Application PhD programme Economics

Requirements for Admission

To be accepted to the PhD programme, students must either have completed a Master’s degree, or have completed 240 credits of studies, of which at least 60 credits are at the advanced level. In either case, students must have at least 90 credits in economics of which at least 15 credits must be independent thesis work.

Results from Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) are not required, but especially applicants from outside the EU are strongly recommended to include test results from either of these tests. Proof of ability in English (such as the Test of English as a Foreign Language (ToEFL)) will be required unless you are a native English speaker or have previously taken an academic degree taught in English.

Recommendation

You need to state two persons who have a PhD in Economics and know your academic work. The persons recommending you should fill in the recommendation form and send it together with separate personal evaluation letter to:
phd_recommendation [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (phd_recommendation[at]nek[dot]lu[dot]se) 

Complementary Information form

A completed Complementary Information form should be filled in and uploaded under “Attachments” in the Lund University job application portal. 

Financial Support

Tuition is free of charge. The Department provides financial support by appointment as a graduate student (doktorandanställning). Students are generally expected to participate in departmental work (e.g. teaching) for up to 20% of the time from the second year of studies onwards. Financial support is sufficient to pay for the students’ consumption needs (housing, board, books, etc.) during the entire period of study.