Hello all,

My name is bill, I am a new member in this forum and I am glad talking to you.

I am from Greece and I am a graduate Materials Engineer. I was thinking to continue my career with a Master but because my financial state is not good I was wondering if there is any possibility to apply directly for a PhD program.
Do you Know any European Universities offering this opportunity??

Any help will be appreciated!
Thank you in advance

you can although it is more difficult but it really depends on the supervisor rather than the university.
because i also applied through that way to 2 supervisors within the same uni: one said ok without masters, another one said no..
but again it also depends what you get with your bachelor. often you need to be pretty good if you are to compare yourself with other applicant with masters.

please remember that some supervisors will challenge you and may discourage you but you have to show yourself to them as being quite determined...

i'd recommend you look through the project you are interested in first, contact supervisor -- getting the paper work done with the uni comes last usually...
if there is good enough reasons, uni should accept doctoral student without masters.

Hey Bill!

It really depends on your subject and the university. At my department in the UK (and usually for my subject in general), an MSc is a formal requirement for a PhD application, and this is usually very strict. But for other subjects there is no need to do a masters and you will be able to apply for PhDs without one. I don't know anything about engineering, but I would contact a few departments and ask if they would expect a masters or not- it's the best way to be sure.

Good luck! KB

Hi all,

Thank you for your information.

Best regards