Open Call for Pre-graduate Scholarships – Medical Science (Denmark)

Deadline: 10-Sep-2025

The DFF Medical Sciences funds pre-graduate scholarships of 6-12 months’ duration with the purpose of providing the most talented BA and MA students, who have completed at least 2 years of education (finalised with an evaluation) from educations that allow no more than 6 months for the completion of their master’s thesis, with the opportunity to undertake scientific work and strengthen their interest in pursuing a scientific career.

The council places emphasis on the student’s qualifications (especially their grades) as well as the student’s role and work tasks in relation to the project. The tasks must form part of an innovative research project and not merely constitute practical routine tasks in support of a larger project.

The intention of the scholarship is that the student completes an independent project under the guidance of the supervisor/applicant, and with the aim of the student publishing their contribution. The council does not offer support for pre-graduate scholarships that have already received full or partial funding for the student’s salary from other sources.

Funding Information

• You can apply for up to DKK 150,000 excl. overhead.
• The grant covers 6-12 months scholarship for the pre-graduate scholar as well as other operating expenses, and the budget must account for the use of these.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications for Pre-graduate Scholarships Medical Sciences must be submitted by the student’s academic supervisor. As a supervisor, you must normally have obtained a PhD degree or achieved equivalent qualifications through your research.
• The council places emphasis on the fact that you have an independent research profile and that you have the time required to undertake the supervision.

Application Requirements

• Appendices that must always be attached:
  • B10: Project description
    • The project description must not exceed 3 A4 pages (incl. figures, tables, etc.). The 3 A4 pages must not exceed 9,000 characters incl. spaces, figure captions, formulas, etc. It is recommended to use the “DFF-Project description” template.
  • B11:
    • List of references/bibliography List of references/bibliography for the project description.
  • B12:
    • Description of the student’s role A statement of the student’s role and work tasks in relation to the project.
    • Budget Must be completed in the mandatory DFF budget template downloaded from and uploaded to e-grant.
  • B20: Applicant’s CV
    • As the applicant (supervisor), your CV must not exceed 2 A4 pages (incl. figures, tables, etc.). The 2 A4 pages must not exceed 6,000 characters incl. spaces, figure captions, formulas, etc.
  • B21: Applicant’s list of publications
    • As the applicant, it is optional whether you submit a full or a selective publication list.
  • B35:
    • Student’s transcript of records Clear, official, complete transcripts for the student.
  • B40: Scholar student’s and participants’
    • CV and list of publications CV and list of publications (max 2 pages in total per person) for the scholar student and all named participants must be attached. At a minimum, a CV for the scholar student must be attached. A list of publications should be included in case the student has already published scientific work.
  • B90:
    • Budget confirmation Administrator’s confirmation of the budget, etc., in the template “DFF-Budget Confirmation”.
• Appendices that must be attached if they are relevant:
  • B37: Clipping from the study programme
    • For students from other education programmes than Master of Science (MSc) in Medicine (cand. med.): A clipping from the study programme for the education programme that the student is registered at, documenting that the person in question does not have the opportunity to use more than 6 months/30 ECTS for the completion of their master’s thesis.
  • B57:
    • Letter of acceptance from foreign institution If activities take place partly or completely at a foreign institution, a written acceptance from the institution must be included, stating that the project can take place at the location in question.

For more information, visit Independent Research Fund Denmark.