The University of Turku is a strong, multidisciplinary research university. The University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS) provides an international research community and high-quality supervision, with an emphasis on supervisors’ expertise and commitment to the personalized supervision of doctoral researchers.
The University of Turku Graduate School consists of 17 doctoral programmes covering all disciplines at the university. The right to study for a doctoral degree is applied for through the doctoral programmes.
Application periods
- 25 August - 8 September, 2026 (all doctoral programmes), right to study from 1 January 2027.
- Call for doctoral researcher positions with employment contracts funded by the University of Turku Graduate School is open at the same time.
- 1 December - 15 December, 2026 (only some doctoral programmes), right to study from 1 April 2027.
- 16 March - 30 March, 2027 (all doctoral programmes), right to study from 1 August 2027.
Application forms close at 4 pm (Finnish time) on the final day of the application period.
Call for applications are published on the doctoral programme webpages 1-2 months before the application period begins. The application form is available in the Studyinfo service during the application period.
