Doctoral Studies

Application deadlines

Application periods in year 2024:

• 6–28 February 2024 by 15:00 (local Finnish time)
• 1–22 October 2024 by 15:00 (local Finnish time).

Application periods in year 2025:

• 4–25 February 2025 by 15:00 (local Finnish time)
• 30 September to 21 October 2025 by 15:00 (local Finnish time) 

The dates are local Finnish time. If your application is successful, your study right begins either on 1 January or 1 August, depending on whether you applied in spring or autumn.

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Academic fields and potential supervisors

All our doctoral candidates belong to a faculty and a doctoral programme. The first step you need to do is to decide the relevant faculty you want to apply for.

Our faculties:

• Faculty of Art and Design
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Social Sciences.

In your application, much value is placed on the quality of your research plan. Therefore, it is wise to discuss your plan – and refine it based on feedback – beforehand with a potential supervisor. It is also rather clear that it is advisable to read the supervisor's scholarly work as well.

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