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.