Admission

Every year the Astrophysics & Cosmology Group hires 5/6 students to attend a four year Ph.D. program. The students are selected basing on evaluation of records and an oral exam. Application deadlines, dates and number of available positions are periodically posted on the PhD announcements webpage, where you can also download the application forms. Enrollment of all the new students at SISSA and the beginning of classes in the Astrophysics & Cosmology Ph.D. typically take place in early October. The normal duration of the Ph.D. program is four years. The initial part of the Ph.D. program is based on coursework which is considered to be an integral and necessary part of the research training (see the Teaching Activity program of the current academic year).

Application procedure for EU and non-EU citizens

Candidates must apply to be admitted to the standard entrance examination. There are two examination sessions each year usually in March and September. The deadline for applications is around a month beforehand. Examinations consist of a selection based on academic and scientific qualifications and an oral interview. The outcome is usually issued in the next few days. Candidates must send a paper application form that can be downloaded from the official SISSA announcement web page.

Candidates who are not citizens of the European Union can be also admitted via a Spring preselection based on academic and scientific qualifications, and possibly a skype interview. Candidates interested in participation in this preselection should send a paper application form that can be downloaded from the official SISSA announcement web page.

Further information can be found on the Regolamento Didattico of the Ph.D. in Astrophysics & Cosmology (Italian only) and on the Regolamento Didattico of SISSA Ph.D. courses (Italian only).

Contact us

To get more information and the deadlines for sending your application, please contact us.

Students Secretariat
tel.: +39 040 3787 452 / +39 040 3787 456
fax: +39 040 3787 466

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