Who can provide financing? (joint financing)

BASICS

Joint financing
If the scholarship is financed jointly by several parties, it is called a jointly financed scholarship. This designation covers several types.

Most often, three parties will each cover expenses corresponding to one scholarship year. Each party may, however, provide financing for shorter or longer periods of time – but, all in all, financing must be available to cover the entire duration of the programme and covering all fixed expenses as well as any extra expenses in connection with extensions etc., i.e. a guarantee must be issued to the effect that all relevant payment obligations will be met during the course of the scholarship.

The parties may, for example, be LIFE, University of Copenhagen, the appointing department, an enterprise, a research council, the EU etc.

Employed at the department despite joint financing
The student will typically be employed at and receive salary from the department and the fact that there are several financing sources involved will therefore not affect the student.

Partial self-financing
The salary contribution may, however, also be procured by the student having the funds to cover his or her living expenses – either via independent means, employment elsewhere or through a scholarship obtained from a foreign state etc.

 

LINKS

 

Templates for joint financing agreements

See also 2009 Financial guidelines for PhD scholarships at LIFE, University of Copenhagen.

CONTACT INFORMATION

 

Information on joint financing agreements is available from Charlotte Bøgh, Budget Office