Application for PhDs
 

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PHD APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
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Note: The levels are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, abbreviated in English as CEFR.
 

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Please provide the full name of a professor you are interested in working with. Please consult our Find a supervisor section on the website
Please provide a preliminary research dissertation title and proposal up to 800 words in attachment.
  1. Title
  2.  Problem statement
  3. Relevance of the study and embeddedness within existing literature
  4. Objectives of the study
  5. Methodology
  6. Limitations
  7. Scientific and Societal relevance
Please indicate if you are in a possession of a Master degree and can provide certified documentation upon further request and admission procedure.
This requirement will be reexamined upon admission. You will have to provide proof in the form of documents or certificates for the indicated level. Please note that other criteria might apply upon admission.
Please indicate if you have taken any of the two tests and your scores.
Please note that we cannot provide doctoral education scholarships. You have to be able to support yourself and regulate necessary fees as an external PhD candidate at the VU Amsterdam. In this section we would like to know if you have funding, or if you are going to obtain funding through a national funding scholarship scheme initiative or otherwise.
Please specify national grant/scholarship or loan provider you intend to apply for in order to obtain funding for your PhD
A predoctoral program is an intensive 2-6 week program to enhance research skills and better prepare for a start of the PHD trajectory. Please consult the website on doctoral education for more information.