Call for applications for PhD scholarships
The Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy (DDEA) invites applications for:
- Seven 2/3-financed PhD Scholarships without a theme 2/3-financed (DKK 1.1 million each)
- Three 2/3-financed PhD Scholarships with Classical Endocrinology as a theme *thematic, 2/3 financed (DKK 1.1 million each)
- Up to three 2/3-financed Industrial PhD Scholarships 2/3 financed (DKK 1.1 million each)
- Up to four 2/3-financed PhD Scholarships within Strategic Partnerships 2/3 financed (DKK 1.1 million each)
Applications can be in any field of diabetes, metabolism, or endocrinology research, except for thematic grants (marked by*), which only cover classical endocrinology.
To learn more about the review process and evaluation criteria, please see the Guidelines for the DDEA grant review process and evaluation criteria for grants.
Join our webinar to learn about grant opportunities at DDEA on 22 May at 10:00.
Important:
Please note the following:
- You can apply for only one PhD scholarship per application round across the various DDEA PhD scholarship calls. We reserve the right to reject your application if you do not follow this rule.
- Principal supervisors/investigators (PI) can host only one 2/3 DDEA-funded PhD scholar or two-year DDEA-funded postdoctoral fellow at a time. This clause applies to active grants that have not been completed by the time the DDEA Board of Directors makes its decision on 18 November 2025. Therefore, PhD applicants must have clarified this with the PI related to their project before applying.
In addition to one 2/3 financed PhD scholar or one two-year postdoctoral fellow, PIs may also host the following types of DDEA-funded grants:- Clinical postdoctoral fellowships granted in 2023
- Visiting researcher grants
- 50%- or 1/3-funded Industrial PhD Scholarships
- 50%-funded two year Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowships
- 50%-funded two year Strategic Partnership Postdoctoral Fellowships
- 1/3-funded Cross-academy PhD Scholarships
- PIs hosting a DDA-funded PhD Scholar or postdoctoral fellow (with a grant from 2018-2022) are eligible to be involved in an application for a DDEA PhD scholarship or postdoctoral fellowship.
How to apply
Applications must be submitted via our website.
Affiliation
Affiliation to a Danish research institution or a life-science company Denmark is a prerequisite.
Further information
Information about who can apply, requirements for applying, terms of employment, and funding can be found at our website.
Application deadline
20 August 2025
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