Application deadline: 31 January 2017 ( 24:00 – CET)
The Application Form for the 2017-2018 academic year (starting 1 September 2017) will be activated on 2 November 2016.
Why Choose the EUI Doctoral Programme?
- Join our culturally diverse academic community – study alongside more than 900 scholars from over 60 countries
- Develop your intellectual curiosity – well-structured Ph.D. programmes that enable original research in four disciplines
- A dynamic multi-lingual environment – work predominantly in English, while enjoying our view on the beautiful city of Florence
- Fully-funded four-year Ph.D. programmes – approximately 150 scholarships offered annually
Be part of an international professional network – our alumni hold positions in academia (69%), international organisations - (12%), national institutions (6%) and the private sector (4%)*
*Alumni Destination Survey (2014).
Grant Information - Eligibility
To qualify for a national PhD grant , you must meet the specific requirements set by the national grant authorities. These may include conditions with regard to your nationality, residence, degree and its time of award.
The application for admission to the EUI doctoral programme is automatically an application for a national grant, with the following exceptions: Greece, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom. If you apply for a grant from one of these countries, your application to the EUI can ONLY be accepted if you separately apply also for the national grant by the deadline specified by the relevant grant authority.
EUI Contracting States
Grants and tuition fees for Ph.D. candidates are covered by the national grant-awarding authority for Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg , The Netherlands, Romania, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
Associate Member States
Candidates from Norway and Switzerland may be admitted to the EUI under the Association Agreements.
Grants and tuition fees for doctoral candidates are covered by the national grant-awarding authority.
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation "North Africa" Programme
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation awards grants to candidates from the following states: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
Candidates from these countries do not pay the programme’s tuition fees
Other EU Member States not adhering to the EUI Convention
EU Member States Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta and Slovakia have not yet signed the EUI Convention. Consequently, there are currently no national grants available for PhD candidates from these countries.
Candidates from these countries may therefore be admitted under the EUI special doctoral fellowships programme, or on condition they are able to secure external sponsorship.
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation "Grants for Foreigners" Programme
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation awards grants to candidates from the following states: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Turkey.
Candidates from these countries do not pay the programme’s tuition fees.
Other Countries
Candidates from countries that do not fit in with any of the above-mentioned grant programmes may be admitted under the EUI special doctoral fellowships programme, or on condition they are able to secure external sponsorship.
Degree Requirements
You must meet the minimum degree requirements set by the relevant grant authority:
- Austria: Completion of university studies (Magister/Master’s degree)
- Belgium: Master degree
- Cyprus: Ptychion or equivalent degree
- Denmark: Kandidateksamen
- Finland: Ylempi korkeakoulututkinto/högre högskoleexamen, equivalent foreign degree
- France: DEA (or Master) or equivalent to bac + 5
- Germany: Completion of university studies and the qualifications required to study for a doctorate
- Greece: Higher education degree (ISCED 6), and master’s degree or equivalent (ISCED 7)
- Italy: Laurea (vecchio ordinamento); laurea specialistica /Masters (nuovo ordinamento)
- Latvia: Magistra grads vai magistra grada limenim pielidzinata izglitiba (Master's degree or education equal to a Master's degree)
- Netherlands: Doctoraal examen or Master's degree
- Norway: Master’s degree or equivalent degree
- Poland: Master’s degree (magister or an equivalent degree)
- Portugal: Licenciatura and qualifications required to study for a doctorate in Portugal
- Romania: Candidates should have an undergraduate degree + a master degree (usually 3 + 2 years) or an equivalent qualification needed to study for a doctorate
- Spain: Estudios de grado o licenciado y un master al menos de 60 créditos
- Sweden: General entry requirements (According to the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance). A person meets the general entry requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes if he or she: 1. has been awarded a second-cycle qualification. 2. has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle, or 3. has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.The higher education institution may permit an exemption from the general entry requirements for an individual applicant, if there are special grounds. Ordinance (2010:1064)
- Switzerland: Master’s degree or equivalent degree
- UK & Ireland: Good honours degree (min. Upper Second); preference to those with a Master's degree
- EUI Special Doctoral Fellowships: Master or equivalent degree in an academic discipline relevant to the doctoral programme of the selected EUI Department and to the research proposal
- Other countries: Diploma equivalent to the minimum qualification needed to study for a doctorate in a given country
Language Requirements
English
The expected level of English proficiency is level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Applicants are required to submit an English international language certificate to demonstrate their level. Candidates who are English native speakers, or have a degree from a university programme entirely taught in English and who have written a thesis in English in such a programme, are exempt from submitting a certificate of English proficiency.
