To gain admission to the PhD programme you can either apply for a position as a doctoral research fellow or apply for admission with external funding.
Apply for a PhD fellowship at the Faculty of Social Sciences
To apply for a PhD fellowship at the Faculty of Social Sciences, a vacant position must have been advertised. PhD fellowships are linked to an academic subject/subject area, project, or unit and are advertised by the department or centre concerned.
A supervisor is given to you after admission.
If you are appointed to a PhD fellowship, you become employed at the University of Oslo for the duration of the programme and are given the same rights and duties as other employees.
Apply for admission to the PhD programme with external funding
You may apply for admission to the programme with external funding if your PhD education is being funded by another institution. You are required to be affiliated with an active research community