Natural Science and Technology; PhD Program, NTNU

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology offers an admission into a PhD education that has a nominal duration of 3 years of full-time study (180 credits), and includes required coursework or similar academic training comprising a minimum of 30 credits. The most important part of the PhD education is an independent research carried out under academic regulation.

Qualifications:

• Applicants must have a master’s degree in relevant subject or equivalent qualification, with a brilliant academic record.
• The Faculty may approve other, comparable qualifications as the basis for admission.
• Applicants must have scored grade of B or higher in the two last years of their master’s degree
• The average grade of the applicant’s bachelor degree or equivalent qualification must be C or higher.

Funding

• Before applying for the admission to one of the doctoral programs, the funding of the study period, including all costs, must be confirmed.

Residency requirement:

• Applicants coming with external funding or an external workplace must stay at NTNU for at least 1 year of their PhD education.

How to apply:

• There are no fixed application last date for these programs.
• Application form for admission to the PhD program can be downloaded from the website. Along with the application form, following documents must be attached:
• Certified copy of master’s degree certificate or equivalent education
• Grade Transcript
• Certified copies of other degree certificates or diplomas
• Project description
• List of publications
• Confirmation of courses taken/exam results in courses that will be part of the organized academic training
• Other relevant information such as relevant work experience

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