How to apply

Application dates

PhD applications are open twice a year:

1st October – 15th November

1st April – 15th May

1. All students interested in applying to the PhD programme offered by the School of English are advised to reach out and connect with potential faculty supervisors.

Choose and contact a prospective faculty advisor with whom you would be interested in working.

You can investigate Faculty profiles here: http://www.enl.auth.gr/personnelFiltered_en.asp?Id=1

and then contact the faculty member you are interested in working with to inquire whether they are willing to serve as your supervisor.

Admission requirements

Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documents:

1. A draft research proposal (5-7 pages long) in English that should include:

• Project title
• Research supervisor
• Proposed mode of research
• Aims and objectives
• Synopsis
• Background (provide context around your research topic through a literature review that demonstrates your understanding of how significant studies and researchers in your area of research have contributed to dialogue shaping the current landscape)
• Expected research contribution
• Proposed methodology
• Resources
• An indicative bibliography

A critical component of your research proposal is a detailed work plan that will indicate the feasibility of completion within the timeframe.

Supplementary Materials

2. Documentation that demonstrates that your proposal fits the research interests of a specific potential supervisor (faculty member of the School of English)
3. Detailed curriculum vitae
4. Personal statement
5. Copy of undergraduate degree and transcript of records listing all BA courses you have completed, grades obtained, and final average grade
6. Copy of postgraduate degree and transcript of records listing all MA courses you have completed, grades obtained, and final average grade
7. Two letters of recommendation from faculty members
8. Research papers, publications related to the MA field of study (if available)
9. Certificate(s) of professional experience (if available)
10. Certificate of language proficiency in English (level C2) according to CEFR for non-native speakers of English who are graduates of Schools other than the School of English. Please find the list of accepted certificates of language proficiency here: https://www.nationalgallery.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pararthma_glwssomatheias__%CE%912_7_4_202315752-1.doc.
11. Formal declaration that the proposal submitted is original and has not been submitted to another institution before, either in Greece or abroad.
12. Formal declaration that applicants are aware of and accept the Rules of Procedure, regarding their rights and their obligations towards the School of English and the possible sanctions that can be imposed in case these are breached.
13. Formal declaration stating the accuracy of the documents submitted

BA and MA degrees have to be listed in the National Registry of Foreign Recognized Higher Education Institutes and the list of National Registry of Foreign Recognized Academic Title Types in order to be accepted. (HELLENIC NARIC , https://www.doatap.gr/)

In order for a foreign public document to be accepted by Greek public services, its legal validation, on a case-by-case basis, is required beforehand. The ratification precedes its official translation by either

• The Embassy or
• The Consulate of the foreign country in Greece or
• A lawyer

It should also be noted that candidates can look for a translator through the website metafraseis.services.gov.gr or through the “Certified Translators” application of the Digital Public Services Gate, gov.gr.

In particular:

1. Ιf the foreign public document has been issued by an authority of a contracting country to the Hague Convention of 1961, which has been ratified by Greece with Law 1497/1984, in accordance with the existing contractual obligation, it must bear the Apostille except for the exceptions provided by Law 4231/2014 and No. Regulation (EC) No 1191/2016 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
2. If the foreign public document comes from authorities of countries which, although they have acceded to The Hague Convention, our country has expressed objections to their accession and for as long as they have not been lifted, i.e. Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Peru and Tunisia, this is validated only by the competent Greek consular authority. The competent Consulates are: i. Kyrgyzstan – Prox. Office of the Embassy Astana Kazakhstan, ii. Mongolia – Prox. Beijing Embassy Office, iii. Uzbekistan – Consulate General in Moscow, iv. Peru – Prox. Embassy Office Lima and v. Tunisia – Prox. Office of the Embassy of Tunis.
3. Ιf the foreign public document originates from authorities of a country that is not a party to the Hague Convention or it is a public document expressly excluded from the text of the Convention as regards the affixing of an apostille (e.g. documents issued by diplomatic or consular agents, administrative documents directly related to a commercial or customs act); In order for it to be accepted by Greek public services, consular validation is required. More specifically:

3a. Consular legalisation may be affixed to a foreign public document issued by authorities of a country not party to The Hague Convention by the relevant Greek consular authority in the   country of origin, provided that it has been validated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country of origin of the document. Alternatively, the foreign public document may be authenticated by the CFSP Ratification Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. if, after its ratification by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country concerned, it is validated by the Consular Authority of that country in Greece. Exception: For documents originating from Ethiopia, Algeria, Afghanistan, Ghana, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Kenya, DR Congo, Libya, Mali, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Sudan, Sri Lanka and the Philippines the validation is done only through the competent Greek consular authority.

3b. a document issued by a diplomatic mission or consular post accredited to Greece, in the exercise of its consular duties, must be certified by the CFSPE Ratification Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or, due to territorial competence, by the respective Validation Office at the International Relations Service (Y.D.I.S.) of Thessaloniki (Headquarters), except in cases where the document is exempt from the obligation of ratification; due to a bilateral or multilateral contractual obligation of Greece (e.g. London Convention of 1968 ratified by Law 844/1978). We note that when, on the basis of the above, the validation of the foreign public document is requested, for each authentic signature of a competent official of a foreign Diplomatic Mission – Consular Authority (except for EU countries) by the Validation Department of the CFSPE of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the supporting documents mentioned above are required.

To get the application form, click here.