Associated
Your benefits at a glance
- participation in the Qualification Program
- individual Advice and Support
Requirements and Application Documents
If you do not fullfil the requirements for the regular membership as a doctoral candidate or a postdoc, you may qualify for a membership as associated doctoral candidate or postdoc. The associated membership is open for doctoral candidates in doctoral programs jointly administered with the TU Dresden but graduating at the partner university or for visiting guest scientists at TU Dresden. A membership for postdocs with an academic position at non-university research institutes, for example DRESDEN-concept institutions, is not possible.
If you are interested in becoming an associated member, please contact us directly by email to the GA. Doctoral candidates will have to hand in a supervision agreement and a confirmation that they are accepted as a doctoral candidate by their home university. Postdocs will need to hand in a copy of their doctoral certificates. The Graduate Academy will arrange further details with you directly.
FAQs
Associated members are, contrary to regular members, not eligible to file applications for our funding programs. All other services are open to associated members.
In that case, please submit a written notice where you briefly explain the new conditions (including certificates, if applicable) to the office of the Graduate Academy for approval. Please note that the time as associated member might be taken into account for the total period of a regular membership.
Associated memberships are granted temporarily. The regulations for regular membership as doctoral candidate or postdoc apply according to paragraph 3 (4) of the statute of the Graduate Academy (in German only). Membership as doctoral candidate or postdoc expires with completion (or discontinuation) of your doctorate or twelve years after finishing the doctorate, respectively.
The rules and regulations apply as established in paragraph 5 of the statute of the Graduate Academy (in German only). Based on the membership, associated members are entitled to:
- participate in training and courses
- make use of our individual advisory service depending on availability.
It is expected that associated members of the Graduate Academy will provide accurate and complete information. Any changes to her/his personal data (e.g. postal address or other contact details such as email), to his/her completion or discontinuation of the doctorate (for doctoral candidates) or to her/his research position status at the TU Dresden (for postdocs) have to be reported to the Graduate Academy immediately.
Yes, anytime. Please submit a written statement of resignation to the Graduate Academy via mail (post address of the Graduate Academy) or email to the Graduate Academy.