PhD Admission

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Process of admission to PhD Student step by step

You have decided to do a PhD Student at the UPV. To help you along the way, we want to make things easy for you and make sure you know at all times what you have to do to start the process.

01.

Meet the Doctoral School

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02.

Choose PhD Programme and confirm tutor

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03.

Check out the pre-doctoral grants

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04.

Submit your application

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Make the registration

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Start your adventure

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01.

Meet the Doctoral School

Before we start, how about getting to know each other? The Doctoral School of the UPV is a prestigious institution that offers different PhD Student programmes, come and discover us!

Doctoral School

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News

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02.

Choose PhD Programme and confirm tutor

What do you want to research? The UPV Doctoral School is multidisciplinary and offers programmes in different fields: Agrifood and Biotechnology, Architecture, Art, Sciences, Sciences, Economics and Social Sciences, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, ICT

In addition to the related documentation, it is advisable to provide a research plan proposal (thesis project), being necessary to have arranged, before starting the application for admission, with one of the Researchers assigned to the PhD Student programme for the direction of the thesis.

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Check out the pre-doctoral grants

We know that having access to funding for PhD studies is very important for future Researchers. We provide you with the information you need to apply for these grants!

04.

Submit your application

You are very close to becoming a Researcher-in-Training. But first, you must follow a series of steps and fulfil certain requirements - don't miss out on any details!

Dates

Pre-registration deadlines for the academic year 2024/2025

Phd in Art: Production and Research, PhD in Communication and Cultural Industries, PhD in Biotechnology.
From 02 September, until 13:00 on 15 October 2024
Resolution within 45 calendar days of complete application for admission
From 02 September, until 13:00 on 15 October 2024
Resolution within 45 calendar days of complete application for admission

Rest of PhD Programmes

From 17 June, until 13:00 hours on 15 October 2024 Resolution within 30 calendar days after the end of the application deadline.

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Make the registration

If you are at this point, it is because you have been officially admitted to a PhD Programme at the UPV - the journey begins now!

If you have been accepted into a PhD Programme, you can enrol immediately to start your thesis.

In case you need to postpone your enrolment, we will keep your admission valid for you to enrol at a later date, at any time during this academic year or the next. This applies if you are in any of the following situations:

Completing visa procedures to come to Spain.
Waiting confirmation of a pre-doctoral grant.
Managing any other similar issue.

To reactivate your enrolment, simply send us an email.

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Start your adventure

Congratulations! You are now officially a PhD Student at the Universitat Politècnica de València. Don't miss these contents that can help you to organise your day to day.