Focused talent development
PhD scholarships and fellowships at Aarhus University
Welcome to an international university with high ambitions
As
rector of Aarhus University, I would like to welcome highly
qualified students from all over the world. Aarhus University wants
to recruit PhD students from among the best students in the world.
The university has ambitions of increasing the number of PhD
students at our graduate schools. There are currently approximately
1,450 students enrolled in PhD degrees at the university, and
during the course of the next few years, we expect to boost this
figure to 2,000 PhD students.
Aarhus University offers attractive four-year PhD scholarships and three-year PhD fellowships. The PhD scholarships are intended for students who have yet to complete a Master’s degree, but who have the ability and ambition to complete a PhD degree within four years. The three-year PhD fellowships are intended for students who have already passed a course of education corresponding to a Master’s degree, and who are thus ready to begin PhD studies.
The university hopes that highly qualified, top-motivated
students from all over the world will regard these scholarships as
an opportunity for completing an internationally recognised PhD
degree programme that will qualify them to play a distinct role in
the knowledge society of the future.
Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen
Rector
Application procedure
All matters regarding admission to the PhD programmes are dealt with at the individual graduate schools. You can find detailed information about application announcements and deadlines as well as application procedures and guidelines on the individual graduate school websites.
Read the PhD Admissions Guide (pdf)
International Help Desk
If you have already been accepted as a PhD student at Aarhus University, the International Help Desk offers assistance with non-academic issues related to working and living in Denmark and studying and working at Aarhus University.
Further information
Two types of PhD
scholarships
There are two main types of scholarships at Aarhus University:
four-year scholarships and three-year fellowships.
Facts about
Aarhus University
Here is a brief outline of Aarhus University, along with links to
information about Denmark and conditions for foreign researchers
working in this country.
Housing
The International Help Desk offers you assistance in finding a
place to stay in Aarhus.