Admission Form | PhD Programme

Please fill out the application form below by answering the questions in the appropriate area, checking the boxes of your choice, and uploading the necessary documents. Please answer all questions that are appropriate for your situation. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

1. Starting date and funding

Please specify when you want to start your PhD.

PhD starting date

How will your PhD studies be funded?

Scholarship from an academic institution, company or government
Private funding

Name scholarship/grant

Funding institition

Starting date scholarhip/grant

Ending date scholarship/grant

Total budget for the duration of the scholarship/grant

2. Personal Data

Family name*

First name*

Date of birth

Place of birth

Adress

Postal code, town and country

Telephone number

Attachment

Alternative telephone number

E-mail address*

Profession

Nationality

Marital status

3. Academic Education

Official Name of Degree (do not translate)	International Equivalent (†)	(Expected) Date of Degree	Subject	Grade	Institution

(†) E.g., B.A., B.Sc., M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D. etc.

Did any of your degrees include writing a thesis?

Yes
No

If yes, list titles, supervisors and (if applicable) grades for the thesis work:

Degree	Title	Supervisor(s)	Grade for Thesis

4. English proficiency

These questions are relevant only if you are not a native English speaker.

In case you have taken a TOEFL/TSE or IELTS test, please list your results below.

TOEFL/TSE Score

IELTS Score

In case you have not taken these tests, please list your formal English education below.

5. Prizes and Grants

List all prizes, distinctions and grants you received so far (also include scholarly and scientific publications):

Name

6. Housing

Do you want to make use of the housing facilities of the Universiteit van Amsterdam? Note that applicants from the Netherlands are not eligible for University housing.

Yes
No
Not applicable

7. Research

Please indicate which ILLC research group you think is appropriate for your research. For an overview of our research units, see here.

Mathematical and Computational Logic (MCL)
Formal Semantics and Philosophical Logic (FSPL)
Natural Language Processing and Digital Humanities (NLP&DH)
Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (EPS)
Language and Music Cognition (LMC)
Theoretical Computer Science (TCS)

Please indicate your preferred supervisor(s). You can find an overview of ILLC staff members here.

8. Documents

Letters of reference

We require two academic letters of reference. These should be written by two qualified persons, preferably faculty members familiar with your work. The letters should be emailed separately by the referents to phd-illc at uva.nl or sent by post to:

Institute for Logic, Language and Computation
University of Amsterdam
PhD programme/Tuğba Altin
P.O. Box 94242
1090 GE Amsterdam
The Netherlands

In addition, we ask that you attach the following documents before completing this form:

Letter of motivation

In your letter of motivation you should elaborate on at least the following points:

Your intended research topic (approximately 200 words)
Your choice of research group (as indicated in this form under research)
Your choice of supervisor
Why you chose the ILLC for your research

Curriculum vitae

Please include an up-to-date copy of your curriculum vitae.

Degree certificates

Please provide a copy of your degree certificate for each completed degree that you listed under academic education. If you need to upload more than one degree certificate, please merge them into one PDF file.

Degree transcripts

Please provide a degree transcript (list of grades) for each degree that you listed under academic education. If you listed a degree that you have not finished yet, please provide an overview of your grades so far. If you need to upload more than one degree transcript, please merge them into one PDF file.

Writing sample

You are asked to provide a sample of your writing. This can for example be an (excerpt of) an article, essay or thesis chapter that you wrote.

TOEFL/TSE or IELTS results

If you are a non-native English speaker and if you have indicated that you have done one of these tests, please include your results.

Upload documents

Only PDF documents are accepted

Letter of motivation

Curriculum vitae

Degree certificates

Degree transcripts

Writing sample

TOEFL/TSE or IELTS results

9. General Remarks

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