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• PhD degree programmes
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• The PhD course of study
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• Guidelines for application  
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All applications for enrolment in the PhD degree programme at the Faculty of Theology’s Graduate School should be sent electronically via our online application facility at https://mit.au.dk/index.cfm?sprog=en.

If you are a new user, click here for guidance (pdf).

Hotline for questions regarding the electronic application facility: tel: +45 8942 1237 or e-mail: PhD@teo.au.dk. 

  Guidelines for the individual menu items on the left-hand side of the application facility:

PhD degree programme:

Here you indicate the department you wish to become associated with. If in doubt, indicate the department you think is most relevant to your project. See http://www.teo.au.dk/en/unit/departments for a list of departments at the Faculty of Theology.

You can also leave the field blank.

Educational background:

Allocation of a PhD scholarship on the 4-year dual MA/PhD programme (4+4) requires that you have passed examinations amounting to 60 ECTS credits in the Master’s degree programme at the time you enrol as a PhD student.You must indicate the status of your studies at the time of application. 
Under "admission requirement fulfilled/expected to be fulfilled", indicate the date you expect to complete 60 ECTS credits in the Master's degree programme.

Allocation of a PhD fellowship on the 3-year programme (5+3) requires that you have completed a Master’s degree at the time you enrol as a PhD student.
You must indicate the status of your studies at the time of application. 
Under "Date degree conferred/expected to be conferred“, indicate the date you expect to complete the final examination for your Master’s degree.

Other qualifications:

Here you indicate your language skills. If English is not your mother tongue, you must attach documentation to substantiate your English skills in the form of a TOEFL test or an IELTS test.

You can also indicate any matters you would like taken into consideration, and that do not appear in your CV.

PhD study programme:

Brief project description:

The brief project description can be up to 1000 characters long. This must be a summary of the attached project description or project outline. 

If you apply for a transfer of credits:

If you have completed relevant activities, e.g. course participation, you can apply for a transfer of credits. 

Project location:

Only indicate your project location if you intend to carry out your project outside the Faculty of Theology.

Supervisors:

Here you propose a principal supervisor and co-supervisors, if applicable. 

The principal supervisor is responsible for the overall PhD degree programme and must be a permanent member of the faculty. If you have no suggestions for a principal supervisor, you can leave the field blank. 

In addition to the principal supervisor, a co-supervisor can be appointed if required for the completion of the project. 

Attachments:

Applicants on the 4-year dual MA/PhD programme (PhD scholarship) (4+4)

For the application to be considered correctly completed, you must upload the following documents: 

• Project outline
  The complete project outline must not exceed 3 pages, including any relevant notes and exclusive reading list etc. The project outline must include the following elements:
  • A preliminary project title
  • An outline of the field of research the PhD programme is intended to focus on, as well as a preliminary specification of the subject of the PhD dissertation
  • Grounds for the academic (including interdisciplinary) research field and preliminary considerations, if applicable, regarding methodologies, theories, materials, etc.
  • A personal statement of reasons for the application, including a brief account of the applicant’s considerations regarding personal development, career and plans for the future as regards participation in the PhD programme outlined (max. 20–35 lines).
• Proof of Bachelor’s degree
  If the original language of the diploma and transcript is not English, Norwegian or Swedish, the diploma and transcript must be accompanied by authorised English translations.
• Transcript of past examinations in the Master’s degree programme
  If the original language of the diploma and transcript is not English, Norwegian or Swedish, the diploma and transcript must be accompanied by authorised English translations.
• Curriculum vitae
• Any other attachments (e.g. TOEFL test or IELTS test)

Attachments:

Applicants on the 3-year programme

(PhD fellowship) (5+3)

In order for the application to be considered correctly completed, you must upload the following documents:

• Project description
  The complete project description must not exceed 5 pages, including any relevant notes and exclusive reading list etc. The project description must include the following elements:
  • The parameters and focus of the project, and its relation to international research within the area. The extent to which the project may contribute to the research field
  • The applicant’s background, qualifications and motivation for working with the project
  • A statement of the project’s major components and a realistic schedule that describes what work is involved in the different stages of the research project
  • A statement including considerations of issues regarding the theory of scientific method associated with the project
  • An account of the expected results and their importance and perspectives
  • An explanation of how the project is connected with the faculty’s research and the relevance of this (departments, main research areas and/or centres)
  • Resource people relevant to the project can also be mentioned in the project description, as well as plans for study periods abroad.
• Curriculum vitae
• Proof of Master’s degree
  If the original language of the diploma and transcript is not English, Norwegian or Swedish, the diploma and transcript must be accompanied by authorised English translations.
• Any other attachments (e.g. TOEFL test or IELTS test)

All attachments must be uploaded as pdf files.