The main admissions for PhD studies will start in Spring 2026. Please follow information. Application procedure.
Interview time and Criteria for selection
Biochemistry
The motivational interview (no additional admissions).
Selection criteria:
The interview will be held on the topic chosen for dissertation. The interview will be evaluated (up to 10 points) on the basis of the applicant's research competence, motivation in choosing the dissertation topic, theoretical preparation and initial methodological skills.
Applicants' research experience will be assessed on the basis of their published research work and participation in international conferences. Points are awarded for:
- 0.5 points for participation at international research conferences with an oral or poster presentation (regardless of the number of conferences);
- 1 points for publishing research articles in peer-reviewed journals (regardless of the number of articles) with no citation index (IF).
Composition of the competition points
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Structure of the competition points and their coefficients |
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Weighted average of the marks in the Diploma Supplement (WA), up to 10 points |
Interview Assessment (IA)), up to 10 points |
Experience and Research Work Assessment (ERW) |
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1 x (WA) |
1 x (IA) |
1 x (ERW) |
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Minimum score |
16 |
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Biophysics
The motivational interview will take place (date will be announced).
Selection criteria
The interview will be held on the topic chosen for dissertation. The interview will be evaluated on the basis of the applicant's research competence, motivation in choosing the dissertation topic, theoretical background and initial methodological skills.
Applicants' research experience is assessed on the basis of their published research work and participation at international research conferences. Points are awarded for:
- 0.25 points for each published research article in a Lithuanian journal;
- 1 point for each research article published in a peer-reviewed WoS journal;
- 0.1 point for a paper at a Lithuanian conference;
- 0.2 point for a paper at an international conference.
Composition of the competition points
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Structure of the competition points and their coefficients |
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Weighted average of the marks in the Diploma Supplement (WA), up to 10 points |
Interview Assessment (IA)), up to 10 points |
Experience and Research Work Assessment (ERW) |
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1 x (WA) |
1 x (IA) |
1 x (ERW) |
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Minimum score |
16 |
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Biology
The motivational interview (no additional admissions).
Selection criteria:
A research project is on the chosen dissertation topic and it must include:
- a description of the research problem to be addressed, a discussion of the state of research on the topic in Lithuania and worldwide;
- the relevance, novelty and promise of the chosen topic; and how the data obtained could complement the research already carried out;
- the aim and main objectives of the work formulated;
- the possible research methods and process discussed;
- the length of the project must be up to 10,000 characters; it must comply with the general requirements for research papers;
- The research project must be submitted to the PhD Committee in electronic form till 15th of September (email: ).
The interview will take place on the topic chosen for the dissertation. In the case of a research project, a presentation of 7–10 minutes. The interview will be evaluated on the basis of the applicant's research competence, motivation for choosing the dissertation topic, theoretical preparation and initial methodological skills.
Applicants' research experience is assessed on the basis of their published research work and participation at international research conferences. Points are awarded for:
- 0.25 points for participation at international research conferences with oral or poster presentations (regardless of the number of conferences);
- 0.5 points for publishing research articles in peer-reviewed journals (regardless of the number of articles) with no citation index (IF);
- 1 point for each research article published in a peer-reviewed journal with an IF.
Composition of the competition points
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Structure of the competition points and their coefficients |
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Weighted average of the marks in the Diploma Supplement (WA), up to 10 points |
Interview Assessment (IA)), up to 10 points |
Experience and Research Work Assessment (ERW) |
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1 x (WA) |
1 x (IA) |
1 x (ERW) |
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Minimum score |
16 |
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Chemical Engineering
The motivational interview will take place 2025 on 22 of September at 11:00 am at Vilnius University, Life Sciences Center, Saulėtekio al. 7, Vilnius, C537 room.
Selection criteria
The interview will be held on the topic chosen for the dissertation. The interview will be evaluated on the basis of the applicant's research competence, motivation in choosing the dissertation topic, theoretical background and initial methodological skills.
Applicants' research experience is assessed on the basis of their published research work and participation at international research conferences. Points are awarded for:
- 0.25 points for participation at international research conferences with an oral or poster presentation (regardless of the number of conferences);
- 0.5 points for publishing research articles in peer-reviewed journals (regardless of the number of articles) without a citation index (IF);
- 1 point for each research article published in a peer-reviewed journal with an IF.
Composition of the competition points
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Structure of the competition points and their coefficients |
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Weighted average of the marks in the Diploma Supplement (WA), up to 10 points |
Interview Assessment (IA)), up to 10 points |
Experience and Research Work Assessment (ERW) |
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1 x (WA) |
1 x (IA) |
1 x (ERW) |
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Minimum score |
16 |
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Ecology and Environmental sciences
The motivational interview (no additional admissions).
Selection criteria
The interview will be held on the topic chosen for the dissertation. The interview will be evaluated on the basis of the applicant's research competence, motivation in choosing the dissertation topic, theoretical background and initial methodological skills.
Applicants' research experience is assessed on the basis of their published research work and participation at international research conferences. Points are awarded for:
- 0.25 points for participation at international research conferences with an oral or poster presentation (regardless of the number of conferences);
- 0.5 points for publishing research articles in peer-reviewed journals (regardless of the number of articles) without a citation index (IF);
- 1 point for each research article published in a peer-reviewed journal with an IF.
Composition of the competition points
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Structure of the competition points and their coefficients |
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Weighted average of the marks in the Diploma Supplement (WA), up to 10 points |
Interview Assessment (IA)), up to 10 points |
Experience and Research Work Assessment (ERW) |
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1 x (WA) |
1 x (IA) |
1 x (ERW) |
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Minimum score |
18 |
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Zoology
The motivational interview (no additional admissions)
Selection criteria
The interview will be held on the topic chosen for the dissertation. The interview will be evaluated on the basis of the applicant's research competence, motivation in choosing the dissertation topic, theoretical background and initial methodological skills.
Applicants' research experience is assessed on the basis of their published research work and participation at international research conferences. Points are awarded for:
- 0.25 points for participation at international research conferences with an oral or poster presentation (regardless of the number of conferences);
- 0.5 points for publishing research articles in peer-reviewed journals (regardless of the number of articles) without a citation index (IF);
- 1 point for each research article published in a peer-reviewed journal with an IF.
Composition of the competition points
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Structure of the competition points and their coefficients |
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Weighted average of the marks in the Diploma Supplement (WA), up to 10 points |
Interview Assessment (IA)), up to 10 points |
Experience and Research Work Assessment (ERW) |
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1 x (WA) |
1 x (IA) |
1 x (ERW) |
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Minimum score |
18 |
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