Admission/registration

In order to be admitted and enrolled as a PhD candidate, you must meet the following requirements and have:

 

  • an approved educational qualification (Master's degree or equivalent.)
  • sufficient financing for living costs and the research project
  • suggested supervisors (main supervisor and co-supervisor(s); it is a requirement that candidates with an employer other than UiB have a main supervisor employed at UiB and a co-supervisor/mentor at the partner institution, unless UiB strongly recommends a different alternative.
  • an approved project description, which is a research plan often developed in cooperation with potential supervisors
  • a plan for the training component: PhD-courses and presentations at conferences etc.
  • departmental affiliation at UiB for those employed by an institution other than UiB
  • a research field for the PhD studies in which UiB professors have research interests and qualifications for supervision
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    PhD contract

    Admission to doctoral training at the faculty is for a three-year period from the date your funding scheme starts.

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    Affiliation to research group

    All faculties offer PhD candidates an opportunity to belong to an active research environment, such as a research group.

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    Apply for a PhD

    Applications for admission to doctoral training should be sent to the faculty at which you wish to take doctoral training.