Academic Calendar

The admission and enrolment calendar for the 2026/27 academic year and the deadlines for progress evaluation are hereby published.

CONTINUING STUDENTS
DATE ACTIVITIES
From Monday 26 October to Thursday 12 November 2026 Self-enrolment for academic supervision of the doctoral thesis
NEWLY ADMITTED STUDENTS 
DATE ACTIVITIES
From 1 June 2026 Application for prior authorisation for students with non-recognised foreign qualifications (outside the EHEA)
From 3 (Tue) to 16 (Wed) September 2026 Application for admission to doctoral programmes
From the start of the application period until 30 September 2026 Deadline for validation of admission applications and requests for additional documentation by the Access and Admission Office. Assessment of applications by the academic committees.
7 October 2026 Publication of provisional assessment results for candidates
From 7  to 14 October 2026 Period for correcting applications and requesting a review of applications
From 15 (Tue) to 20 (Thu) October 2026 Validation and assessment of corrections and review of applications
23 October 2026 Publication of final results (allocation)
From Monday 26 October to Thursday 12 November 2026 Self-enrolment for academic supervision of the doctoral thesis and supplementary training (if applicable)
29 January 2027 Final date for enrolment in academic supervision of the doctoral thesis and supplementary training, if applicable, arising from the management of waiting lists by the academic committees of the doctoral programmes

Notes:

1. In accordance with Article 37.3 of the Doctoral Studies Regulations (BOUS No. 2/2020 of 24 February), outside these periods admission and/or enrolment applications may be accepted in cases where exceptional circumstances apply, including:
     1) Students who are beneficiaries of predoctoral or equivalent contracts funded through competitive calls in accordance with Law 14/2011, of 1 June, on Science, Technology and Innovation.
     2) Students subject to specific international joint supervision agreements for doctoral theses and specific industrial doctorate agreements which, in either case, require access to a doctoral programme, provided that applicants meet the access requirements established in the current regulations.
Other exceptional circumstances must be approved by the Executive Committee of the International Doctoral School of the University of Seville (EIDUS), following a report by the academic committee of the doctoral programme.
2. An early admission and enrolment period is established from 3 September 2026 (inclusive), intended for newly admitted students who must prove formal enrolment in academic supervision of the doctoral thesis as evidence of their status as doctoral students, provided that this is an essential requirement for acceptance of a predoctoral or equivalent contract funded through competitive calls in accordance with Law 14/2011, of 1 June, on Science, Technology and Innovation, and provided that applicants meet the access requirements established in the current regulations.

CONTINUING STUDENTS
DATE ACTIVITIES
From 19 April (Mon) to 4 May (Tue) 2027 Self-enrolment for academic supervision of the doctoral thesis
NEWLY ADMITTED STUDENTS (If places remain available)
From 8 (Mon) to 22 (Mon) February 2027 Application for admission to doctoral programmes
From the start of the application period until 8 March 2027 Deadline for validation of admission applications and requests for additional documentation by the Access and Admission Office. Assessment of applications by the academic committees.
12 March 2027 Publication of provisional assessment results for candidates
From Friday 12 to Monday 22 March 2027 Period for correcting applications and requesting a review of applications
From 23 March (Mon) to 8 April (Thu) 2027 Validation and assessment of corrections and review of applications
19 April 2027 (Mon) Publication of final results (allocation)
From 21 April to 6 May 2027 Self-enrolment for academic supervision of the doctoral thesis and supplementary training (if applicable)
28 May 2027 Final date for enrolment in academic supervision of the doctoral thesis and supplementary training, if applicable, arising from the management of waiting lists by the academic committees of the doctoral programmes

Notes:

1. In accordance with Article 37.3 of the Doctoral Studies Regulations (BOUS No. 2/2020 of 24 February), outside these periods admission and/or enrolment applications may be accepted in cases where exceptional circumstances apply, including:
     1) Students who are beneficiaries of predoctoral or equivalent contracts funded through competitive calls in accordance with Law 14/2011, of 1 June, on Science, Technology and Innovation.
     2) Students subject to specific international joint supervision agreements for doctoral theses and specific industrial doctorate agreements which, in either case, require access to a doctoral programme, provided that applicants meet the access requirements established in the current regulations.
Other exceptional circumstances must be approved by the Executive Committee of the International Doctoral School of the University of Seville (EIDUS), following a report by the academic committee of the doctoral programme.
2. An early admission and enrolment period is established from Wednesday 3 September 2025 (inclusive), intended for newly admitted students who must prove formal enrolment in academic supervision of the doctoral thesis as evidence of their status as doctoral students, provided that this is an essential requirement for acceptance of a predoctoral or equivalent contract funded through competitive calls in accordance with Law 14/2011, of 1 June, on Science, Technology and Innovation, and provided that applicants meet the access requirements established in the current regulations.

First PI and DAD assessment (Academic Year 2025/2026). Each year, the academic committee of the programme will assess the Research Plan (PI) and the Activities Document (DAD), together with the reports issued by the tutor and the supervisor.

DATEACTIVITIES
From 11 May to 31 July 2026 Enrolled doctoral candidates submit the application for PI and DAD assessment in RAPI corresponding to this 1st assessment of the 2025/2026 academic year. Uploading documents associated with other academic years is disabled to avoid errors in linking the academic year. (From 1 to 31 August 2026 the RAPI platform will not be accessible as it is a non-working, non-teaching period).
Consult the RAPI User Manual for doctoral candidates
1–30 September 2026

Tutors and supervisors issue reports. 
Consult the RAPI User Manual for supervisors, tutors and academic committees

1–16 October 2026

Academic committees of the doctoral programmes carry out the joint assessment. 
Consult the RAPI User Manual for supervisors, tutors and academic committees

Any type of doubt, query or incident in the use of RAPI should be addressed to the Student Support Centre by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dates to be announced. Any type of doubt, query or incident in the use of RAPI should be addressed to the Student Support Centre by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.