Academic approval and admission

When applying for admission the application form must be filed in, dated and signed by the applicant and the principal supervisor and subsequently submitted to the head of the PhD school. The application form can be found via the link at the bottom of this page.

As a prerequisite condition to admission, an applicant must have made an agreement with an associate professor, senior researcher, senior associate professor, or professor, who is willing to act as principal supervisor. The application must be prepared in consultation with the potential principal supervisor. 

To be admitted to a PhD school, the applicant must obtain approval of academic qualifications, as well as approval of the funding basis for the PhD studies (the so-called “funding plan”).

• The academic approval of the applicant’s qualifications is granted by the head of the PhD school on the basis of a recommendation from the PhD committee.
• The head of the PhD school approves the financial foundation - including a DTU approval of the institution’s payment contributing which is part of the PhD study programme. The PhD school must ensure that funds are available for the duration of the study programme and that the funding plan covers all three years.

In addition, the candidate's diploma or an official letter containing the date of achievement of degree as well as a work and residence permit for non-EU citizens must be submitted available.

The PhD student can, at the earliest, be enrolled/employed as of the month following the academic approval and submission of the above documents. As a principal rule, at least one half of the study period must take place at DTU.