needs to have finished their master studies (or equivalent) before submitting their application.
are registered as students at a university (home university) do not obtain a diploma from the host institution may apply for only one host university need to already have established contact with the host university in order to guarantee that the profile of the doctorate applicant matches the thematic expertise of the host university. Therefore, all doctorate applicants are asked to upload a letter of interest.
register at one of the 10 EU partner universities and do not need to be registered at their former university in one of the 6 Western Balkan partner countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (as defined under UNSCR 1244/99), Montenegro and Serbia). will obtain a diploma from the EU university need to comply with the local admission requirements → If selected they have to follow the standard individual application procedure at the EU institution. Admission criteria of all partner institutions in the consortium have to be respected. It is the responsibility of the applicant to get informed about all admission requirements of the respective EU host university before submitting an application. may apply for only one host university.
JoinEU-SEE grantees do not have to cover tuition fees at the host universities. Before applying, please have a look at the offered courses or programmes at the host university here and find out if you are eligible to apply here. Please check the information provided by each partner university concerning the special doctoral programme requirements.