Deadline: January 17, 2022.

The Copenhagen Bioscience PhD programme recruits up to 16 motivated international students annually to launch their careers in the vibrant scientific environment of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Centers in Copenhagen.

The pre-doctoral year includes short rotation projects, choice of a lab for the long-term (PhD) project, and research-based courses. Approximately 15% of time during the pre-doctoral year is spent on courses, and the remaining 85% on lab-based research. All awardees must pass an assessment at the end of the pre-doctoral year to qualify for the following three years of PhD education.

The four-year programme is divided into a pre-doctoral year followed by three years of PhD training at the University of Copenhagen or the Technical University of Denmark:

NNF Center for Protein Research

NNF Center for Biosustainability

NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research

NNF Center for Stem Cell Medicine – ReNEW

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must fulfill the following:

• Submit a fully completed application form before the deadline via the Novo Nordisk Foundation web-based application system.
• Provide a minimum of two academic references.
• Hold, or anticipate receiving before enrolment, a university degree that formally qualifies the applicant to enter a PhD programme (typically a Master’s degree).
• Hold, or anticipate receiving before enrolment, a university degree from outside of Denmark.
• The programme is also open for applicants with a Danish degree who can document at least 12 months of full-time research experience from outside Denmark, confirmed by at least one of their academic references.
• Provide proof of English language skills (for example, TOEFL, IELTS, GRE scores).

BENEFITS

1. The Novo Nordisk Foundation arranges and pays for travel and accommodation for interviewing candidates. 
2. Full salary and tuition fee will be covered by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. 

APPLICATION

Applicants must fulfill the following:

• Submit a fully completed application form before the deadline via the Novo Nordisk Foundation web-based application system.
• Provide a minimum of two academic references.
• Hold, or anticipate receiving before enrolment, a university degree that formally qualifies the applicant to enter a PhD programme (typically a Master’s degree).
• Hold, or anticipate receiving before enrolment, a university degree from outside of Denmark.
• The programme is also open for applicants with a Danish degree who can document at least 12 months of full-time research experience from outside Denmark, confirmed by at least one of their academic references.
• Provide proof of English language skills (for example, TOEFL, IELTS, GRE scores).

OFFICIAL LINK