Deadline: 18-Sep-2025
The Novo Nordisk Foundation is currently accepting applications for its PhD Scholarships to support ambitious nurses to obtain a research education in Denmark and to pursue a career within nursing research.
Areas of support include nursing research on disease prevention and health promotion, treatment methods, rehabilitation and palliative care, and research on nursing aspects of management and organization within the health care system with the overall purpose to improve human health. With these scholarships the most promising and talented nurses are offered the opportunity to obtain research educations.
Funding Information
- A total of DKK 8,5 million is available for funding of up to four grants each of up to DKK 2,83 million.
- The research project applied for must correspond to a full time 3-year PhD project. A detailed budget for the PhD Scholarship must be included in the application and the amount applied for must be DKK 2,83 million.
Eligible Costs
- Salary for the main applicant
- Tuition fee up to DKK 80,000 per year (must be specified in the budget)
- Travel expenses in relation to the project, e.g. conference and workshop participation and presentation of research results derived from the project, up to DKK 25,000 per budget year
- Other travel expenses that are directly related to the project, e.g. studying abroad (such a stay must be described in detail in the application and documentation from the host institution abroad must be included)
- Publication of results originating from the project, up to DKK 25,000 per budget year
- Operating expenses: Direct expenses for developing, implementing and operating the project, including materials and equipment, statistics and data processing
- Administrative support may account for a maximum of 5% of the total budget and must be included therein
Ineligible Costs
- Commercial activities
- Overhead/indirect costs (such as rent, electricity, water, and maintenance)
- Double funding of projects:
- If the applicant has received funding for the proposed project from other sources, in part or in full, this must be accounted for in the budget, as no budgetary overlaps are allowed
- If an identical or overlapping project proposal has been submitted to other funding institutions than the Foundation, it must be noted in the application
- If the applicant receives funding for the project, or parts of the project, from other sources following submission of the application to the Foundation, the Foundation must be informed immediately
- Expenses in relation to PhD supervisors or other supervisors
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must be a registered nurse and have obtained a master’s degree prior to submitting the application. The research project must be carried out at a university, hospital or other non-profit research institution in Denmark.
- The PhD supervisor(s) must be stated in the application and must have agreed to participate in the project.
- The applicant must be enrolled as PhD student at a Danish university within a year from receiving the Novo Nordisk Foundation PhD Scholarship Grant Letter. University enrollment agreements can have been made prior to submitting the application.
- PhD projects that have already been initiated are not eligible for support.
- The requirements for obtaining the PhD degree follow the current rules and regulations of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science (Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet).
Assessment Criteria
- The applicant’s qualifications.
- The research environment of the project.
- The supervision of the applicant.
- The scientific quality, originality, methods and feasibility of the project.
For more information, visit Novo Nordisk Foundation.
