You will be able to apply for the PhD degree provided that:
- You have defended the doctoral thesis
- The minutes of the evaluation have been received by the administrative secretariat of the Doctoral School, in accordance with the established procedure.
- The votes cast by the thesis examination board vis-à-vis awarding the “cum laude” mention have been counted and checked.
From the day after the votes have been counted and checked, you will be able to request your PhD degree through a self-application procedure, through the Academic Management – Students portal of SIGMA. Instructions:
- Fill in the online application form
- Have a scanned copy of the DNI/NIE/passport ready
- Payment will be made electronically
Once the process has been completed, you will be issued with a provisional certificate until such time as the official degree qualification certificate is issued.
More information is available here.
The fees for issuing the doctoral degree are 256.00 euros (128.00 euros if the person in question is legally registered as belonging to a large family).
If issuance of the degree is requested in Spain, 20 euros; in the EU, 25 euros; and the rest of the world, 30 euros.
You can consult the information on recognition and equivalence of qualifications at the following link.