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Motivation Letter — PhD (Promotion)

An application to a professor for a PhD/research position — connection to their research, your Master's thesis, your contribution.

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Vorname [VORNAME]

Nachname [NACHNAME]

Adresse [ADRESSE]

Plz [PLZ]

Stadt [STADT]

Email [EMAIL]

Telefon [TELEFON]

Professor titel [PROFESSOR_TITEL]

Professor's name [PROFESSOR_NAME]

Institut [INSTITUT]

Hochschule [HOCHSCHULE]

Ort [ORT]

Datum [DATUM]

Forschungsbereich [FORSCHUNGSBEREICH]

The group's research theme [THEMA]

A specific paper/work of theirs [KONKRETE_ARBEIT]

Your Master's thesis title [MASTERARBEIT_TITEL]

Methoden ergebnisse [METHODEN_ERGEBNISSE]

Skills you gained [KOMPETENZEN]

Your proposed research idea [FORSCHUNGSIDEE]

Hintergrund [HINTERGRUND]

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A PhD application is personal — genuinely research the professor and their group.

Reference their specific work ([KONKRETE_ARBEIT]) — a generic "your research is interesting" is weak.
Give concrete methods/results from your Master's thesis ([METHODEN_ERGEBNISSE]).
Propose your own research idea ([FORSCHUNGSIDEE]) — contribution, not just "I want to learn".
Keep it short (1 page); attach CV + transcript + writing sample.
Address them by name and correct title (Prof. Dr.).
Fill every [BRACKET].

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