Application Requirements

Provided there is available funding, annual PhD vacancies at the Department of Education at Stockholm University are announced in February.
The next possible vacancies may be announced in February 2025 (there will be no admissions in February 2024). 

Applications can only be submitted when a PhD position is announced.
See the central Stockholm University vacancy page to apply.

A complete application should included the following documents:

  • An application letter
  • CV
  • An official transcript of records and an official copy of your degrees, in order to meet certain general and specific admission criteria
  • Degree project/thesis (Master's level), written in either Swedish or English or an official translation of the degree project/thesis into either language. 
  • The applicant may also submit one published, peer-reviewed article. 
  • A research plan in Swedish or English of a maximum of 5 pages.

Admissions decisions cannot be appealed. 

Doctoral studentships financed through research projects can be announced other times during the year.

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