Application for doctoral programmes starts 1 April 2025
The Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ has 18 doctoral programmes. Depending on the doctoral programme and specialisation option it is possible to pursue a doctoral degree in philosophy, education, economics and business administration, sport sciences, psychology, technology, health sciences and social sciences. You can apply for doctoral training if you have completed a relevant master’s degree awarded by a university, a relevant master’s degree awarded by a university of applied sciences or a relevant study programme abroad which in the awarding country gives eligibility for doctoral training.
About 230 new students join our doctoral programmes each year. 27% of them come from abroad. To be awarded a doctorate, the student admitted to a doctoral programme must complete the required studies, demonstrate independent and critical thinking in the field of research, write a doctoral dissertation, and defend it in public.
Applications for admission to the doctoral programmes are organised twice a year. For the application round in spring 2025, the deadline for applications is 30 April 2025 at 15:00. The doctoral study right of accepted applicants starts in August 2025. The autumn application period will be between 1 and 30 September 2025. The doctoral study right of applicants accepted in the application period of autumn starts in January 2026.
The online application form is available in the and application guidelines are on JYU’s website.
This is a call for applications for study rights in the doctoral programmes of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥. If you are interested in applying for a position as a Doctoral Researcher, please check the Open vacancies.
