LUT University offers a possibility to complete the following postgraduate degrees:

• Licentiate of Science (Technology) - Doctor of Science (Technology)
• Licentiate of Science (Economics and Business Administration) - Doctor of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
• Licentiate of Social Sciences - Doctor of Social Sciences
• Licentiate of Philosophy - Doctor of Philosophy

Doctoral education is offered in the following research fields:

• Energy Engineering, Energy Market and Solar Economy, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Sustainability Science (Doctoral Programme in Energy Systems)
• Computational Science, Green Chemical Technology, Industrial Engineering and Management, Software Engineering, Technical Physics, Social Sciences (Doctoral Programme in Engineering Science)
• Economics and Business Administration (Doctoral Programme in Business and Management)

LUT University also has double doctoral degree and cotutelle agreements with its partner universities abroad. For additional information on international cooperation and agreements please see LUT intra (restricted access).

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 (for example supervision and funding).
• After the supervisory resources and the eligibility to apply have been confirmed, you can submit the application via Studyinfo-portal. Before the submission all attachments required for the application process must be ready.

No existing connection to LUT University - finding supervisors

• Please fill in the Expression of Interest-form.
• The form is used for getting necessary information for example 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.
• The form is meant for interested candidates who have their own funding available. For open funded positions (employment), please see LUT LUT website.
• LUT University does not grant general scholarships for doctoral studies.

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

Applicants with a doctoral degree

• If you plan to study for another doctoral degree, please note that the target degree has to be from a different field than the one already completed. The dissertation must be based on new data and new publications. 
• For example, if you have a degree of Doctor of Science (Technology) you can apply for the study right for a degree of Doctor of Science (Economics and Business Administration) or Doctor of Social Sciences provided that you have a suitable background education and possible work experience to complete the degree in the field in question.
• However, case-by-case consideration is always used when handling applications from applicants with a doctoral degree.

All doctoral students of the university belong to LUT Doctoral School (LUT DS), which coordinates doctoral education at LUT University. Doctoral programmes operating in schools are responsible for education and supervision. The study affairs team of LUT DS gives advice for all doctoral students and applicants on study administrative issues from application to graduation.

Doctoral Programme in Energy Systems - person in charge Professor Samuli Honkapuro (deputy: Professor Timo Kärki)

Doctoral Programme in Engineering Science - person in charge Professor Bernardo Barbiellini (deputy: Professor Janne Huiskonen)

Doctoral Programme in Business and Management - person in charge Professor Paavo Ritala (deputy: Professor Tanja Leppäaho)

The doctoral progammes of LUT DS are introduced in more detail on the university web pages.

LUT Doctoral School principles (see Files) include guidelines for Doctoral School and for doctoral education in general. The following issues are covered:

• Admission procedure and criteria
• Supervision
• Monitoring and support of studies
• Responsible conduct of research
• Feedback
• Quality management

The Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) awards fellowships for doctoral students from Ukraine for a 12-month scholarship period at a Finnish university to continue their academic work in Finland. The fellowship can be granted to:

• doctoral students, who are still in Ukraine/have fled Ukraine in year 2022 or later due to the Russian attack to Ukraine, and
• who have a host university in Finland (incl. both Ukrainian citizens and international students who cannot return to their home country)

During the fellowship period at a Finnish host university, doctoral studies can be completed either to Finland or Ukraine. The funding is applied for by a Finnish host university.

Read more here.

Finland Doctoral Fellowship is a four-year (fixed term) full-time junior researcher position. Finland Doctoral Fellow will be in an employment relationship with LUT and is paid a monthly salary in accordance with the national salary system of Finnish universities (YPJ system). In addition, Finland Doctoral Fellows who move to Finland from abroad will receive a separate maximum 2000€ arrival grant to be used for travel and moving costs. The arrival grant is paid based on proven costs and is liable to taxation.

Finland Doctoral Fellowships are allocated to the best international doctoral students who have been admitted to the doctoral programmes of LUT in the yearly application rounds. Eligible for the funding are those doctoral students who are not a citizen of an EU/EEA country and who will reside in Finland during the employment. If a doctoral student has a dual citizenship, both must be non-EU/EEA.

All non-EU/EEA doctoral students who are admitted to the doctoral programmes of LUT in the future application round will be taken into consideration. There is no separate application for the fellowships. Decisions about the fellowships will be made based on the criteria of admission to doctoral training. The next and last application round will be organized in autumn 2023 and new junior researcher positions will start in spring 2024 at the earliest.

Study in Finland -portal is targeted at international students interested in the opportunities Finland offers in higher education. It also includes general information for example on scholarships and living in Finland.