You can become a member of one National Research School in the Humanities. You are also welcome to attend courses by the other national schools for free (with few exemptions). Just write to the national school that you are interested in joining a course and mention which school you are a member of.

TSP

In your Training and Supervision Plan you write down at which national school you want to follow most of your training; this is where you become a member. The PhD Skills team will receive your TSP and register you with the national research school. Please make sure that your registration with a national research school always goes through the PhD Skills team (we are part of the Graduate School of Humanities).

If your TSP is taking more time to complete, you can always email us at PhDskills-fgw@uva.nl and ask us to register you with a national research school ahead of your TSP completion. This way you don't have to miss out on interesting meetings or courses.

The membership will be for the four years of your PhD trajectory. The fee will be paid by our faculty and does not come out of your personal research budget.

If a school outside of the Humanities is a better fit for your research, please contact us to discuss options. The possibility of joining a school outside the Humanities depends on the national research school, but it is also a matter of finances. It is currently only possible if you have funds for the difference in membership fee with the Humanities rates. The Humanities membership fee for employed PhDs is 1000€ for the whole trajectory and for self funded 500€.

Landelijke Onderzoekschool Taalwetenschap

LOT is the acronym of ‘Landelijke Onderzoekschool Taalwetenschap’ and unites 400 faculty members and 150 PhD students, and 150 Research Master students.

Dutch Postgraduate School for Art History

The OSK is a national organization, founded in 1995, which connects several important institutes in the field of art and architectural historical research in the Netherlands.