Enroll at Graduate School

Once you are registered at Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, the Graduate School will contact you to arrange facilities. You will receive an administration number, a Tilburg University e-mail address, and a library account. The Graduate School will then contact you about the enrollment procedure on your Tilburg University email account.

At the end of the PhD program, more specifically at the approval of the PhD committee, external PhD candidates can submit to the Graduate School a motivated request for making available funds to a maximum of € 500. These funds cover expenses such as: attending conferences, poster presentations, taking (a) specific course(s), or other research related costs.

In order to get access to Hora Finita, you need to have the login information from Tilburg University that you will have received from the Graduate School. In Hora Finita, you need to register among other things your personal details, supervisor(s), and previous education. The Graduate School will contact the PhD candidate if more information about the registration in Hora Finita is required. The Director of the Graduate School assesses the request for admission to the PhD program before referring it to the Doctorate Board.

The manual for Hora Finita can be found here.

An important part of your registration as a PhD candidate is to upload your Training and Supervision Plan (TSP) in Hora Finita. This is a tool that you can use to discuss and improve your performance during your PhD. It may also be used to set clear expectations and make satisfying agreements with your supervisor(s) about the needed training and supervision during the PhD program.

The TSP needs to be discussed during meetings with your PhD supervisor and the Graduate School. It must be updated and uploaded yearly in Hora Finita.

PhD candidates who do not have an employment contract are required to upload their TSP within a year after the start of the PhD program.