Upcoming calls for applications

The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) will be offering the following doctoral programmes: 
 
 
 
There is also the possibility of doing doctoral programmes in the industrial doctorate format, which enables successful applicants to receive grants through agreements with companies. Students doing industrial doctorates will have a supervisor at the university and a tutor in the company.
 
 
In order to apply for a doctoral program at the UOC, enter the link of one of our programs and follow these 4 steps:
 
 

Call Calendar

1 December 2025: Start of the application period for admission to the doctoral programmes.
31 January 2026: End of the call for applications for access and admission to doctoral programmes.
4 March 2026: Publication of the provisional lists of submitted applications.
5 March to 11 March 2026: Period for appeals of submitted applications (documentation subject to amendment).
17 March 2026: Publication of the final lists of submitted applications.
11 May 2026: Publication of the provisional resolution on the accepted online and granted candidates (Interuniversitay programmes).
12 May to 22 May 2026: Period for appeals of the selection of online and granted candidates (Interuniversitay programmes). 
29 May 2025: Publication of the final resolution on the candidates admitted to the doctoral programmes and those who are granted (Interuniversitay programmes).
July 2026: Start of the enrolment period 2026-27.
September 2026: Start of the academic year 2026-27.
 
You can see the calendar for the interuniversity doctoral programme in Business Administration and Management on its web page.
 
Calendari

Step 1

Apply for the Welcome and Information Service

Step 2

Access the Campus and contact the researcher

Step 3

Apply for admission

Step 4

Send the digital documentation

No applications submitted after the deadline or without all the correct supporting documents will be accepted. We recommend not waiting until the last moment; this should enable you to deal with any doubts or technical issues that may arise.
 
For the interuniversity doctoral programme in Business Administration and Management, you should observe the procedures and dates published on its web page.