Planning doctoral studies at LUT University

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Planning doctoral studies at LUT University

LUT University graduates and those with an existing connection to LUT

  • If you are planning to start doctoral studies, please contact a potential supervisor in your field of interest in order to settle the basic issues (e.g. supervision and funding). Further information on the eligibility to supervise you find on the right in the section Supervision.
  • After the supervisory resources and the eligibility to apply have been confirmed, you can submit the application to LUT Doctoral School for processing it further.
  • For detailed information on the application process and school-level instructions, please see the section Application Processes of Doctoral Programmes (top right-hand corner of this page).

No existing connection to LUT University

  • Please fill in the Expression of Interest-form.
  • The form is used for getting necessary information e.g. on educational background, funding and research interests of potential candidates. On the basis of that information it is possible to check if suitable supervisory resources are available.
  • Submitted forms will be processed approximately twice per academic term.
  • LUT University  will contact the senders after the initial assessment and checking supervisory resources has been done. Inquiries while the process is still ongoing will not be answered.
  • LUT University does not grant scholarships for doctoral studies.
  • The form is meant for interested candidates who have their own funding available. For open funded positions (employment), please see LUT web pages.

Please note! The Expression of Interest-form is not an application for doctoral studies. 

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