Applications for the 2026 main admission to doctoral studies are accepted from March 3 to June 25, 2026 (12:00 p.m.). Application procedure.
The Admission Rules for 2026 intake to doctoral studies at Vilnius University can be found here.
Deadlines for main admission procedures to doctoral studies:
| Doctoral Admission Procedure | Deadlines | |
| 1. | Submission of applications and admission documents for applicant who have obtained a master’s degree from a Lithuanian higher education institution | March 3, 2026 – June 25, 2026 (until 12:00 p.m.) |
| Submission of applications and admission documents for applicants who have obtained a master’s degree from a foreign higher education institution and who do not have a document confirming the recognition of their diploma in Lithuania | March 3, 2026 – May 18, 2026 (until 12:00 p.m.) | |
| 2. | Motivational interviews with the admissions committees* | June 26 – July 2, 2026 |
| 3. | Information about the preliminary results (in the ISAS) | July 3, 2026 (from 2:00 p.m.) |
| 4. | Submission of appeals regarding preliminary admission results | Until July 7, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. |
| 5. | Information about the final results (in the ISAS) | July 9, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. |
| 6. | Conclusion of doctoral study agreements by identifying through a bank | July 13 – 16, 2026 (until 2:00 p.m.) |
| Direct conclusion of doctoral study agreements (applies to persons unable to identify themselves through a bank) ** | July 13 – 17, 2026 (until 3:00 p.m.) |
* The location and time of the motivational interviews with the admissions committees are announced on the websites of the core academic unit of the University responsible for conducting doctoral studies in the relevant field of study (i.e., Faculties websites).
** Persons invited to study at the University and who do not have the opportunity to identify themselves through a bank are given opportunity to send the signed doctoral study agreement by email within the deadlines set out in the Rules. The original version of the agreement is submitted, and the original master’s diploma is shown to the Office of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Studies upon arrival.
Research Topics and Supervisors
Dissertation topics for the 2026 main admission are listed on Vilnius University page: Natural sciences (Biochemistry, Biology, Biophysics, Ecology and Environmental Sciences and Zoology) and Technological sciences (Chemical engineering).