At the time of admission to the Doctoral Program, the Academic Committee will assign each student a Tutor, a doctor with accredited research experience, linked to the Doctoral School that organizes the program. Furthermore, they must not be in situations of abstention due to kinship with the doctoral student as set out in article 23 of Law 40/2015, of 1 October, on the Legal Regime of the Public Sector.

The Tutor is responsible for the initial advice to the doctoral student, ensuring the adequacy of their training and research activity to the principles of the Doctoral Program and the EDUAH.

Among the functions of the Tutor are the following:

• Ensure the interaction of the doctoral student with the Academic Committee of the Program.
• Sign the documentary commitment that establishes the functions of supervision of their doctoral students.
• Regularly review the Activity Document of their doctoral students and report on the doctoral student's training activities.
• Report and endorse, periodically, the Research Plan and Personal Training Plan of their doctoral students.
• Assist their doctoral students in their training process, providing information, guidance and resources for learning.
• Advise their doctoral students, ensuring the adequacy of their training and research activity to the principles of the Doctoral Program and the EDUAH.
• To subscribe to the Documentary Commitment and good practices.