Advice and Information
Do you have questions regarding doing a doctorate, funding opportunities or career prospects after your PhD? Do you need advice with regard to your scholarship or job application? Are you searching for support in a situation of conflict or crises within the context of your PhD or postdoctoral project?
The team of the Graduate Academy gladly provides information and support to (prospective) doctoral candidates, postdocs and supervisors.
Prospective doctoral candidates do not have to be members of the Graduate Academy.

We offer information and advice on the following topics:
FUNDING OPTIONS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Advice on funding opportunities for the doctorate and postdoc phases, from long-term and short-term scholarships and mobility to proofreading services and publication grants.
We offer an online consultation hour every Wednesday | from 2 to 3 p.m.
Registration link
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- Consultations and Coaching
Please note that limited consultations will be available until the end of August, and no coaching sessions, mediation, or writing advice will take place until then. - Doing a Doctorate at TU Dresden - A Guide
For many of your questions about pursuing a doctorate at TU Dresden, please have a look at our comprehensive brochure, which provides valuable information and guidance.
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Doing Your Doctorate AT TU DRESDEN | Advice on getting started
We have compiled the most essential information and tips for you in our guide.Doctoral studies at TU Dresden (Download)
Do you still have questions? |Make an appointment
SCIENTIFIC WRITING
The GA writing consultation provides support in planning, developing, and optimizing your academic texts and impulses for the sustainable development of your writing skills.
In the GA writing consultation.
Make an appointment for writing advice
INDIVIDUAL COACHING
Coaching is a consulting format that offers solution- and goal-oriented support for professionals' professional development and change processes.
Arrange an appointment for individual coaching
CONFLICT COUNSELING AND MEDIATION
Conflict counseling offers you support and guidance in workplace-specific conflicts in a confidential setting. Mediation is a conflict management process that involves all parties and helps them develop sustainable solutions.
Make an appointment for conflict counseling and mediation
CAREER PROSPECTS AFTER THE DOCTORATE
Suppose you have questions about career options, application strategies, or the best application portfolio for the German non-university job market. In that case, we will provide you with comprehensive support on your path to professional success.
Make an appointment for career advice & application portfolio check
Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Free State of Saxony as part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State governments.
More Advice and information for international doctoral students
You will find individual Advice and information before, during, and after the PhD here:
- Doctoral Offices of the Faculties (Registration as a PhD student)
- International Office
Enrolment as a doctoral candidate at the TU Dresden for international students - Welcome Center
The Welcome Center assists international visiting researchers and PhD students who stay for more than three months before and after their arrival in Dresden to facilitate their acclimatization.
Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Free Stateof Saxony under the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the Länder.