Overview

Doctoral students at this faculty are offered many opportunities for cooperation and interesting, stimulating meetings and scientific debates, in a highly internationally oriented research and study environment.

Features

A characteristic of our Medicine PhD student programme at Lund University is that we are constantly working to maintain the high quality of our study programme.

Our Faculty of Medicine encompasses about 1000 graduate students, we admit about 130 new graduate students every year.

Programme Structure

Research:

A PhD-trajectory at our faculty is a 4-year (full time) programme, consisting of courses and research in a dedicated research area.

Two thirds of our doctoral students are part time doctoral students, who combine their (often clinical) research while also continuing their clinical work.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

The application process at our faculties varies – some advertise doctoral positions at the same time each year, while others do so throughout the year.

Language

English

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lund, Sweden

Disciplines

Medicine View 14 other PhDs in Medicine in Sweden

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

a second-cycle qualification (master level), or

completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, including at least 60 higher education credits at second cycle, or

acquired essentially corresponding knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

There are no tuition fees for doctoral education at Lund University.

Living costs

Lund

Sweden

7428 - 11057 SEK / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Medicine.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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