About the doctoral programme

Admission regulations

Information regarding:

• detailed rules of the admission process (including assessment criteria),
• admission schedule,
• documents required in the admission process and mode for their submission

are available on the website of the Doctoral School in the Humanities: https://human.phd.uj.edu.pl/rekrutacja.

Admission rules for the Doctoral School in the Humanities have been established in the resolution no. 54/VI/2023 of the Senate of the Jagiellonian University of 28 June 2023 (English translation upcoming).

Attention! Admission held in the “external funds” special mode requires that the candidates meet additional admission requirements, as described on the programme’s website. Before applying, please read information published here: scholarship in dr Adrian Stencel grant (“BIOlogical Perspectivism and Individualisation (BIOPI). Understanding What a Perspective Is for Organisms, Species, and Ecosystems”).

Sign up form

After clicking on the “Sign up” button, Candidate fills out the online sign up form.

Admission form

In the “Admission form” tab Candidate enters the following information:

• chooses the language of the admission procedure (Polish or English only),
• chooses which of the achievements from among those taken into consideration they hold,
• enters information about the publications published by the day of the submission of the application.

In the “Admission form” tab Candidate uploads the following files:

• detailed justification for choosing the university unit (Faculty, Institute, Chair) where research will be based with a statement of a senior researcher employed at the unit on becoming Candidate's academic supervisor, or on offering help in finding Candidate's supervisor (on the form downloaded from the School website),
• proofs of achievements.

Education details

In the “Education details” tab Candidate enters the following information:

• selects option best describing their situation regarding having been awarded the Magister (master) title,
• abstract of the Magister (master) thesis (which will be prepare),
• enters information about courses of study they have graduated from,
• enters information about their doctoral degree (if they hold a doctoral degree),
• selects option best describing their situation regarding the doctoral student status,
• enters information about their education in another doctoral school or their doctoral studies (if they are a doctoral student at the time of submission of the application),
• enters information about previously pursued doctoral project (if they are a doctoral student at the time of submission of the application).

Candidate who does not hold a Magister (master) title but they will hold it by the time of enrolment at the School:

• uploads the certificate confirming the prospective date of graduation (signed by their supervisor and confirmed by the institution or university from which they will be graduating).

Candidate applying on the basis of Article 186(2) of the Polish Law on Higher Education and Science Act, i.e. who does not hold a Magister (master) title and applied for admission to the School based on their exceptional achievements:

• uploads scan of the certificate confirming their status as a beneficiary of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education programmes “Diamond Grant” or “Pearls of Science”, or
• enters the names of four independent academic employees (not necessarily from Jagiellonian University) who will prepare recommendations for the evaluation process. It is recommended that at least one person be from outside the institution where the Candidate studied. The data of academic employees should be provided in the following format: first name, last name, academic degree/title, affiliation, email address.

Research project plan and single-authored essay

In the “Research project plan and single-authored essay” tab Candidate enters the following information:

• title of the research project,
• title of the single-authored text proving Candidate’s research abilities.

In the “Research project plan and single-authored essay” tab Candidate uploads the following file:

• research project plan and a single-authored text proving Candidate’s research abilities (on the form downloaded from the School website, as a single PDF file).

Diploma

In the “Diploma” tab Candidate may upload scan of the diploma of graduation from second-cycle studies (if they have this document).

Recommendation letter

In the “Recommendation letter” tab Candidate provides the email address of the person who will write their recommendation letter.

The Online Application System sends an automatic email containing a link to the recommendation letter form to the provided email address. Author of the letter must fill out and save the form before the date specified in the admission schedule.

Please note that recommendation letter is filled out in the provided fields in the system, not uploaded as a PDF file.

Confirming your application

Candidates do not have to confirm their applications. Applications submitted in full by the end of the period for submitting applications established in the schedule will be considered by the committee.

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