Admission

Sukurta: 12 October 2011

You can see the proposed doctoral themes for the 2025 main admission here.

Information for new PhD students

  • MAIN ADMISSION 2025

SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS 

Vilnius University publishes a competition to doctoral dissertation themes in five research areas (see Dissertation themes) in accordance with additional Admission Rules for 2025 entry to Doctoral Studies at Vilnius University.

 

  • Applicants must have a Master’s qualification degree or a higher education degree comparable to it.

 

The application with all required enclosures must be registered in the system at https://is.vu.lt/pls/dokt/isas.register?p_kalba=en and sent by e-mail .  

If you received your education abroad, all documents must be submitted from April 29, 2025 to May 30, 2025 (by 12:00 p.m.). If you received your education in Lithuania, documents must be submitted from April 29, 2025 to June 25, 2025 (by 12:00 p.m.).

List of documents you must submit:

  1. an application addressed to the Rector;
  2. a copy of the passport or any other valid identification card;
  3. copies of the Master’s diploma or of a higher education diploma comparable to it and their supplements;
  4. Curriculum Vitae;
  5. a completed questionnaire with a photo;
  6. a research project (for more information please ask to a responsible person, see below Methods of Admission);
  7. a list of research works and their copies, conference presentations, works awarded at academic competitions (if there is any);
  8. recommendations by two academic referees from the topic of the relevant field of science (candidates to PhD studies in biochemistry and physics have to submit one recommendation written by a supervisor of dissertation theme - see Dissertation themes);
  9. a certificate proving the level of English (not lower than B2; approval is required if the master's thesis was written in a language other than English). 
  10. Receipt of entrance fee (The entrance fee is 50 EUR for citizens of Lithuania and the European Union, 100 EUR for citizens of other countries).

 

  • Applicants also have to submit a consent to the processing of personal data at the University.

 

  • A copy of the certificate on the recognition of higher education qualifications obtained abroad also might be asked to submit. 

Other important documents, such as a certificate of completion of various courses or examinations passed at the doctoral level, are welcome too.

 

  • All documents issued in a language other than English, Russian or Lithuanian should be supplemented with an official translation. 

Doctoral committees can require to submit additional documents which are not provided for in Vilnius University Regulations on Doctoral Studies.

 

DEADLINES

 

Doctoral committees determine the requirements for research projects or conversation and publicize them on the websites of academic units. Research projects (if it is set as the method of admission) must be submitted to Doctoral committees. (They can set their chosen particular dates for the presentation of research projects.) 

 

  • The applicants defend their research project or have a conversation under the Doctoral committee established procedure from June 26, 2025 to July 2, 2025. (For more information about the date and location please ask to a responsible person, see below Methods of Admission.) The results are assessed by the 10-point scale. 

 

Initiation grade is composed of the grade point average of Master’s diploma supplement and the assessment of conversation or research project.

 

  • Appeals against procedural violations of admission to doctoral studies at the University, as well as other issues directly related to admission to doctoral studies, shall be submitted to the Doctoral and Postdoctoral Department to July 4, 2025. Appeals are considered by a commission formed by the order of the Pro-Rector for Research.

 

  • About the results of the admission each participant is informed on July 9, 2025.

 

  • The agreements of doctoral studies are signed from July 11, 2025 to July 15, 2025.

 

2025 METHODS OF ADMISSION 

SELECTION CRITERIA

THE HUMANITIES

SOCIAL SCIENCES

NATURAL SCIENCES

MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES

TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES

TUITION FEE in 2024 (will be updated soon)

Students admitted to state non-funded doctoral studies must pay the stated tuition fee per one academic year: for all fields of science (except Law) regular studies – 11837 Eur and extended studies – 7891 Eur, for Law regular studies – 6962 Eur and extended studies – 4641 Eur (information of payment).


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