Projects directly, see details on the page “Open PhD positions”.
– The application must be sent as a single PDF-file to application [at] multilawa.eu
– The files must not exceed 10 MB in total (if the document is larger, you may need to compress it).
– The file name should follow this format: MultiLAwa_application_LAST NAME_First Name.
Your application must include the following documents, numbered, titled and in this order:
1. Central application form, indicating the selected project(s) (max. 3 Individual Research Projects – IRPs) :
MultiLAwa Application-Form
2. Copy of recognised ID document
3. Motivation letter (max. 2 pages, in German or English)
4. Detailed Curriculum Vitae (in German or English)
5. Research statement (max. 3 pages, in German or in English, detailing how you would approach the IRPs for which you are applying)
6. Recommendation letters from two academic referees (addressing – if possible – your academic, technical and teamwork skills, your independence and motivation)
7. Copy of your Bachelor’s and Master’s degree certificate and transcript of records.
If the documents are in a language other than English or German, please provide a translation
8. Language certificates for English and German for non-native speakers
Please note: Instruction languages are German and English. Evidence of the required knowledge must be provided in a suitable manner
If German / English is not your L1:
Proficiency in German (at least B2 level) must be certified by:
a Master’s degree in German studies or in other disciplines that have been predominantly taught in German (proved by the transcript of records)
or must be certified by a language certificate which must not be older than two years at the time of application. In particular, we recommend the following:
Goethe Institut
onSet-Deutsch (formerly “OnDaF”)
Österreich Institut
TestDaF
Proficiency in English (at least B2 level) must be certified by:
a Master’s degree in English studies or in other disciplines that have been predominantly taught in English (proved by the transcript of records)
or must be certified by a language certificate which must not be older than two years at the time of application. In particular, we recommend the following:
British Council (IELTS)
Cambridge
onSet-Englisch
TOEFL iBT
Trinity (ISE Foundation)
Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
