PhD Application (External)
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Personal details
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Research proposal

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Certified copy of your Master’s degree certificate

Please, have you certified copy of your diploma (or a verification link) send to graduateschool.rcs@rug.nl by your registrar's office; or send your certified copy by mail to the Graduate School.

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Sketch of your intellectual history (c. 600 words), indicating the factors that have brought you to your present focus of intellectual and scholarly interests and what you hope to learn from doctoral study at our School.
Please note that your thesis and papers must be written in the English, German or Dutch language.

Intended for those students who did not write a master's thesis, so that they can present their writing skills in a different way.

Please note that your papers must be written in the English, German or Dutch language. Papers should demonstrate your scholarly capacity, be no longer than 30 pages, in your intended field of specialization and representative of your best work.

Research project proposal (no more than four pages, c. 2000 words) which should address the following issues:
  • a description of main research question, aims and motivation of your project;
  • the position of the project within the (sub-)discipline (can new insights be expected?);
  • a brief description of the relevant literature (a maximum of one extra page of bibliography may be added);
  • a motivated demarcation of the literature (if applicable);
  • the proposed (methodological) approach;
  • the proposed timetable for the writing of your thesis (c. 150-200 pages, to be completed within three years);
  • an estimate of expenses that should be expected to exceed the usual costs of travel, conference visits etc. (for example, microfilms, extended stay abroad, etc.);
  • an indication of the supervision that would be desirable, particularly the required field(s) of expertise.

Letter of academic recommendation from professors who can write knowledgeably about your personal and academic qualifications and your suitability for the chosen field of study.

We reserve the right to contact your references for additional information pertinent to your application.

Letter of academic recommendation from professors who can write knowledgeably about your personal and academic qualifications and your suitability for the chosen field of study.

We reserve the right to contact your references for additional information pertinent to your application.

Official, that is, certified, transcripts from each college, seminary or graduate school attended. Applicants enrolled in school at the time of application are asked to provide a list of current and projected courses for the academic year, and to send a transcript or informal record of fall term grades as soon as possible.