Future PhD candidates
START YOUR PHD JOURNEY
Find the right PhD opportunity at UNICAM
Discover UNICAM doctoral programmes, check the admission requirements and follow the application and enrolment procedures.
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Discover the UNICAM PhD
Learn what a PhD is, how doctoral education is organized and what research training at UNICAM involves.
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Explore PhD programmes
Explore PhD programmes, curricula, research areas, available topics and possible host institutions.
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Admission requirements
Check qualifications, foreign-degree requirements, language skills and the documents needed for admission.
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Calls and application
Follow the official call, prepare your application and complete the online submission procedure.
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Scholarships and funding
Understand scholarships, unfunded positions, research budgets, mobility support and financial conditions.
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Acceptance and enrolment
Accept an assigned position, complete enrolment and prepare to begin your doctoral activities.
CURRENT ADMISSIONS · 26 OCTOBER 2026
Cycle XLII – Second-session shortlists published · Online interviews 26–27 October
Applications for the two separate Cycle XLII procedures concerning seven PhD scholarships funded by Regione Marche closed on 22 October 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Italian time: 6 scholarships across five UNICAM PhD Programmes and 1 scholarship in the National PhD Programme in Theoretical and Applied Neuroscience. The deadline for reference letters expired on 23 October 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Italian time. The shortlists of candidates admitted to the interviews have now been published on the relevant official Call pages, together with the selection committees, interview dates, times and online meeting details. Online interviews are scheduled for 26 and 27 October 2026. Publication of the shortlists constitutes official notification. Candidates should continue to monitor the relevant official Call for final rankings and subsequent selection updates.
The final merit rankings for all Cycle XLII first-session admission procedures have been published, including both the general UNICAM Call and the National PhD Programme in Theoretical and Applied Neuroscience. Candidates admitted through the first session should follow the applicable acceptance and enrolment instructions.
Need application support?
Contact the SAS Office for administrative questions. For technical problems with the application platform, use the support channel indicated in the online procedure.