The list of topics will be announced soon.

The topics will be updated regularly.
Candidates may apply to the IEDS for research topics announced on the IEDS website or for topics outside the list.
If you are interested in applying to the IEDS, please contact the supervisors of your planned PhD project before submitting your application. Contact details for supervisors can be found in the call for proposals for doctoral projects or on the websites of the institutions that make up the IEDS. (us.edu.pl; www.igf.edu.pl; www.impan.pl; www.iopan.pl).

In order to participate in the admission process for the IEDS, before the deadline set out in the schedule, the candidate must:

• create an account in the irk2.us.edu.pl system and completed the registration form;
• pay the recruitment fee.

The candidate the IEDS must submit:

• application for admission to the IEDS (personal questionnaire);
• curriculum vitae;
• ORCID number;
• information about the scientific discipline or disciplines, in the case of interdisciplinary work, in which the candidate intends to prepare a dissertation;
• consents and statements required by the IRK system;
• a copy of the diploma of graduation from a master’s degree program with a supplement, or another document authorizing the candidate to undertake education at doctoral school in accordance with Section 8(5)(6) and Section 8(5)(7) ;
• an outline of the doctoral project, a list of the candidate’s academic achievements in the discipline of the planned doctoral dissertation and documents certifying these achievements, as well as other documents specified in the admission process (may be submitted to the IEDS office, via polarknow@us.edu.pl).
• The doctoral project form and list of scientific achievements

1. Assessment of the PhD project outline (max. 40 points). Candidates who have submitted an outline of the doctoral project together with the supervisor’s opinion within the time specified in the schedule and obtained above 20 points are admitted to further proceedings.
2. Assessment of documented scientific achievements (max. 20 points). Candidates who have submitted the scientific achievements form within the time specified in the schedule will be admitted to further proceedings.
3. Qualification interview (max. 40 points). A candidate who does not enter the interview or receives less than 20 points will not be admitted.

The enrollment schedule will be announced soon.

• The maximum number of admitted candidates is 12 (excluding those whose studies will be financed from external sources).
• Education in the first year at IEDS will be started provided that at least 3 candidates are qualified for admission no later than September 30, 2025.
• Based on the results obtained by the candidates in the recruitment procedure, the recruitment committee creates a ranking list. It determines the order of admitting candidates to the doctoral school within the limit of places.
• IEDS admission committee specifies the minimum point limit for admission of candidates from ranking lists.
• A doctoral student who does not hold a degree of doctor shall receive a doctoral scholarship in accordance with Article 209 of the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science.

• The recruitment procedure is carried out by an Admissions Committee, appointed by the IEDS Council; the Committee members will be announced after their appointment.
• The Admissions Committee is composed of representatives of the entities jointly forming the IEDS who hold a University title of Professor or a post-doctoral degree.

The members of the Admission Committee will be announced soon.