List of necessary documents to be prepared and placed in the IRK system:
- A copy of the diploma confirming the qualifications referred to in § 1 ; more: Participation in admission before finishing master’s studies),
- in the absence of a diploma – a certificate of awarding the professional title issued by the institution which awarded the title; in the case of admission of a candidate to the Doctoral School, a copy of the diploma should be provided immediately after its receipt,
- in the case of graduating from a university abroad, it is required to certify a diploma or other document in the form of legalization or apostille and a sworn translation of the document into Polish or English (if the document was issued in a language other than the languages mentioned above);
- Draft research plan (max. 12 thousand characters with spaces, not including bibliography) – valid document: project-of-the-research-plan-2025 / projekt-planu-badawczego-2025
- Written opinion of the scientific employee of the University of Silesia in Katowice who performs the role of a scientific advisor of the candidate with the consent for being the doctoral student’s supervisor or auxiliary supervisor; the opinion should refer to the candidate’s former performance and their suitability for academic work. Template: opinion of the scientific advisor of the candidate 2025 / opinia opiekuna naukowego kandydata
- Written opinion of an additional academic or researcher with at least a doctoral degree. Template: opinion of an additional academic teacher or reseracher with at least PhD degree 2025 / opinia dodatkowego nauczyciela akademickiego lub pracownika naukowego 2025
- List of the candidate’s scientific achievements. Valid template: Scientific-achievements-and-international-cooperation-2025 / osiągnięcia-naukowe-i-działania-międzynarodowe-2025.
- Documents confirming scientific achievements (information in the template in point 5).
