• Familiarize yourself with FAU’s general guidelines for applying to a Master’s program. We recommend to use the “Checklist – International” in order to have everything to hand when you start your application.

• Please note: Foreign certificates must be uploaded as officially certified copies with an officially certified translation*. If your documents do not fulfill the requirements or if important certificates are missing, your application will not be processed. Notes on certification of documents.
  *Documents do not have to be translated if they are issued in German, English or French.
  Important information for certificates from China, Cameroon and Pakistan.

We welcome applicants who have not yet completed their Bachelor’s degree, under the conditions that 140 ECTS are credited in the current Transcript of Records. Applicants must present their final Bachelor’s degree certificate before enrolling.

• Short cover letter explaining your motivation (see also our FAQ: Short cover letter)
• CV / Resumé (including an up-to-date picture)
• If the courses at university have been taught in English, please send the authentication of the university. In any other case, your IELTS or TOEFL score report is needed.
• Results of your GRE test or for Indian applicants your GATE test. These documents are not mandatory but highly recommended. Please upload them under “additional documents” on campo.

Please apply via the FAU online application form using our application portal campo.

• In order to be able to apply for MAP via campo, you must first register on the IdM portal, as this is where you will receive the access data for campo. On the right-hand side of the application form on campo you will find the link to the IdM registration (button: Register at IdM).
• Submit your supporting documents by uploading them in the indicated manner, some of them are required as official translations and certified copies. Be aware that some documents are mandatory and you will not be able to complete your application if you do not upload the requested documents as a PDF file. We encourage you to upload rather small documents; files exceeding 5 MB will be rejected by the system. All documents must be submitted as scanned copies (PDF format) or pictures (JPG, JPEG, PNG format; e.g. for the results of English language tests).
• Applicants from China, India*, Mongolia, and Vietnam need to provide and APS certificate.
  *Applications from India without an APS certificate will be reviewed. However, the APS certificate must be presented for enrollment. Enrollment is not possible without an APS certificate.
• If you need to change the documents you have already uploaded on the electronic system campo, please follow FAU’s general instructions. Please note that once we have started processing your application, you will no longer be able to change your documents or upload others.
• FAU provides an instructional video on YouTube on how to use campo.

Apply now! 1st step: use button “Register at IdM” on campo website!

We do not pre-assess applications. All applications are academically evaluated by the MAP Admission Board, following an official and complete application.

• First round of selection: The MAP Admission Board ranks the applicants, assesses general qualifications and selects candidates for the second round.
• Second round of selection: In-person interview with two MAP professors via internet video call to assess general knowledge, interdisciplinary interest and problem-solving skills.

• After the decision of the MAP Admission Board on the academic program admission the applicant will be informed.
• Be aware that a positive result of the Admission Board needs to be confirmed by the University’s Master’s Office. The Master’s Office (L4 – Office for Admissions and Scholarships, Master’s Office) formally assesses and validates the undergraduate degree for the general enrollment in a Master’s degree at a German University. After this step, final admission will be granted provided that all formal criteria are met.
  This information is especially important for applicants from private universities and e.g. the following countries: Albania, China, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Nigeria, Pakistan, Vietnam.

• FAU formally admits the applicant. An official admission confirmation will be issued via campo.

• After receiving your admission letter, you can enroll in the program by sending all necessary documents to FAU´s Student Records Office by post and submitting your semester fees.
• Your enrolment will then be processed, which can take up to 3 to 4 weeks, as the staff is greatly reduced during the semester break and is very busy with the many applications they receive. Depending on when the application for enrollment was submitted, it may not be processed until after the start of the semester.
• Once your enrolment has been processed, you can activate your campo user account and download your enrolment certificate. You will additionally receive a letter with your student ID (FAUCard) three weeks after activating your user account.
• The student matriculates for the program and starts the MAP program.

• Applications for the CRC 1411 Equal Opportunity Fellowship are accepted until 15 June 2024.
• The application period for the FAU Germany Scholarships for the winter semester 2024/25 is from 15 June 2024 to 15 July 2024.

Please be aware of the different application procedures for these scholarships.