Post-application process

What happens after applying for registration in the Graduate Programme depends upon your registration request in your application.

Research assistant (AiO)

1. Acceptance of your research topic by research group leader
2. Confirmation of your eligibility for promotion (award of PhD degree) by ITC
3. Confirmation of your employment contract by the P&O Department of ITC
4. Registration in ITC's Student Information System
5. ITC Graduate Programme Secretary advises you of your student registration number

PhD student

1. Acceptance of your research topic by research group leader
2. Confirmation of your eligibility for promotion (award of PhD degree) by ITC
3. Dispatch your letter of conditional admission (to support your funding applications)
   
   Subject to your confirmation (official letter) of funding ...
4. Registration in ITC's Student Information System
5. Application (by ITC) for your entry visa
6. Dispatch your letter of invitation (to collect entry visa from Royal Netherlands Embassy)
7. Arrange travel date, accommodation and reception