Admission to Doctoral Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences

Admission Requirements - PhD

• The applicant must have a higher degree in social sciences, within the subject of study to which he or she is seeking admission, equivalent to the Norwegian Master’s degree, the Norwegian ’hovedfag’, or Cand.Polit. degree (equivalent of five to six years of higher education).
• Degrees from other subject areas will be subject to academic assessment. The applicant’s degree must be recognised by the Faculty of Social Sciences. Applicants with education from non-European universities will as a general rule not receive credit for their first year of study at university level. Please note that a Master’s degree does not automatically guarantee eligibility for admission.
• The applicant must present academic endorsement from the proposed supervisor or the relevant department in the Faculty of Social Sciences. Thus, anyone interested in applying must contact the appropriate department before applying.
• Admission depends on sufficient funding for the entire programme period (three years). The applicant must therefore submit a plan for full financial coverage, with documentation of awarded scholarship or research funding. The Faculty does not provide scholarships. The Faculty does not accept private funding.

• For vacant positions as PhD research fellows at UiB, please follow the link to vacancies at UiB. 

Submission of Application

The applicant must submit the following documents together with the application form for admission to organised research programme at the University of Bergen:

• A completed application form, including a plan for the proposed doctoral training programme, time schedule, and possible particular technical requirements. The names of the proposed supervisor(s) must be stated here
• A project description of the proposed doctoral dissertation, of 5-8 pages. The project description shall describe the topic of research, theoretical approaches, methodologies, and give a time schedule for the project, including a schedule for fieldwork or other stays abroad, if applicable.
• Documentation of sufficient funding
• Endorsement from the proposed supervisor(s)
• Certified copies of diplomas of completed university-level degrees
• A list of publications, if relevant
• Curriculum vitae (CV)

Please submit the application for admission and the required documentation to the Faculty of Social Sciences. The application will then be forwarded to the relevant academic department for signatures from proposed supervisor, Head of Department and final recommendations from the departmental research committee. The application will also be considered at the faculty level.

For further questions, please contact PhD coordinator Yngve Brynjulfsen: yngve.brynjulfsen@svfa.uib.no