Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM)

University of Freiburg
Albertstrasse 19a
D-79104 Freiburg
Germany
Fax: 00 49 761 203 96 40
sgbm-info@sgbm.uni-freiburg.de

Freiburg, January 2020

Request for a reference for an applicant to the Spemann Graduate School of Biology and
Medicine (SGBM) in Freiburg, Germany

Dear Referee,

An applicant to the Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM) in Freiburg,
Germany, has given your name as a reference in support of this application.

Our multidisciplinary graduate school includes seven research areas, namely:

• Protein Structure and Function
• Synthetic Biology and Signalling
• Developmental Biology
• Neurosciences
• Immunology/Virology
• Molecular Medicine
• Molecular Plant Sciences
More information about our graduate school is available on our website at
http://www.sgbm.uni-freiburg.de.

Students are selected for admission to the graduate school according to their qualifications as
well as their motivation. Your assessment of the applicant is an important part of the selection
procedure. May we ask you to use only the "standard reference form" which you can fill out
using Microsoft Word. This document will be kept confidential and we appreciate your frank
opinion about the suitability of the candidate as a PhD student. The applicant is not expected
to receive a copy.

Please e-mail the completed "standard reference form" directly to our office (sgbm-
info@sgbm.uni-freiburg.de). Thank you in advance for your help.

Yours sincerely

Dr. Alida Filippi

Study Coordinator

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 Please return to:
sgbm-info@sgbm.uni-freiburg.de

SGBM - Standard Reference Form

Referee's Name (Title):

Referee's e-mail address:

Applicant's Name:
Application ID: ID-SGBM-2020-

Please mark 'X' in the appropriate box.

Relationship between referee and candidate

Professional
Academic
Tutor
Other (please specify)

Referee and candidate have been acquainted for

less than a year

one to two years
two to four years
more than four years

Your evaluation of the applicant:

Not
able
to
5 4 3 2 1 judge

Motivation to study
General academic ability 5 = outstanding
Research ability 4 = very good
Creativity and originality 3 = good
Responsibility 2 = average
Reliability 1 = poor
Stability
Ability to live abroad

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Confidential statement regarding the candidate’s general suitability for the research program: