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:

• declares the status of their Magister thesis.

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

• curriculum vitae (no more than 2 pages, A4 format) with a special emphasis on academic achievements;
• documents confirming academic achievements outlined in the curriculum vitae;
• transcript of grades: diploma supplement, or the official transcript of grades, or, if they do not yet have these documents, grade book or of another document listing completed courses and grades. Information about grading scale must be included;
• description of the proposed theme for the doctoral dissertation, including basic bibliography (no more than 2 pages, A4 format);
• confirmation from a research fellow holding a scientific title, or the academic degree of doctor habilitated, employed in the unit where the training program is implemented, stating that in the event of admission to the doctoral school, you may be supervised by them;(on a form downloaded from: programme website);
• Magister (master) thesis, or, if it is not completed, an extended description summarizing the covered issues and obtained results.

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

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 uploaded in the system 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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