Key Facts
The programme combines advanced study, scholarly exchange, international collaboration, and dissertation work. Doctoral candidates strengthen competencies in analytical reasoning, methodological application, scholarly writing, project leadership, and knowledge dissemination. Through independent research projects, candidates generate original insights that contribute to academic scholarship and inform decision-making processes within governmental, non-governmental, and international organisations.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Peace and Development Research
- Revisiting Classics in Peace and Development Research
- Applied Theorizing
- Research Design in Qualitative Inquiry
- Ethical and Methodological Challenges in Field Research
- Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- Pedagogy
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 90
- PTE Academic: 62
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- Second-cycle degree, or at least 240 higher education credits including 60 credits at advanced level, or equivalent knowledge.
- At least 60 credits in International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, Global Development Studies, or equivalent university education of comparable breadth and depth.
- Equivalent qualifications obtained in Sweden or abroad may be accepted.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
PhD students do not pay tuition fees.
Living costs
Göteborg, Sweden: 1,078-1,988 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships
Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Peace and Development Research.
Available Scholarships
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 07 Oct 2026
- ServiceScape Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 30 Nov 2026
- ACES Scholarships — Grant: 3500 USD — Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — 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 — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 01 Mar 2027
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 13 Jan 2027
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Grant: 3000 USD — Deadline: 31 Dec 2026
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria — 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
