The application period for the University of Helsinki’s doctoral programmes begins in April

Applications for all the University’s doctoral programmes are accepted between 1 and 16 April 2026.

Detailed information is available on the website of the call for applications.  

Doctoral programmes at the University of Helsinki:

• Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine
• Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research
• Doctoral Programme in Drug Research
• Doctoral Programme in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Sustainability in Society
• Doctoral Programme in Education, Schooling and Learning
• Doctoral Programme in the Humanities
• Doctoral Programme in Law
• Doctoral Programme in Molecular and Cellular Systems of Life
• Doctoral Programme in Multidisciplinary Research in Renewable Natural Resources
• Doctoral Programme in One Health
• Doctoral Programme in Population Health and Human Behaviour
• Doctoral Programme in Science
• Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences
• Doctoral Programme in Theology and Religious Studies