During the PhD

Application to hold PhD course
Should be sent to the faculty using the form below. Completed form may be sent electronically to the Registrator.

Application to hold PhD course

• Courses are financially supported by the faculty on a per student basis (61 000 SEK/60 ECTS). New courses also receive a planning support of 50,000 SEK (only once).
• All courses must be advertised at least two months in advance via SLU-kurs. Each department has one or several administrators with access rights to this system.
• PhD students outside SLU must be registered (name, gender, social security number, academic affiliation. and citezenship) by the administrator for PhD studies prior to commencing the course.
• It is advisable to also send out information via the PhD email list.
• To receive planning support at least five (5) students must complete the course. The per student support is capped at 30 students per course, and at least 10% of the students must be registered as PhD students at the Faculty for Forest Sciences. All financial support is requested from the faculty (form) after the course is completed.
• Courses can also be funded via the NOVA University Network. Such courses must be given in collaboration with universities from at least two other Nordic countries. The courses are administered by the participating departments.
• The faculty does not support the basic courses funded by the Council for Graduate Studies (FUR).
• Approved students are registered in LADOK.
• Courses should be evaluated after completion. A simple form to do this can be found here.