Current deadlines related to doctoral courses and activities

Here you will find some key dates to be aware of when arranging doctoral courses and other doctoral education activities.

Course syllabus

1 September 2025 - deadline for submitting (for review) a new or revised syllabus in Fubas for a course that will be advertised in the course catalogue for the spring semester of 2026.

24 October 2025 - deadline for submitting (for review) a new or revised syllabus in Fubas for courses that are planned within the research schools, with a start date during the spring semester of 2026.

Course information & course occasion

19 September 2025 - deadline for entering a course information and a course occasion in Fubas for advertising in the course catalogue for the spring semester of 2026. If a course information already exists, we will use that (let us know if you need to update the content).

For the research schools, 14 November 2025 is the deadline for reporting planned course occasions with start date during spring semester of 2026, according to instructions.

Funding of freestanding courses

1 September 2025 is the deadline for applying for funding from KPK for the spring semester of 2026. We prefer that you also apply for the autumn semester 2026 in the same application if your course is also planned for the autumn. It is also possible to apply now for a course that will only be given in the autumn semester.

Note! This type of application only refers to courses that are not part of a doctoral programme or are to be fully funded in another way, see Applying for funding of freestanding courses.

Funding for additional costs for courses within international collaborations

New for courses to be given in 2026 and beyond: These funds are applied for directly via the doctoral programme within which the course is given. For instructions, see funding for additional costs for KI courses in international collaborations.

Funding of courses within doctoral programmes

Contact a doctoral programme (or several) well in advance to apply for having the course included in the programme.

Course catalogue and application period

The course catalogue for the spring semester of 2026 will be open for application during the period 15 October to 5 November, 2025.

The course catalogue is open annually for application during three weeks, approximately 15 April - 5 May (for autumn semester) and 15 October - 5 November (for spring semester) - subject to a different start/end date depending upon the day of the week.