Humanities Leiden University

General requirements

• a curriculum vitae;

• two letters of recommendation, including one from your MA thesis supervisor;*

• a statement from your intended PhD supervisor that he/she has accepted you as a PhD candidate (this can be a letter or an email);

• confirmation from your intended PhD co-supervisor(s) that they are willing to be the second/third co-supervisor (this can be a separate document or combined with the supervisor statement)

• a description of the proposed PhD research. Please use this document to draft your research proposal and make sure that you have checked with your supervisor if there are any additional requirements for your proposal. PhD candidates who are going to write their PhD thesis in Dutch may fill out the form in Dutch, all other PhD candidates need to fill out the form in English;

• a copy of your MA thesis or of other research related work which offers proof that you have the competence and skills for PhD research.