Admission at SCI School

Application for Admission

The doctoral student and main supervisor fill out and sign one of the forms below, depending on the type of admission.

Application for admission to doctoral studies for a Ph.D. degree (pdf 176 kB)

Application for admission to doctoral studies for a Licentiate degree  (pdf 107 kB)

Requirements for Appointment as Main Supervisor

The main supervisor may be appointed from:

1. Individuals employed at KTH as professors or guest professors.

2. Individuals employed at KTH as adjunct professors who are also accredited as docents.

3. Individuals employed indefinitely at KTH as lecturers, adjunct lecturers, or researchers who are also accredited as docents.

4. Individuals employed as assistant lecturers at KTH who are also accredited as docents. The intended main supervisor should have undergone higher education pedagogical training in research-level supervision or possess equivalent competence.

The main supervisor should be active in the doctoral subject or in a subject related to the doctoral subject. In cases mentioned in points 1-4 above, the intended main supervisor should have an employment at KTH covering at least 20 percent of a full-time position. In cases where the intended main supervisor has a fixed-term employment, the remaining duration of the employment should be considered in relation to the remaining education period of the doctoral student. Other circumstances, such as retirement, should also be taken into account.

Documents to be attached to the application

Degree certificate (Master's degree)

Course transcript or course overview indicating 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits at an advanced level.

PLEASE NOTE

If eligibility is based on 240 credits and not a master's degree, or if the prospective doctoral student has a degree from a non-Nordic country, a certificate of eligibility and suitability must be written by the main supervisor and attached to the application.

The certificate of eligibility and suitability is preferably written in Swedish, as the decision based on the certificate is written in Swedish. In the certificate, the main supervisor should also certify that the prospective doctoral candidate meets the English language requirement .

See examples of how a certificate for admission based on a foreign degree can be formulated: Certificate of Eligibility and Suitability - Foreign Degree (pdf 183 kB)

See examples of how a certificate for admission based on credit can be formulated: Certificate of Eligibility and Suitability - Credits (pdf 183 kB)

Download the template for the certificate of eligibility and suitability: Certificate of Eligibility and Suitability (docx 532 kB)

2. The admission form and other documents are then emailed to the Head of the Department, who signs the admission form and forwards it to the Program Director for the doctoral program (PA).

3. The PA reviews the form and ensures that all information is filled out correctly, including the correct doctoral program and any specialization, and sends the documents to the School's Office of Student Affairs at SCI, fou@sci.kth.se .

4. The School Office prepares the documents for the FA, who approves the supervisor and recommends eligibility assessment.

5. The Head of School admits the doctoral student, and the date of admission is the date when the Head of School signs.

6. The Schools Doctoral studies officer (FoU) sends the information to Ladok for registration/admission.

7. Once the doctoral student is registered and admitted, the FoU officers informs the supervisor, PA, doctoral student, and HR at the doctoral student's owning institution about the admission.

8. When the doctoral student is in place, an Individual Study Plan (eISP) must be created within 1 month. The doctoral student must have registered the thesis in Ladok before the ISP can be created. The main supervisor initiates the creation of the first ISP. Eligibility for assistant supervisors who are not employed at KTH can be applied for through this link: Request an eISP account for supervisors.