Admission to MEi:CogSci@Univie

 

 

The MEi:CogSci master's programme at the University of Vienna requires a special admission procedure.

You can find detailed information about your steps in the admission procedure in the section of the Studying at the University of Vienna website which is dedicated to our programme.

Please take note of the application and admission period. Our advice: Submit your application at the beginning of the application period. 

We are offering an online Information Meeting via Zoom for interested students/applicants on Monday, March 23, 2026 at 15 pm CET.

You can have a look at the presentation of last years Information Meeting.

 

After the formal check by the admission office, the MEi:CogSci admission committee will receive the applications for qualification assessment and nomination of candidates.

After the application deadline

Evaluation Procedure and Evaluation Criteria

The MEi:CogSci admission committee will assess your qualification.

The admission committee consists of:

  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulrich Ansorge
  • Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Thomas Bugnyar
  • Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. -Ing. Moritz Grosse-Wentrup
  • Mag. Dr. Sabine Tebbich, Privatdoz.

Candidates are chosen based on their letter of motivation (your motivation to study cognitive science and your research question) and the discipline of their bachelor's degree.

Candidates will be nominated by 30 June latest. An official email will be sent to you by the admission office. 

For any question related to the selection procedure, qualification, assessment, etc. please contact meicogsci@univie.ac.at. (not the members of the admission commission)

For questions concerning the formal admission process (English certifiactes, Apostilles, Credit requirements etc.) please contact Study Admission of University of Vienna.

Finish Admission at the University of Vienna & Co-register at the Medical University of Vienna

Register at the University of Vienna

After receiving your notification of admission, you can finish admission at the admission office of the University of Vienna.

Important deadline: 29 September

It is important to finish personal admission by 29 September! Otherwise, you won't be able to enrol for the required courses.

Co-register at the Medical University of Vienna (MUW)

After you have been admitted to the MEi:CogSci programme at the University of Vienna you need to co-register at MUW. The form "application for co-registration" needs to be approved by the MEi:CogSci coordinators.

Important Note

Please be aware that you have to prolong your co-registration at MUW every semester.

Welcome Guide University of Vienna

Please find general information about studying at the University of Vienna in the Welcome Guide.