The NHR Graduate School seeks qualified applicants interested in pursuing a PhD project in HPC, numerical simulation, and AI/ML.

Fellows will receive a three-year full-time scholarship and excellent supervision at one university/research institute of the NHR Alliance in Germany.

About the NHR Graduate School

The NHR Graduate School (https://www.nhr-verein.de/en/graduate-school) is a joint graduate school of the National High-Performance Computing Alliance (https://www.nhr-verein.de/en/our-structure) in Germany. The NHR Alliance consists of nine computing centers, combining resources and expertise of high-performance computing in Germany.

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Application

Visit the NHR Graduate School application website (https://www.nhr-verein.de/application) on this year’s interesting research topics (https://www.nhr-verein.de/sites/default/files/2025-06/GradS_2026_Research_Fields_0.pdf) and submit your application here (https://form.nhr-verein.de/) for the 5th cohort of the NHR Graduate School.

« Application deadline: September 15, 2025 »

• Start of funding: April 01, 2026
• Workplace Type: onsite
• Job type: full-time
• Duration: 3 years
• Apply here: https://form.nhr-verein.de/

Qualification/Skills and Experience

The NHR Graduate School welcomes applications from individuals with a master’s degree in the following fields:

• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Natural or engineering sciences or an equivalent degree, interested in High-Performance Computing

Benefits

• A monthly salary of €2.200 for 36 months
• Supervision by internationally recognized scientists at one of the universities/research institutes of the nine NHR Alliance partners
• Research visits at an alliance partner university (Secondment)
• Collaboration on groundbreaking research projects
• Free participation in the annual NHR Summer School
• Free participation in the annual NHR conference
• First-class training programs and workshops conducted by renowned experts, teaching the latest knowledge and skills in HPC
• Career guidance
• Networking events with like-minded individuals, professionals, and researchers in the HPC community
• Alumni network

Contact Information

We are here to assist you with any further questions about the NHR Graduate School and the application process.

Don’t hesitate to contact us via: scholarship@nhr-verein.de.