Pre-application form

Contact Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

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If you have one first name and no last name please enter your name in the Last Name field and enter a single hyphen “-” in the First Name field.
If you have more than one forename and no Last Name, please enter your First Name in the Last Name field, your other forenames in the Middle Name field and a single hyphen “-” in the First Name field.

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Mobile Phone Country Code

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Mobile Phone Number

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Email Address

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Date of Birth

Please use the format DD/MM/YYYY. Kindly use your correct date of birth as it appears on your birth certificate or your passport.

Postgraduate Enquiry Details

Please select your Postgraduate Programme Group

PhD-track: Candidates with a Taught Master's degree in an appropriate discipline with first- or second-class
honours, and candidates with a primary degree in an appropriate discipline with first- or second-class honours,
grade one, should apply for a PhD-track programme with a view to proceeding towards a PhD.

PhD: Only candidates holding an appropriate Master's degree obtained by Research may apply for direct entry
to a PhD programme.

Please select your Programme of Choice

Please select your Mode of Registration

Please indicate when you expect to start studying at DCU

Please select the DCU school or research centre

Please select your intended Principal Supervisor

Please note, the selected Supervisor will automatically be notified of this Pre Application Form after submission.

Please enter the indicative title of your research proposal

As part of your application to any of the doctoral/masters by research programmes at DCU, you are required to complete a research proposal. In this proposal, you describe the research you plan to undertake. As such, it is a vital part of your application process. You should refer to the specific guidance that each DCU school offers it’s prospective research students before completing this section. This can be found on the DCU website.

Please provide details of the research proposal you wish to undertake with DCU

Please note, the appropriate Professional Doctorate Programme Chair will automatically be notified of this Pre-Application Form after submission.

Please complete the text boxes below.
For guidance, please visit the relevant Programme website.

Please outline your Academic Qualifications

Please outline your Professional Qualifications

Please provide details of your current role and relevant professional experience

Please provide details of the research interest area you wish to undertake with DCU

For Doctorate of Education pre applicants, please include your Areas of Professional Focus

Previous Education in English

Have you completed your education through the medium of English in a country where English is the official language?

For competency details see link here.

Please indicate whether you have secured funding

Please provide further details of your funding

I consent to DCU periodically contacting me with details of other courses or promotions.

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