Recruitment schedule and regulations

Step-by-step admission guide

ACADEMIA COPERNICANA INTERDISCIPLINARY DOCTORAL SCHOOL

                            RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE FOR 2026/2027

1. Submission of Doctoral Project Proposals by NCU Faculty Members

DECLARATIONS BY DOCTORAL PROJECT’S AUTHOR

Please number the documents according to the list below (the name of the file must indicate its content!)

NEW! Project proposal forms 2026

1. Description of the doctoral project (WORD)
2. Information on the candidate for the supervisor candidate(s) (WORD)
3. Declaration on the project’s viability and funding (WORD)
4. Declaration on submission of the doctoral project to any other doctoral school (WORD)

5. Declaration regarding the source of financing of the scholarship PDF WORD (for grant recruitment  only!)

All documents must be sent to academia.copernicana@umk.pl

2. Application Process – Selecting PhD Candidates

DECLARATIONS BY DOCTORAL STUDENT APPLICANT

Please number the documents according to the list below (the name of the file must indicate its content)

Documents that are incomplete or not numbered accordingly will not be considered.

1. A signed application generated from the Internet Registration of Candidates (you must fully complete all information in the IRoC in order to generate the application).
2. Academic curriculum vitae and letter of motivation.
3. Declaration on choice of doctoral project (WORD)
4. Declaration on enrolment to any other doctoral school (WORD)
5. Copy of the candidate’s master’s diploma and the completion of graduate studies (or its equivalent), or a copy of a certified duplicate, or a declaration that such duplicate will be delivered by the date of announcing the list of accepted candidates.
6. In the case of theological sciences: a copy of the master’s diploma in theology and Bachelor of Ecclesiastical Studies, or a written statement that during the doctoral studies the student will receive a Bachelor of Ecclesiastical Studies degree.
7. If English is not the PhD candidate’s native language, a document confirming knowledge of English at at least B2 level is required.
8. One current photograph in electronic form, which the candidate enters into the Internet Registration of Candidates, complying with the requirements used for issuing ID cards.

Every achievement of the candidate must be confirmed by appropriate documents (e.g. certificates, copy of publications, etc.).

The documents must be prepared in English and sent to academia.copernicana@umk.pl in accordance with the recruitment schedule.
The interview is conducted in English.
For the list of detailed admission requirements click here.

Regulations:

NEW!

Order No. 50 of March 4th 2026

 Resolution no. 6/2026 -the rules for the admission of candidates_en

 Resolution no. 6/2026 -the rules for the admission of candidates_pl

• Annex no. 7– Detailed Admission Requirements _en
• Annex no. 7– Detailed Admission Requirements _pl

Regulations of the doctoral school of the Nicolaus Copernicus University