Ph.D. in Government — Admissions Process

Important dates:

  • Registration for the 2024-2025 academic year opens on July 1, 2024
  • Registration closes on August 1, 2024

For more details, please contact the program secretariat at phd@runi.ac.il

 

To register online, click here >>

 

 

Admission requirements

Applicants with an excellent academic record, indicating strong research ability, may be admitted to the Ph.D. program in government. Admission may be granted through one of the three tracks outlined below:

 

  1. Applicants with a master’s degree in government, political science, or international relations with a master’s thesis:

Applicants who have completed a research master's degree with an average grade of no less than 85 and a thesis grade of at least 88 are eligible to apply.

 

  1. Applicants with a master’s degree in government, political science or international relations without a thesis:

Applicants with a master's degree who have completed their studies with an average of at least 88 are eligible to apply. Upon their acceptance to the Ph.D. program, these students will be required to write a paper equivalent in quality and scope to a master's degree final thesis.

 

  1. Applicants with a master’s degree in another field (such as law, economics, or psychology):

Applicants who have completed a master’s degree with an average grade of no less than 85 and a thesis grade of at least 88 are eligible to apply. Upon acceptance into the program, these students will be required to complete supplementary courses in government, for which they must earn an average grade of at least 88.

 

 

Required documents

Applicants for the Ph.D. in government must submit the following documents along with the application form. For online registration, scanned documents should be submitted; original documents will be presented to the registration office upon request.

  • CV
  • Original copies of academic diplomas
  • Transcripts that include the final weighted grade for the degrees
  • Names of three references, with at least two from the academic field. To download the reference form
  • List of academic publications (if any)

 

Applicants who have written a thesis for their master's degree are requested to include it within the application materials and provide an original certificate indicating the grade awarded to the thesis.

 

Upon receiving confirmation from the registration office that the registration documents have been received and the eligibility criteria met, applicants will be required to write a research statement of approximately five pages. This document should detail the applicant’s motivation for pursuing a Ph.D., their future professional aspirations, areas of interest, and intended topic for their doctoral dissertation. The statement should provide a clear overview of the subject of research and the planned research methods. In addition, the consent in principle of a faculty member at the Lauder School of Government, at the rank of senior lecturer or higher, to serve as the student’s research advisor must be secured.

 

 

Registration fees

Submitting an application involves a non-refundable registration fee of NIS 300. The registration fees are used to cover some of the costs associated with processing and screening candidates. Please note that this fee is non-refundable, even if the registration is canceled by the applicant for any reason.

 

For more details and to apply for the Ph.D. program, please contact: phd@runi.ac.il