“The research conducted at the University of Turku is ethical and scientifically excellent. Our research has significant impact and meets future global challenges. Close national and international research collaboration strengthens the University’s position among the leading research universities in the world.”
(Strategy 2030 of the University of Turku).
The University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS) provides an international research community and a high-quality supervision, with emphasis on supervisors’ expertise and commitment to personalized supervision of doctoral researchers.
There are 16 Doctoral Programmes covering all the disciplines at the University of Turku, with approximately 2,000 doctoral researchers in total from over 70 countries. More than 180 doctoral degrees are completed each year.
Right to study for doctoral degree are applied through doctoral programmes. Application periods are decided by the University of Turku Graduate School's Steering Committee, and are published on this website. There are approximately 200 doctoral researchers funded positions which you can apply in the autumn application period.
Application periods for the academic year 2024 - 2025:
- 28 August -13 September, 2024 (right to study from 1 January 2025 and doctoral researcher positions with employment contract)
- 28 October - 8 November, 2024 (right to study from 1 January 2025, only some doctoral programmes)
- The application period will be organised in the following programmes:
- Doctoral Programme in Technology (DPT)
- Drug Research Doctoral Programme (DRDP)
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research (DPCR)
- Turku Doctoral Programme of Molecular Medicine (TuDMM)
- Doctoral Programme in Exact Sciences (EXACTUS)
- Doctoral Programme in Biology, Geography and Geology (BGG)
- Finnish Doctoral Programme in Oral Sciences (FINDOS Turku)
- The application period will be organised in the following pilot programme
- 3 March - 14 March, 2025 (right to study from 1 August 2025)
Note! The application forms closes at 4 pm local time in Finland.
