Co-financed PhD fellowships

Currently, Novo Nordisk co-finances around 60 PhD-students and have co-financed more than 100 fellows since 1998.

Your opportunity

  • We contribute with max. 67% of your salary as a PhD student.
  • Novo Nordisk and the university jointly define the project.
  • As a fellow you typically spend at least 50% of your time at Novo Nordisk.

Basic conditions

  • To apply for a co-financed fellowship, you must contact a Novo Nordisk scientist who files the application.
  • PhD students must be Danish citizens or enrolled at a university in Denmark or Southern Sweden.

Required academic credentials

  • Hold a Master degree
  • Weighted grade point average of 9 on the Danish grade scale (8.2 on new scale) for bachelor and master degrees excluding master thesis
  • Grade point of 10 on the Danish grade scale (10 on new scale) for the master thesis.

For more information contact
Børge Diderichsen, Vice President, Professor, PhD
Tel. +45 4442 3401 or BQD @ novonordisk.com

Jørgen Dirach, Director, MD, MBA, FFPM
Tel: +45 4442 3355 or JDI @ novonordisk.com

Marianne Søndergaard, Assistant
Tel: +45 4442 2161 or MSD @ novonordisk.com

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About the fellowship program

The Industrial PhD initiative is aimed at enhancing research and development in the Danish business sector.

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