Published: 04 Jul 2025 409 views
The Danish Advanced Research Academy (DARA) is pleased to announce its Summer 2025 Call for “Open” PhD Fellowships.
With its Open Fellowships, DARA aims to support exceptional candidates in pursuing curiosity-driven research within the technical, natural, and medical sciences.
Whether examining fundamental scientific questions, probing creative hypotheses, developing novel methodologies, or translating insights into societal benefit, an eligible project should embody a visionary and transformative premise with the capacity to spark new directions in research.
The Danish Advanced Research Academy is a national PhD academy funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. DARA supports outstanding early-career researchers across natural, technical, health, and life sciences through competitive PhD fellowships. Our mission is to advance excellence, interdisciplinarity, and international collaboration in PhD education. Fellows benefit from tailored training programs, international mentorship, and a vibrant national network... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Country to study | Denmark |
| Type | PhD |
| Sponsor | Danish Advanced Research Academy (DARA) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The DARA Open PhD Fellowship Summer 2025 Call will award 9 fully funded fellowships covering the complete costs of a PhD program in Denmark. Each fellowship includes:
• Salary: Up to 1,575,000 DKK to cover the PhD fellow’s salary for the entire duration of the PhD appointment (according to standard Danish PhD employment terms). Specific terms depend on the fellow’s host institution and enrolled PhD model.
• Project Supplement: Each fellowship includes a project supplement of 750,000 DKK, aligned with the standard agreement between Danish universities and leading private foundations in Denmark.
• Tuition Fee: Up to 240,000 DKK to cover PhD enrollment fees at the host institution, in line with the Danish PhD financing structure.
In addition to the financial support, DARA fellows will
• have priority access to the academy’s educational and networking opportunities.
• be paired with an international mentor—an accomplished researcher in a relevant field from outside Denmark.
This structure is designed to ensure that each fellow has both the resources, and the professional support required to conduct high-quality research with radical potential.
The DARA Open PhD Fellowships are open to all qualified candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, nationality, or religion, in keeping with DARA’s commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive research community and to attract global talent.
Eligibility criteria:
• Applicants must be qualified for admission to a PhD program in Denmark under either the 5+3 model or the 4+4 model. Recent graduates as well as current students are eligible, provided they meet the admission criteria of their enrolling university.
• Candidates must have an agreement with a principal supervisor, holding a position of associate professor, professor, or equivalent at a research institution in the Danish Kingdom, including Greenland and Faroe Islands. It is possible to include co-supervisors from the same or other institutions (including international ones).
• Principal supervisor can at any point only have one active PhD fellowship covered by DARA. This limitation does not apply to co-supervisors.
Application Timeline:
For more details, visit DARA Fellowships webpage
