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Registration Requirements

Holders of a thesis-based Master’s degree from BGU, or an equivalent degree from another recognized institution, with strong academic achievement (including the thesis). Candidates are admitted for a probationary period of up to 12 months, after which they must submit a research proposal and pass a candidacy examination to obtain regular doctoral student status.
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Recommendations and Forms

To be uploaded to the Application Portal >>

List of required forms:

  1. Official confirmation of the successful completion of a Bachelor’s degree, either notarized or certified by the accrediting institution or by the BGU Office for Research Students. New, incoming students (not previously at BGU) must also submit a detailed, official grade sheet.
  2. Official confirmation of the successful completion of a Master’s degree. New, incoming students (not previously at BGU) must also submit a detailed, official grade sheet (including the Thesis score) and the grading scale/grading method of the institution.
  3. Students from non-English-speaking countries must also submit notarized or certified (see 1 above) translations of their documents and complete grade sheets in either English or Hebrew.
  4. An up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV), in either Hebrew or English.
  5. Candidates for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences only are required to submit a tentative, pre-admission Thesis Research Proposal, signed by the referees, to the Kreitman School Office.
  6. Candidates for the "Combined Track" in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Desert Studies only are required to submit a letter from the principal supervisor detailing how the Master’s thesis will be expanded into a Ph.D. thesis.
  7. Candidates for the "Combined Track" in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences only are required to submit a summary of their research along with a form approving their transfer to the "Combined Track," signed by the Head of the Graduate Students' Committee of their department.
  8. Copy of your passport (will be uploaded to the system. 1MB, JPG)
  9. Candidates for the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Health Sciences should fill out and attach an Expectations Agreement Between Supervisor and Doctoral Candidate form, following a meeting on the matter, and signed by both parties. Please click here to download the form

 

Instructions on Recommendations:

After you finish your registration, you will get an e-mail with a link. Please send this link to the scholars who will be your referees.

  • One of the referees must be your master's advisor(s) - If there is more than one advisor, send the link to all master's supervisors.
  • Candidates for the Life Sciences and Computer Science departments only – must receive the recommendation of their intended advisor/s
  • 2 more references from scholars at academic institutions who hold PhD diplomas.
  • In the “direct track,” – 3 recommendations are required.

The recommendations are confidential and should be sent directly to the Kreitman School, as specified in the email containing the link for the referees.