Master to PhD Direct Track

Master to PhD Direct Track

Join the MPS MtL program with your Bachelor's degree and obtain a Master and PhD in five years. Choose from almost 60 excellent MPS MtL Faculty labs to learn from the best and take part in groundbreaking research!
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We offer:

Excellent research opportunities |
Outstanding network of world-renowned Fellows |
All courses taught in English |
Cutting-edge technology and research facilities |
Full funding & medical insurance support
A group of students participating in the Matter to Life Undergraduate Research Opportunities program stand attentively in front of a whiteboard while one of the students writes something on it.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Learn more about our funded internship program for undergraduates!

"The Matter to Life program is the perfect choice for me where I could understand what life is from the perspective of Biology, Chemistry and Physics during the Master’s phase and then continue in my area of interest in the PhD phase."

Nitin Bohra, MtL Master Student
The Max Planck School Matter to Life program leads from the Bachelor to the Master to the PhD

Master to PhD Direct Track

The MPS MtL program is structured in two phases. You will enter the program with a Bachelor's degree and begin your two-year master study at one of two teaching universities depending on your specialization. In the subsequent PhD phase, you will conduct your research at any of the almost 60 MPS MtL Faculty labs.
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Application

Current Bachelor's students with backgrounds in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Molecular Systems Engineering, Physics, Molecular Cell Biology, Bioengineering, or a related subject are encouraged to apply to the Max Planck School Matter to Life.
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Undergraduate Research Opportunities

We offer a 10 week research internships for undergraduate students!
When?
Yearly, during the months of June – November in a laboratory of one of our MtL Faculty members.
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MtL Events & Insights

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A graduation at the castle

July 23, 2024
We recently celebrated the Master graduation of our 3rd cohort of PhD candidates in style at this year’s edition of Ringberg symposium.
Read on and get an impression! 
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“Life is something that we participate in, unlike matter” 

“Life is something that we participate in, unlike matter” 

June 27, 2024
Read the interview with MtL Fellow Thorsten Moos, to find his origin story, his take on the interplay of science and theology, role of AI in the future of ethics, and his impression on the Matter to Life program.
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MtL Lecture Series with MtL Alumnus Oskar Staufer on 31 July, 2024 at 3 pm

Oskar Staufer
INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken

Lecture topic: "Immunizing the future – Bottom-up assembly of synthetic cell-based immune microenvironments"
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Interview with MtL PhD graduate Philipp Baur

August 03, 2023
Read the interview with Philipp Baur, one of our first MPS MtL PhD students! You will get an insight into his experiences doing research within the MPS MtL, his academic path and his current activities, leading up to his thesis.
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