Aarhus University AUFF PhD Research Stay Grants, Denmark

Aarhus University (Danish: Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university located in Aarhus, Denmark. Founded in 1928, it is Denmark's second oldest university[nb 1] and the largest, with a total of 44,500 enrolled students as of 1 January 2013. Aarhus University is placed in the top 100 in most prestigious ranking lists of the world's best universities. The university belongs to the Coimbra Group and Utrecht Network of European universities and is a member of the European University Association. The university comprises four faculties in Arts, Science and Technology, Health, and Business and Social Sciences and has a total of twenty-seven departments and is home to over thirty internationally recognised research centres, including fifteen Centres of Excellence funded by the Danish National Research Foundation. The business school within Aarhus University, called Aarhus BSS, holds the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) Equis accreditation, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA). This makes the business school of Aarhus University one of the few in the world to hold the so-called Triple Crown accreditation. Times Higher Education ranks Aarhus University in the top 10 of the most beautiful universities in Europe.

The university's alumni include Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, the CEO of Lego, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, and Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Prime Minister of Denmark and a Secretary General of NATO. It has associations with three Nobel Laureates: Jens Christian Skou in Chemistry (1997), Trygve Haavelmo (1989) in Economics and Dale T. Mortensen in Economics (2010).

Applications are invited for AUFF Grants with the purpose of improving the internationalization of the PhD education at Health. These grants are available for international students.

The purpose of the research stay is to assess the candidate’s suitability for a PhD study at Health, and the stay can thus be used for preparing an application for PhD enrolment and a general introduction to the local research environment.

Benefits:

The grant consists of a scholarship of DKK 15,000 per month (taxed at source) to be used for living expenses (housing, course fees etc.) and travel expenses (transport, visa etc.). The grant cannot be used for project materials and permanent equipment or for travel expenses for family members.

The scholarship is not to be compared with a salaried position and is not extended due to maternity or paternity leave or sickness. It does not include holiday allowance or pension, and the candidate will not be covered by AU insurance.

Requirements:

Eligible Countries: These grants are available for international students.

Entrance Requirements: 

There are two different options under this call. Both are applied for by the supervisor at Health:

Grant for recruitment of talented international candidates to the PhD program at Health. 

It is possible to apply for a grant for 1-3 months for a research stay at Health.

The grant awarded is a scholarship to international potential PhD students with a qualifying degree from a non-Danish university. The purpose of the research stay is to assess the candidate’s suitability for a PhD study at Health, and the stay can thus be used for preparing an application for PhD enrolment and a general introduction to the local research environment.

The research stay must be concluded by the end of 2019.

Travel grant for a research stay at Health for international PhD students

It is possible to apply for a grant for 3-6 months as funding for a research stay at Health.

The grant awarded is a scholarship to international PhD students enrolled at a non-Danish university. The purpose of the research stay is PhD studies and project work relevant to the candidate’s PhD program.

The research stay must be concluded by the end of 2019.

How to Apply:

Please use the application form. Applications must be emailed as one PDF file no later than 2 December 2018.  A decision can be expected mid-December 2018.

Deadline:

December 2, 2018

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