Overview

The PhDArts research trajectory consists of two elements:

Individual research

Doctoral study programme

INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

Each research trajectory is individually supervised. The role of the supervisors consists of helping students to develop a suitable research environment. The supervising team consists of the Directing Supervisor and one or two assisting supervisors. The Directing Supervisor is the main person responsible for the student’s supervision. They are, in principle, selected from within the institute. One or two supervisors, who are experts in specific aspects of the research, assist the Directing Supervisor. After admission, the doctoral student chooses the assisting supervisors in consultation with PhDArts staff. The choice of the assisting supervisors has to be practically feasible.

DOCTORAL STUDY PROGRAMME The doctoral study programme is supplemental to the supervision of individual research in the PhDArts research trajectory. The research community enables PhD students to exchange ideas. It is a framework that stimulates constructive and content-based criticism of the work of the students among themselves and with supervisors, visiting lecturers, and staff. The research community is an important expansion of the possibilities for the undertaking of one’s practice and an expansion of the discourse.

Programme Structure

The study programme includes lectures, seminars, and workshops by staff and invited guests; visual artists, designers, and researchers from various disciplines. Throughout the academic year, students present on the progress of their individual research for their fellow doctoral students, in order to exchange ideas, thoughts, and experiences. In addition, students participate in presentation training and in a course covering writing techniques. Students are expected to attend the study programme throughout the entire duration of their doctoral study.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Den Haag, Netherlands

Disciplines

Design Visual Arts

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must have a Master’s of Arts degree or proof of study at a comparable level. English is the working language of PhDArts, and proficiency in both speaking and writing in English is required. The application should be written in English.

Because PhDArts is a practice-as-research doctorate, the applicant must first and foremost demonstrate that they are a highly accomplished practitioner in some aspect of the arts and/or design.

On a theoretical level, the applicant has to demonstrate that their ideas are already quite well-formed and that they have begun to place their own contribution within the context of existing research or innovative practice. The applicant will need to show a strong sense of intellectual curiosity and be able to justify what the urgency for this particular research is.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

There are no tuition fees for PhDArts, for EEA and non-EEA students alike.

Living costs

Den Haag

Netherlands

780 - 1170 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.