Practical information
All practical information about the WUR PhD programme, required documents, procedures & info about housing in Wageningen and visas for and residence in the Netherlands.
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Entry Requirements
The following requirement are needed to start a PhD at Wageningen University & Research (WUR):
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Required documents
Before a PhD candidate can start with the PhD project the registration in Hora Finita must be completed and the candidate has to be officially admitted to the PhD programme. The registration starts with the chair group informing the Graduate School about the prospective PhD candidate. The Graduate School will start the registration in Hora Finita. During this registration process the PhD candidate needs to upload the required documents as indicated below.
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Visa & residence information
Learn more about requesting new and extending or changing current visas or residence permits.
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Moving to Wageningen & the Netherlands
Coming from abroad the Dutch culture can be both inspiring and surprising. This page is for first orientation, but also offers helpful information while you are here.
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Housing in Wageningen
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The Go/No-Go Evaluation
Within 8 to 15 months from the start of a PhD, progress of each PhD candidate will be evaluated by the supervisors. Based on this evaluation, the Academic Board will determine if the candidate can proceed with the PhD (Go) or not (No Go).
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Training & Education
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) offers several types of training for PhD candidates and Postdocs.
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Graduation
Everything you need to know about planning and organising your graduation.
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Rules & Guidelines
Below you will find information about Publishing Guidelines, Doctoral Degree Regulations and Integrity regulations.
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Funding & Financial Support
Once admitted to the PhD programme Wageningen University & Research (WUR) offers an education backpack of 3500 EUR to PhD candidates that are formally admitted to the PhD programme (approved TSP and Project proposal in prep or approved) and will defend their thesis at Wageningen University & Research.
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Overview of Procedures along a timeline
Starting from your PhD application to the final phase; you will find all the steps to take on this page.