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Key information
Duration
- Full-time - 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting October 2027 - Apply before Sep 2027, International. This is an estimated deadline. The deadline is applicable to students from outside the European Economic Area who want to study within the EEA, or to students who want to study outside the EEA but are not nationals of that country.
More details: citizens of EU/EEA and Switzerland - April 30 to start in October
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Sofia, Bulgaria
Disciplines
Philosophy
Overview
The Philosophy course at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski secures guidelines by faculty and leaves enough room for student’s own preferences.
Job placement
This degree is intended to secure eligibility for teaching in the academia in the EU, EEA, Switzerland, in the other European countries, North and South America, as well as in most of the other countries around the world. It can be used for jobs meant to the M.A. Philosophy alumni with even higher chance for success.
Accreditation
Top 3 in the Best Online PhD Programs in Philosophy Worldwide list: https://onlinephd.org/programs/best-philosophy-online-phd-programs/
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Psychoanalysis and Philosophy
- Contemporary American Aesthetics and the Puzzles of Art
- Epistemology
- Subject and Projectivity
- Philosophy of Science
- Social Philosophy
- Philosophy of Intercultural Relations
- Existential Dialectics
- Continental Philosophy
- Philosophy of Linguistic and Cultural Relativity
- Philosophy of Culture
- Time and History
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
- Master's degree in any field. No previous degree in philosophy is needed. No age discrimination or limit.
- CV, two letters of recommendation, standardized tests scores are NOT required. No application fee (for citizens of EU/EEA and Switzerland a 32 € fee is charged and an entrance exam is held).
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 8,065 AUD / year ≈ 4,950 EUR / year
EU/EEA: 4,888 AUD / year ≈ 3,000 EUR / year
Additional Details
- EU citizens (self-funded): 1,500 EUR per semester
- EU citizens (state-funded): one-time fee of 956 EUR and a monthly stipend of 798 EUR for the duration of enrolment.
- Non-EU students: 2,475 EUR per semester
Living costs
Sofia, Bulgaria: 654-1,000 AUD / month
Scholarships
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Philosophy.
You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: 07 Oct 2026 – U.S. government
- ACES Scholarships – Grant: 3500 USD – Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 – ACES Education Fund
- ServiceScape Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 – ServiceScape
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: Not specified – OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation – Merit-based
- ELES-Scholarship (Ernst-Ludwig-Ehrlich-Studienwerk) – Grant: 1550 EUR – Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 – Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 – IvyPanda – Merit-based
- Women Scholarship for International Students – Grant: 5000 USD – Deadline: 28 Aug 2026 – educations.com – Merit-based
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 01 Mar 2027 – Voice Talent Online
- The PhD Prep Fellowship – Grant: 10000 USD – Deadline: 01 Sep 2026 – Admit Lab – Merit-based
- Dream Chaser Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 13 Jan 2027 – Salvado Law – Merit-based
- CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies) – Grant: 350 EUR – Deadline: 01 Nov 2026 – OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation – Merit-based
- Scholarship for students with disabilities – Grant: 3000 USD – Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 – Anonymous Hope Fund – Need-based
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 – Leopold Figl Foundation – Need-based
- ARGE Donauländer Scholarships – Grant: 1000 EUR – Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 – Province of Lower Austria
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship – Grant: 1500 USD – Deadline: Not specified – IELTS from 6 to 9
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme – Grant: 12000 USD – Deadline: 11 Jan 2027 – The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme