What forms of financing are possible for PhD scholarships?

BASICS

Generally speaking, the following forms of financing are possible for a PhD scholarship:

• Ordinary
• Strategic
• External
• Jointly financed
• Industrial PhD
• Departmental
  

 

DETAILED INFORMATION

Ordinary scholarships
An ordinary PhD scholarship is financed by LIFE. There are four application deadlines a year (February, May, August and November). The scholarships are awarded to the applicants with the best qualifications based on grades, publications, relevant work experience etc.
 
Applications for ordinary scholarships are submitted by the candidates themselves.
 

Strategic scholarships
Each year, the Associate Dean for Research has a number of strategic scholarships for distribution to, for example, new professors, specific priority areas etc. Applications for strategic scholarships are submitted via heads of department to the Budget Office.
 

Externally financed PhD scholarships
A department may finance a PhD scholarship via its own funds or funds acquired via external research funding granted to the department. This may be research projects financed by, for example, DANIDA, the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, the EU and various foundations.

 

Jointly financed PhD scholarships
A jointly financed PhD scholarship is a scholarship financed by two or more sources, e.g. 50% from LIFE and 50% from a private enterprise. A joint financing agreement must be prepared for all jointly financed scholarships.
 
According to the 2010 strategy for increased PhD student intake, LIFE co-finances one-third of the PhD scholarship if you have two-thirds of the financing.
 

Industrial PhD scholarships
An Industrial PhD scholarship is financed by the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation jointly with a private enterprise.
 
There are four application deadlines a year, and the application is submitted by the private enterprise.
 
PhD scholarships financed by a department
A department may use internal funding for PhD scholarships, either fully financed by department funds or jointly financed with one-third of the financing from LIFE’s funds.

 

 

LINKS

 
More about Industrial PhD
 
More about EU financing

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

 

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