• Current photo
• Passport or Identity card
• Proof of completed studies:
  - foreign documents must be properly certified and translated (exception for translation: German and English documents)
  - information on certification
• List of attended courses of the previous studies/research or study focus (proof of success, transcript, diploma supplement)
• Language certificate (information for international applicants, see also Curriculum 24W)
• Exposé of the dissertation project of approx. 2-3 pages including a description of the underlying theories and methods
• Academic curriculum vitae
• Application for admission to the doctoral school and supervision agreement
• Letter of motivation

Useful:

• Possible supervisor(s) (Academic staff of the Faculty of Humanities with a teaching qualification)
• Persons who have completed their habilitation at the Faculty of Humanities, as well as emeritus and retired
• Possible subjects for the Doctoral programme in Philosophy

Do you have an active UGO student account?

• Upload the application documents to UNIGRAZonline via the app "My applications".

You do not have a UGO student account?

• Register for a basic user account.
• After registration you will receive an email with an activation link for your account.
• Log in to UNIGRAZonline on the homepage via "Applicants" with your generated user name (or email address) and created password.
• Upload the application documents via the app "My applications".

The selection committee consists of four persons:

• the chairperson of the curriculum committee
• two closely related members of the doctoral school
• the proposed first supervisor

The selection committee uses the criteria to check whether the applicant has a suitable previous study progarmme for the intended doctoral pogramme and whether the qualitative requirements are met.

• You will receive the notification of admission by email.
• Academic Affairs will inform you about the further procedure regarding enrollment .
• After enrolment you will get access to UNIGRAZonline and you can register for courses.

Application deadline for the winter semester 2025: July 7^th until September 5^th, 2025

• The selection committee must decide on admission within 8 weeks.
• The application deadline for courses is mid-September or mid-February.
• The courses start at the beginning of October or the beginning of March.

Legal basis:

• Curriculum 24W for the doctoral programme in Philosophy
• Founding declaration for the Doctoral School of Research in Humanities
• Regulation of the Rectorate on admission to studies