You may submit papers in the fields of Environment and Space, Philosophy and Psychoanalysis, Asian Studies, Video Games, Digital Humanities, Critical Gender Studies, and Critical Media Studies by October 1, 2026.
Doctoral Programmes organised at the university level
Meetings of the Committee for Doctoral studies 2026
Call for applications for the RECAS Fellowship 2026/2027
Second doctoral presentation – Pavle Pavlović
The second call for young researchers in 2026 has been published
Enrolment in a higher year of doctoral studies in the academic year 2026/27 (from September 1 till September 30, 2026)
Enrolment to the additional year of doctoral studies in the academic year 2026/2027
Faculty of Social Sciences Kardeljeva ploščad 5 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Phone: +386 1 58 05 218, +386 1 58 05 120
Email: doctoral.studies@fdv.uni-lj.si
Every working day from 11 a.m. till 1 p.m. in office DS-06.
Afternoon office hours: upon agreement by email
October 1, 2026 – January 16, 2026
February 16, 2026 – May 30, 2026
Fee per programme: 11.600,00 €* Fee per study year: 1st year: 3.800 €, 2nd year: 3.000 €, 3rd year: 2.200 €, 4th year: 2.600 €
*From the academic year 2025/26.
Methodology and Epistemology of Social Sciences 2026-2027
Theories of Society 2026-2027
Here you can find the the Rules on doctoral studies, instructions and forms.
Here you can find the schedule for 1st and 2nd doctoral presentations.
Template for final thesis writing at the 3rd study cycle FDV
Statement on the public proclimation of the success or failure of the PhD viva
Contact for sending the application: kerfdv@fdv.uni-lj.si
Background and Criteria for Ethics Review
Ethics Committee on Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Frequently asked questions
5.1 Instructions for preparing informed consent
5.1.A INFORMED CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH WHERE WE DEAL WITH NON-ANONYMIZED DATA
5.1.B INFORMED CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH WHERE WE DEAL WITH ANONYMIZED DATA