Key information
Duration
- Full-time — 48 months
- Part-time — 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting September 2027 — Apply before January 2027
Language
Partially taught in English, Partially taught in Spanish
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Pamplona, Spain
Disciplines
Health Sciences, Food Science, Physiology
Overview
Key facts
The programme's main objectives are:
- To train new researchers and prepare teams that can successfully tackle the challenge that Food Science and Nutrition and their relationship with Health represent.
Research
These qualifications enable PhD graduates from the Programme to join multidisciplinary research groups within the complex field of Nutrition, Food and Health, Nutrition Institutes both at the University and in R&D&I units of the Food Industry.
Accreditation
The doctoral program in Food, Physiology and Health of the University of Navarra obtained the Mention of Excellence (MEE2011-0136) according to the Resolution of 6 October 2011, of the General Secretariat of Universities (BOE of 20 October 2011). An overall weighted assessment of 97 points out of 100 can be found at report of the National Agency for Assessment of Quality and Accreditation.
Programme Structure
The programme combines activities directly related to the experimental part of a PhD:
- critical literature research,
- planning and development of experiments,
- statistical approach and
- critical evaluation and interpretation of data
with those oriented to the acquisition of other transversal skills:
- research communication abilities,
- ethics in research,
- use and management of research databases typical of the area,
- publishing in scientific journals,
- attending conferences and seminars, etc.
The courses oriented to training transversal skills can be distributed along the four years programme, and are preferably taken during the first two years.
Those students who want to get the International PhD mention will have to comply with additional requirements, being a minimum 3 months stage in a non-Spanish university the most important one.
Lecturers
Most of our lecturers and researchers belong to the Centre for Nutrition Research of University of Navarra. Excellent H values for some of them (higher than 40) qualify them as reference researchers in their fields.
Admission requirements
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
The student selection criteria will be based on:
- Academic record (average grade), which will account for 80% of the overall assessment.
- Curriculum vitae, which will account for 10% of the overall assessment. The following will be assessed:
- The type of knowledge acquired by the candidate during their previous training stage.
- The completion of a research project in this period and its quality.
- The Final Degree Project if applicable.
- Knowledge of English.
- Other knowledge; computing, other languages, etc.
- Letters of recommendation, which will account for 10% of the overall assessment. Two letters of recommendation from the academic or professional field will be required. Students with specific educational needs derived from the disability will have an academic advisor in the admission process who will evaluate the need for possible curricular adaptations, itineraries or alternative studies.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
International
International tuition fees apply to students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the study country. In some regions, like the EU/EEA, or under certain agreements, students from partner countries may also pay domestic fees.
Non-residents: 2,611 AUD / year (≈ 1,620 EUR / year)
Living costs — Pamplona, Spain
935–1,547 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Scholarships
Below you will find PhD scholarship opportunities for Food Science, Nutrition, Physiology and Health.
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Independent provider — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 07 Oct 2026
- Summer courses of Lectures for Institutes of Languages from the University — Merit-based — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Anytime
- ServiceScape Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 30 Nov 2026
- ACES Scholarships — Grant: 3500 USD — Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Merit-based — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified
- ELES-Scholarship (Ernst-Ludwig-Ehrlich-Studienwerk) — Grant: 1550 EUR — Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Merit-based — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 01 Mar 2027
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Merit-based — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 13 Jan 2027
- Go-Again Alumni Scholarship — Merit-based — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: Not specified
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Need-based — Grant: 3000 USD — Deadline: 31 Dec 2026
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria — Need-based — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 31 Dec 2026
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Grant: 1500 USD — Deadline: Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Grant: 12000 USD — Deadline: 11 Jan 2027
- "The Hope For Healing" Scholarship — Grant: 5000 USD — Deadline: Not specified
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