• Host Country: Sweden
• Host Organizer: Örebro University
• Degree Level: PhD
• Deadline: 28 September 2026

DETAILED INFORMATION

Benefits

• Fully Funded: The place on the programme is linked to a full-time doctoral studentship for the duration of the study programme (four years of full-time study).
• Salary: Initial salary for the doctoral studentship is SEK 32,300 a month.
• Support & Development: A thorough introduction, a specially tailored seminar series covering matters ranging from doctoral programme rules and careers to student welfare support and networking.

Eligibility

• General Entry Requirements: Must have been awarded a qualification at the master’s level; or satisfied the requirements for courses of at least 240 credits (at least 60 credits at the master’s level); or acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in Sweden or abroad.
• Specific Entry Requirements: Passing grade in courses of at least 90 credits, including an independent project for the bachelor’s degree in gender studies or a closely related subject.
• Academic Requirement: The application of a gender perspective in previous academic works constitutes a strict requirement to be considered for the programme.

Required Documents

All application documents and attachments should be written in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, or English (or translated by an authorized translator).

• CV
• Copies of original degree certificate(s) and official transcript(s) of records for your bachelor’s degree.
• Copies of original degree certificate(s) and official transcript(s) of records for your master’s degree.
• Independent project/degree project at the master’s level.
• Outline of preliminary PhD project including information about topic/research field, aim, theory, methods/material, and relevance for the gender studies research field (max. 3 pages).
• Other relevant documents, course and degree certificates, academic papers, and relevant publications.

Please visit HERE to apply.