The school offers a broad spectrum of topics in observational and theoretical, galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, observational and theoretical cosmology, fundamental physics with astronomical tools and instrumentation. Read more
Applications for 2026: The application platform will open in late summer 2025. The exact date will be announced here.
The webinar “Your PhD at Max Planck” on September 4, 2025 offers the opportunity to find out more. Registration for the webinar is now open.
The projects currently listed are those from the previous application round. They should be only seen as indicative of the types of projects that are expected to be offered in the upcoming application round.
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Upcoming Events
- PhD colloquium: Christos Karoumpis on July 15, 2025 14:00
- MPIfR/AIfA Main Colloquium, Speaker: Prof. Dominik Schleicher on July 18, 2025 11:00
- PhD colloquium: Jianwen Zhou on July 29, 2025 14:00
- PhD colloquium: Jiwoong Jang on August 25, 2025 15:00
- Webinar: Your PhD @ Max Planck – Exploring Doctoral Programs on September 4, 2025 13:00
- IMPRS A&A excursion to German Aerospace Centre in Cologne-Wahn on September 10, 2025
- PhD colloquium: Miquel Colom i Bernadich on September 10, 2025 11:00
- MPIfR/AIfA Main Colloquium, Speaker: Prof. Pauline Gagnon on November 14, 2025 11:00
News
Join our webinar: Your PhD @ Max Planck – Exploring Doctoral Programs
Join our webinar: Your PhD @ Max Planck – Exploring Doctoral Programs Register here until September 2: https://events.gwdg.de/e/PhDatMaxPlanck2025 Are you a Master's student who wants to explore the prospect of doing a PhD in Germany? [...]
Applications for IMPRS PhD positions are now possible (Deadline Nov. 1st).
Apply now Please find the new IMPRS portal for applications here: https://imprs.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/ Projects for this application round are listed here: https://blog.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/imprs/for-applicants/phd-projects/ IMPRS Supervisors are listed on this page: https://blog.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/imprs/people-research/imprs-supervisors/ Contact information for current [...]
IMPRS Speaker Anton Zensus receives Karl Schwarzschild Medal 2024.
Congratulations to our IMPRS speaker Prof. Anton Zensus for being awarded the Karl Schwarzschild Medal 2024 for his leading role in the development of radio astronomical observation methods with very high angular resolution and sensitivity. [...]
Begin of new application round in mid-September 2024
The new round of applications for 2024 will begin in late summer. The application portal will be activated in mid-September 2024. As applicant, please read the section "For applicants". The list of available projects will [...]
IMPRS Alumna Sibylle Anderl has been awarded “Rudolf Diesel Medal”
Dr. Sibylle Anderl received the award in the "Best Media Communication" category. Further information on this website: https://rudolf-diesel-medaille.de/beitraege/europas-aeltester-innovationspreis-die-rudolf-diesel-medaillen-gehen-2024-an/ The Rudolf Diesel Medal has been awarded since 1953. The award is presented annually to entrepreneurs [...]
