The School of Social Sciences offers a range of doctoral programs across all its faculties. The goal of this programme is to provide doctoral students academic training and prepare them for scholarly work, including teaching at university or holding specialist positions at research institutions, as well as other demanding responsible positions in society. The duration of a doctoral program at the School of Social Sciences spans a minimum of three years of full-time study. Doctoral dissertations within the school can take the form of either a single comprehensive work (monograph) or a collection of articles. The programme concludes with a public doctoral defence, where the doctoral candidate earns the academic title Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) from the University of Iceland (UI). Application instructions When applying for a doctoral programme, it is important to prepare the application carefully and take care that all necessary documents accompany the application. The following documents should accompany an application for a doctoral program in the School of Social Sciences: 1. The student's curriculum vitae along with certified copies of the academic degrees (BA/BS/B.Ed.) and/or MA/MS or a comparable degree. If the student has completed a degree at a school other than the University of Iceland, a transcript of the grades must be included. An applicant must also mail or deliver to the Registrar certified copies (hard copies) of diplomas with course transcripts (information about courses, grades and units) from all university studies, no later than two weeks from the application deadline. The relevant school issues a certified copy. A photocopy of an original may also be sent that a competent party (e.g., a district commissioner's office) confirms with a stamp and signature. If necessary, original certificates can be brought to the Service Desk in University Centre – Háskólatorg to obtain certified copies of them. NOTE: It is only necessary to bring certificates if the studies were at schools other than UI. 2. Report on professional premises and execution. Applicants must explain their goals for the doctoral program, why they believe themselves academically qualified to engage in doctoral studies, e.g., because of good performance in studies, including undergraduate and graduate studies, participation in research projects, published articles, challenging projects, professional experience, interesting research, interest in specific jobs upon completion of their studies, etc. An applicant must also specify: Whether studies will be full-time or part-time (percentage) The courses planned. Here the student states fields of emphasis she/he deems necessary to strengthen. Financing plan. Here the applicant reports grant applications, loans, own financing, work or other relevant things. Request for a supervisor (if relevant) along with reasons. See information regarding professional requirements for a doctoral student's supervisors under the quality standards and requirements for doctoral programmes at the University of Iceland. 3. A brief description of the project in Icelandic and English (100-150 words). 4. A description of the planned research project (about 2000-4000 words, in addition to a list of references) in the language in which the dissertation will be written in accordance with the faculty's rules. The following shall be stated: goals, the state of knowledge and scientific value, a description of the implementation (procedures), a schedule with information on the main benchmarks and programme completion, the plan for publication of the results and the site of publication, a list of references. The description must be clear, realistic and scheduled (months and quarters). The project name (working title) shall be descriptive of the research. The division of the research into subjects shall be included (a rough summary of the contents), such as division into chapters or division of the dissertation into articles. A description of the method/methods to be applied in answering the project's research questions. It is imperative to relate and explain how the research proposal and the main research questions differ from existing research (domestic and foreign) for the same or similar research fields, and what the novelty of the research is. Finally, the applicant must state why he or she deems the research to be important for the research field’s development in the Icelandic and/or international context. 5. Written recommendations from two parties. The recommendations shall be in sealed envelopes. The applicant may act as a go-between regarding their delivery. On the other hand, the recommenders can also send them directly to the Student Registration (admission@hi.is). It is important to provide the recommenders' email addresses and phone numbers, so that it is possible to contact them and request further information if necessary. With letters of recommendation, recommenders shall include the University of Iceland's form for submitting recommendations. The applicant is responsible for getting the form to recommenders. It can be downloaded here. Online Application To apply you can access our online application by clicking the here. Information on the deadline for international students (other than exchange students) to apply for undergraduate and graduate studies. PhD studies at the Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics PhD studies at the Faculty of Economics PhD studies at the Faculty of Law PhD studies at the Faculty of Political Science PhD studies at the School of Business Research projects Supporting Documents Further information: Kolbrún Eggertsdóttir and Sigrún Daníelsdóttir Flóvenz, doktorsnamFVS@hi.is. facebooklinkedintwitter