Applicants who submit a certificate with a test score below the threshold indicated hereunder may be conditionally admitted but will have to take English language courses during their first year. Sufficient progress in English language skills will be a criterion for admission to the second year.
The following international certificates of English proficiency are recognised by the EUI:
| Type of certificate | Expected test score, considered equivalent to level C1 of the CEFR |
|---|---|
| IELTS | From 7.5 |
| TOEFL (IBT) - EUI code 9408 | From 110 |
| Cambridge Proficiency | A/B/C |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) | A/B |
The certificate of English proficiency must be attached to the candidate’s application form and submitted by 31 January. Unofficial copies of the above mentioned English proficiency certificates are also accepted.
Candidates who are unable to provide a certificate by 31 January must attach a personal declaration to the application form stating the reason for this. Exemption from the requirement to submit an English international language certificate may be granted in the case of extenuating circumstances. Where the certificate of English proficiency is missing and the applicant is still invited for interview, he or she must take an equivalent English Language Assessment test at the EUI in addition to the interview.
Other EUI Working Languages
Applicants who need to be proficient for their specific research project in another working language(s) of the EUI (French, German, Italian and Spanish) which is not their native language, will be asked to take a spoken and written test when invited for interview.
Research Proposal
Applicants are selected for interviews on the basis of their academic record and their research proposal. Your research proposal shows that you are ready to write a PhD dissertation that can be supervised at the EUI. The proposal should outline the project that you wish to pursue in your PhD dissertation. It should demonstrate command of the state of the art in the field (with references to the literature) and of research methodology within the discipline, formulate a research question and include a short bibliography. Where appropriate it should also include the theory or hypotheses that will be examined or a description of the empirical content and sources of the research project.
The policy of the EUI is not to offer individual guidance and advice on dissertation proposals. You should not contact potential supervisors and ask them to support your application or to provide you with advice. You should instead read the information on research themes supervised by the department and by individual professors. In the application form and in your research proposal you can indicate one or more professors who you think could supervise your dissertation.
Please also consider the following points when framing your research proposal for studies in the SPS Department.
- You should identify a research question that you aim to explore and present your argument with clarity, while also attempting to demonstrate the feasibility of the project. Please remember that ours is a four-year programme and you will need to limit your subject, explain its rationale and clearly focus your research and writing.
- The title of your proposal should be well-defined and fully express its content. It is equally important to produce a good abstract, which will be included in the summary of your application file. Your abstract will be read first and faculty members will often decide on that basis whether to read your full application more carefully.
- You are expected to elaborate on the methods that you are planning to adopt in your thesis.
- The overall length of your proposal must not exceed 2500 words (including footnotes, references and bibliography). Longer proposals may be excluded from further consideration.
In addition to the general guidelines above, please also consult Guidelines for writing a research proposal for a PhD in the Department of Political and Social Sciences.
Please also note that you will be required to write a Short Abstract of your research proposal (max 1000 characters) directly on the online application form.
Required Documents
Before starting your online submission, prepare the required documents:
- a one or two page CV
- the research statement of 1500 words (See above)
- a degree transcript, issued by your university listing the exams/courses taken at university, grades/marks awarded and (if applicable) the final degree result (electronic size max 1 MB). Submit your transcript as a scanned file to the on-line application. If pertinent, you may attach more than one transcript from previous degree/s. Do not attach or send supplementary documents that are not strictly requested, such as the copy of your official diploma, traineeships diplomas etc.
- International English language certificate (See above).
- GRE (EUI code 7395 - departmental code 1801). The online or unofficial version of your GRE - Examinee Score Report - is acceptable. Candidates must directly upload mandatory GRE scores to the online application form.
Note that attachments must be PDF using standard international fonts (max size 1MB)
Do NOT use macros, special characters, password-protected attachments, electronic signatures or logos.
How to Apply
You must submit your application and all required documents via the interactive online application form.
The deadline for completing the application form and for the submission of references and all required documents is: 31 January. 2017. Applications may be submitted until midnight (24:00 - CET) on that day.
There are two distinct phases in the application process:
1. Register as early as possible
You are encouraged to register, insert your personal and referee details as soon as possible. This is important to allow sufficient time for your referees to submit the reference letters before the deadline. Reference letters will not be accepted after the deadline 31 January 2017 (24:00 - CET).
2. Complete and submit your application by the deadline 31 January 2017 (24:00 - CET)
Once you have registered you may continue to work on you application (including required documents) until the deadline. Submit the application only when you have filled in all the information correctly and have successfully uploaded the final version of the required documents.
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