On this page you will find more information for supervisors.
Check our for (prospective) supervisors at the School of Social Sciences. Find more detailed information below.
Any questions? Email graduate.school.ssw@vu.nl.
Start of the project
- Are you planning on supervising a new PhD candidate? Please fill in the document and collect the and submit them to the Graduate School.
- Questions on admission and registration phases? Check and .
- Familiarise yourself with the rules and policies: read the VU Doctorate Regulations and the . For information on the training requirements, see .
- Is your supervision time compensated?
- Have you discussed the supervision with your PhD candidate? This is where to start:
- Make sure you know what the SSC are.
- Do you want to open a PhD position funded by a Marie Curie grant or similar? Fill the and send it to the GSSS.
Go No Go assessment
- 8 months after the start of their PhD, your supervisee will have to pass the Go No Go assessment. Think of possible reviewers for their GNG product and contact them:
- Reviewers will have to use this form:
Annual progress interview
- Twice a year during the first year of their PhD trajectory, and once a year after that, the PhD candidate meets their supervisors for a progress interview. This is what you can discuss during these meetings:
- Want to keep a record of what was discussed?
PhD end phase
- The supervisors reach out to colleagues to become members of the Doctorate Committee:
- Once you have a committee, send this to the VU-GSSS:
- Supervisors inform members of the Doctorate Committee about the date and procedure of the defense ceremony:
Issues and changes
- Changes in the supervisory team? Notify the VU-GSSS through the document:
- Issues in the PhD trajectory?
Obtaining ius promovendi
Are you an associate professor and wish to obtain ius promovendi? Consult the document .