Supporting statement to dissertation completion application 2027

The University of Helsinki Doctoral School three-month salaried doctoral researcher positions are meant for finalising the thesis work, allowing the individuals selected to submit their doctoral theses for preliminary examination at the end of the employment.

Instructions for supervisor:
Please fill in your personal information and attach the supporting statement to your student's application as a pdf file.

The doctoral thesis primary supervisor writes a statement. The statement must explain how the supervisor(s) will support the finalization of the dissertation so that it will be ready for preliminary examination by the end of the requested three-month funding period.

Attachment required for the application can be written in Finnish, Swedish or English. 

The supervisor’s statement must be attached to the e-form as a PDF file and named DoctoralresearchersLastName_FirstName_Date.

You will receive a confirmation after submitting the form.

The deadline for submitting the statement is  9.10.2026 at 12.00. Each supervisor may only recommend one person to be hired. 

More about the call at https://studies.helsinki.fi/instructions/article/financial-support-thesis-completion

 Primary supervisor

 Applicant