- Choose a research field from one of the Doctoral Programs that fits the candidateprofile as a research trainee.
- Contact the person responsible for the field to be accepted to complete the doctoral thesis work in that research field.
- Apply for enrolment in the doctorate program by filling in this FORM. You will need to submit the PDF form to the University of Lleida’s Registry.
- Attach the documentation listed in the application, including the acceptance of the tutor.
- Request the equivalence of the master degree if it was obtained abroad.
How international students can submit an AUTHORISED PDF FORM to the University of Lleida’s Registry?
The 5% of each doctoral program places will be reserved for students who have a degree of disability equal or greater than 33%. If these places were not covered, they would be offered to the rest of students.
At the moment of formalizing the admission (or the enrollment), the student must prove the degree of disability, providing the certificate of disability issued by the competent administration.
DOCUMENTS
1. Copy of Foreigner Identification Number (NIE), legalized passport or legalized European identity card
2. Doctoral programme tutor acceptance document
3. Official university studies
3.1 University Spanish official master’s degree level studies, or equivalent:
3.1.1 Official university degree
3.1.2 Studies completed in the EHEA (European Higher Education Area):
Europass diploma supplement: official document which accompanies the aforementioned university degree, valid throughout national territory with standardized, personalized information for each university graduate, on the programme followed, the results obtained, the professional skills acquired and the level of their qualification in the national Higher Education system of the issuing country.
3.1.3 Studies completed outside the EHEA (European Higher Education Area):
Official academic transcript with grades and credits (specifying duration in academic years and the list of the subjects studied including, for each one, the course load and the grade obtained, and indicating the grading system).
3.2 University studies prior to the master’s degree
3.2.1 Official university degree
3.2.2 Studies completed in the EHEA (European Higher Education Area):
3.2.3 Europass diploma supplement: official document which accompanies the aforementioned university degree, valid throughout national territory with standardized, personalized information for each university graduate, on the programme followed, the results obtained, the professional skills acquired and the level of their qualification in the national Higher Education system of the issuing country.
Studies completed outside the EHEA (European Higher Education Area):
Official academic transcript with grades and credits (specifying duration in academic years and the list of the subjects studied including, for each one, the course load and the grade obtained, and indicating the grading system).
4. When accessing with official postgraduate university studies taken abroad it is necessary to provide
4.1 Application for declaration of equivalence of the postgraduate qualification to master's degree level
4.2 Certificate from the foreign university where the master’s course was taken, indicating: that these studies provide authorization for access to the research phase of the doctorate, in the country where this university is located and that they correspond to EQF Level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework.
5. Curriculum Vitae
6. Legalizations of the academic documents (degrees and official academic transcripts)
- Consult Article 6.7 of the Academic Regulation on Doctoral Course
7. Translations of the academic documents (degrees and official academic transcripts)
- Foreign documents must be accompanied by an official translation into Spanish, Catalan or English if they are written in another language. This translation can be rendered:
- By any diplomatic or consular representation of Spain abroad.
- By the diplomatic or consular representation in Spain of the country of which the applicant is a subject or, if applicable, of the document-issuing country.
- By sworn translators duly authorised or registered in Spain.
1 All of the documentation which is submitted for access and admission may be scanned copies of the original documents, but the certified copies or the originals to be certified must be provided at the time of registering for the doctorate.
2 For studies completed at the UdL, it is only necessary to present the academic transcript which accredits the corresponding details.
Power to verify personal data by the University of Lleida
The University of Lleida informs you that it is empowered to carry out the necessary verifications to verify the accuracy of the data that are essential to submit the application for admission. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 28.2 of Law 39/2015, of 1 October, on Common Administrative Procedure of the Public Administrations, you have the right to oppose the exercise of this power of verification, for reasons related to the your particular situation, by sending a message to the address escoladoctorat@udl.cat In any case, in the exercise of this right of opposition, you must prove the reasons that justify it, so that they are valued by the University, and you are obliged to contribute the documents to the consultation of which you oppose.
REQUERIMENTS
Students wishing to access a doctoral programme verified by RD 99/2011, must meet the requirements laid down in Article 6, amended by Royal Decree 576/2023, of July 4, which modifies Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, which regulates official doctoral studies.
Article 6. Requirements for access to a doctorate.
- In general, access to an official doctoral programme is available to persons in possession of a Spanish official bachelor's degree, or equivalent, and a university master's degree.
- Likewise, those who are in any of the following situations may access the programme:
a) Be in possession of official Spanish university degrees or equivalent Spanish degrees, provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in the set of these courses and accredit a level 3 of the Spanish Framework of Qualifications for Higher Education.
b) Be in possession of a degree obtained in accordance with foreign educational systems belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), without the need for its homologation, which accredits a level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework, provided that said degree qualifies for access to doctoral studies in the country in which it was issued. This admission will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party or its recognition for purposes other than access to doctoral studies.
c) Possession of a degree obtained in accordance with foreign educational systems other than the EHEA, without the need for its homologation, after verification by the university that it accredits a level of training equivalent to that of the official Spanish Master's degree and that it qualifies in the country of issue of the degree for access to doctoral studies. This admission will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party or its recognition for purposes other than access to doctoral studies.
d) Possession of another Doctorate degree.
e) University graduates who, after obtaining a training place in the corresponding access test for specialized health training places, have successfully completed at least two years of training in a program to obtain an official degree in one of the specialties in Health Sciences, may also access the programme.
The list of admitted and excluded to the 1st period of the 2024/2025 academic year, to the following Doctorate programs is published:
PhD Programme in Agricultural and Food Science and Technology
PhD Programme in Agricultural and Foos Science and Tecnology - ERROR CORRECTION
PhD Programme in Law and Business Administration
PhD Programme in Education, Society and Quality of Life
PhD Programme in Forest and Natural Environment Management
PhD Programme in Engineering and Information Technology
PhD Programme in Territory, Heritage and Culture
PhD Programme in Physical Activity and Sports
PhD Programme in Electrochemistry. Science and Technology
PhD Programme in Educative Tecnology
PhD Programme in Comprehensive Care and Health Services
PhD Programme in Bioinformatics
NOTE: Applications submitted after the deadline, as they are related to an application for predoctoral aid, will be resolved and notified individualy
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