Application and Admission Procedure
I. Submission of application
Applications for the next EMPM programme starting in September 2012 should be submitted by our deadlines 15 March 2012 (1st deadline) or 15 May 2012 (2nd deadline) via the EMPM application form. Late applications will be accepted on a rolling basis after the second deadline and qualified candidates will be admitted according to space-availability. Please apply as soon as possible as in case of equal qualification, preference will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The following documents must be submitted:
- Completed online application form
- Up-to-date CV (tabular form, in English or German, not exceeding two pages in length). Please indicate your academic background and work experience, as well as extracurricular activities which may be of interest to the admissions committee;
- Letter of motivation, explaining your specific interest in public management, the EMPM programme at the HSoG, and how it relates to your professional aspiration. Your letter should be of 1-2 pages length.
- Copies of your final university transcript. If these documents are not in English or German, you will need to provide a certified/notarised translation into English or German in order to be admitted (see below).
- Letter of reference of your current or your last employer (in English or German).
II. Evaluation of the applications to the programme, as well as of scholarship applications
a) Applications to the programme
A selection committee composed of faculty and staff members of both Hertie School of Governance and University of Potsdam will pre-select qualified candidates.
If your application has been positively reviewed, we will invite you for an interview. The interview will be held either on campus or may be conducted by telephone.
Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, but the final decision about all applicants is only taken after the end of the application deadline. However, in case of equal qualification, admission will be issued on a first-come, first-serve basis.
b) Applications for scholarships
A limited number of scholarships (these are full or partial tuition waivers - living costs or other expenses are not covered) is available within the EMPM programme. The funds will be granted with a view to the quality of the application, the financial need of the applicant, as well as his/her contribution to the diversity of the student body.
A selection committee, composed by staff and faculty members of both Hertie School of Governance and University of Potsdam will decide about admission and scholarships.
As soon as the application to the programme has been submitted, applicants will receive a login and password to another website, where they can track the status of their application to the programme, and where they can now also apply for a scholarship. Applicants to scholarships will be asked to fill in and upload a financial statement form before 15 March 2012. After this deadline, applicants can still apply to the EMPM programme until 15 May 2012, but not for a scholarship.
Please note that the admission procedure is strictly "need-blind" and therefore based solely on the quality and coherence of the application. Scholarship applications will only be visible to the selection committee in a second stage, in case the applicant has been admitted to the programme.
Decisions on the number and amount of scholarships granted will be taken only after the end of the admission process. We therefore strongly advise applicants to check alternative and/or additional sources to finance their studies at an early stage. Tax advisors should also be consulted for more information about tax-deduction of professional training expenses.
III. Admission
In case the interview has been successful, we will issue admission under the condition that the applicants a) provides an English language test result (if applicable), and b) shows the original of his/her final university certificate before or on the day of immatriculation. If the final university certificates are in another language than English or German, they must be translated by a sworn (court-registered) translator. Translations must be literal, i.e. grades should not be transferred into other grading systems.
