Application
All PhD candidates must hold a Master’s or a Drs. degree. We also expect candidates to have some research and writing experience in the last 2 to 5 years. As a PhD candidate you will be required to submit and publish articles to international peer-reviewed journals. Many PhD dissertations consist of a collection of academic peer-reviewed articles. Furthermore, you must be able to spend at least two full days (16 hours) a week on your PhD research.
To be admitted to the Graduate School, you will follow an assessment procedure. A short English proficiency assessment is a part of the procedure. The information regarding this proficiency assessment will be shared with the candidates once they apply to the program.
A limited number of positions are available each year, depending on supervisor capacity. On December 15th, we publish the available research topics and fields for which you can apply. This publication is the start of the assessment procedure.
For the 2026-2027 academic year, you could apply to the Graduate School between 15 December 2025 and April 6th, 2026. Details regarding the application period for the following year will be announced at a later date.
Note: for the application documents for the artistic trajectory, see below.
Application documents general
In order to apply to the Graduate School of the UvH, you are requested to submit the following documents:
- A completed Application Form
- A completed Initial PhD proposal
- Your Curriculum Vitae (in English or Dutch)
- A copy of Master’s diploma: a digital copy of your Master’s diploma (if issued in the Netherlands), or a notarized/ apostille approved copy of your Master’s diploma. See (in Dutch) DUO – Uittreksel Diploma or (in English) DUO – Extract of your Diploma.
These documents must be submitted digitally via: pedel@UvH.nl
Once the application documents are received, the following steps will be explained.
Application documents Meaningful Artistic Research
In order to apply to the artistic trajectory of the Graduate School, you are requested to submit the following documents:
- A completed Application Form
- A completed Initial PhD proposal
- Your Curriculum Vitae (in English or Dutch)
- A copy of Master’s diploma: a digital copy of your Master’s diploma (if issued in the Netherlands), or a notarized / apostille approved copy of your Master’s diploma. See (in Dutch) DUO – Uittreksel Diploma or (in English) DUO – Extract of your Diploma
These documents must be submitted digitally via: pedel@UvH.nl
Once the application documents are received, the following steps will be explained.
Assessment Procedure
The assessment will take place between April and June. In June the applicants will be informed whether they have been admitted to the UvH Graduate School.
Questions?
Please contact Yamit Gutman, via pedel@uvh.nl