Attention! Education in the Biology programme is conducted in Polish. If you are interested in a programme taught in English, check out the PhD Programme in Biology.

About the 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 of Exact and Natural Sciences: https://science.phd.uj.edu.pl/rekrutacja/

Admission rules for the Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences have been established in the resolution no. 91/XII/2025 of the Senate of the Jagiellonian University of 17 December 2025.

Sign up form

In the sign up form, candidate fills out the following information:

• enters the name of the course of studies completed or to be completed, which is the basis for the application,

• declares that the diploma meets the formal requirement of belonging to the field of Exact and Natural Sciences.

Caution! Applications for admission to the program are also open to individuals holding a master's degree, engineering master's degree, or an equivalent degree obtained in a field other than the Exact and Natural Sciences. For such candidates, the formal requirement is the submission of an opinion from the candidate's independent scientific supervisor confirming the candidate's achievements and competencies enabling participation in the Biology program, along with other documentation verifying the aforementioned achievements, such as participation in projects, conferences, courses, etc.

In the sign up form, candidate uploads the following documents:

• statement of support of a research fellow holding a scientific title or the academic degree of doctor habilitated, employed in the unit where you intend to pursue the training programme, confirming the possibility of providing the doctoral student with academic supervision in the event of admission to the doctoral school (on a form downloaded from: programme website);

• an opinion about the candidate issued by a research fellow holding at least the academic degree of doctor habilitated or being an employee of a foreign higher education institution, who has significant achievements in scientific issues related to the discipline of life Biological Sciences;

• curriculum vitae emphasising academic achievements;

• a research project thematically related to the planned doctorate. The project should include: the topic, a short introduction, research aims, methods, expected results the literature cited in the project description and must not exceed 4 A4 pages; the project must be prepared in Polish, using 11-point Times New Roman font, 1.15 line spacing, and 2.5 cm margins on all sides of the page (on a form downloaded from: programme website);

• documents confirming academic achievements outlined in the curriculum vitae, e.g. higher education diploma.

Each document issued in a language other than Polish or English has to be enclosed with a certified translation into Polish or English.

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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