Welcome to the webpage of the "International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy and Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg" (IMPRS-HD). IMPRS-HD has been established 2004 and started its academic activities 2005. IMPRS-HD aims to offer outstanding research and training opportunities with excellent instrumental, observational, and theoretical research facilities. Research at IMPRS-HD covers a wide range of topics in astronomy and astrophysics. IMPRS-HD is open for students from all countries and offers several three-year fellowships available for both international and national students. We invite highly-qualified students who aim for a doctoral degree in the area of astronomy or astrophysics to apply. Since autumn 2007 IMPRS-HD is an independent part of the Heidelberg Graduate School of Fundamental Physics, HGSFP.

Dead line for next term (fall 2011) applications is    December 5, 2010.

Please, check our application webpage and send your application to:

IMPRS-HD Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie Königstuhl 17 D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany