FAQ - Required Documents

Applicants are required to attach to their application degree transcript(s) listing all the exams/courses taken at university, the grades/marks awarded, and the final degree result (if available). 

You should also attach your degree transcript(s) from previous degree(s). 

Do not attach or send supplementary documents that are not strictly requested, such as traineeships diplomas etc.

Do not try to submit other file formats; they will not be accepted by the system.          

Do not attach a copy of your degree certificate or diploma. This will be requested at a later date.

LAW, HEC and SPS Departments - Applicants must attach 4 types of mandatory documents + 1 recommended: CV, Research plan, Degree Transcripts, English Proficiency Certificate + GRE (recommended). 

ECO Department - applicants must attach 5 types of mandatory documents: CV, Research statement, Degree Transcripts, English Proficiency Certificate + GRE.

Applicants are selected for interviews on the basis of their academic record and their research proposal. Your research proposal shows that you are ready to write a PhD dissertation that can be supervised at the EUI. The proposal must be written in English or French and must be no longer than 2500 words (including footnotes and references). Longer proposals may be excluded from further consideration.          

The proposal should outline the project that you wish to pursue in your PhD dissertation. It should demonstrate command of the state of the art in the field (with references to the literature) and of research methodology within the discipline, formulate a research question and include a short bibliography. Where appropriate it should also include the theory or hypotheses that will be examined or a description of the empirical content and sources of the research project.          

N.B. Candidates for the Economics Department should attach a brief (no more than 1500 words) Research Statement or Statement of Purpose in English containing a short motivation of the candidate for pursuing a PhD in Economics at the EUI, a description of the relevant research and study background, and a summary of relevant advanced level economics and mathematics courses the candidate has taken so far.          

LL.M candidates should attach a research statement of about 1000 words.         

More detailed guidelines are available on the respective departmental web pages.

The GRE is recommended for the History, Law and Political and Social Sciences departments but mandatory for candidates to the Department of Economics.          

The GRE scores measure verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, analytical writing and critical thinking skills and thus provide Departments with useful input about the candidates’ abilities.          

If you wish to take a GRE test for your EUI application, our institution's code is 7395 (the departmental codes are: Economics – 1801, History – 2704, Law – 5102, Political and Social Sciences – 2209). Candidates must directly upload the GRE scores (Examinee Score Report) to the online application form. Furthermore, the departments are willing to accept the GRE scores you may have previously obtained for another institution.

We usually accept documents in all the languages of the European Union although those written in English guarantee the widest possible reading. As such translations in English are appreciated but not mandatory.          

English translations are recommended for transcripts submitted to the Department of Economics.