Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy (DDEA) invites applications for four 2/3-financed PhD scholarships in Classical Endocrinology. The grants amount to 1,100,000 DKK each (covering salary and tuition fee) over a period of three years.
DDEA is pleased to announce this thematic grant scheme (only in 2024) for projects focusing on classical endocrinology. Applications can therefore only be in classical endocrinology, excluding diabetes-related research. Examples of classical endocrinology are projects on thyroid function, bone metabolism, adrenal gland disorders, pituitary gland dysfunctions, reproductive endocrinology, etc.
Deadline for application is 11 September 2024 at 23:59 CET with expected date of reply 11 December 2024.
Please note the following:
In order to apply for a co-financed (2/3) thematic PhD scholarship in classical endocrinology, the following requirements must be fulfilled:
Please also consult our Funding Terms.
* If the exam is not yet passed, the applicant should enclose a statement from the supervisor of the Master’s thesis confirming when the thesis will be handed in and when the exam will take place. The Master’s degree certificate must be forwarded to the DDEA Secretariat no later than six months after grant notification. If we have not received your Master’s degree certificate six months after grant notification or if you do not pass the Master’s exam, the PhD scholarship will be withdrawn.
** Your principal supervisor must be employed at the faculty of the Danish university at which you apply for enrolment, and he/she must conduct research as an associate professor or professor within the subject studied by you.
Applications must be written in English and submitted via our online application form.
Please note that you must have a user login to the DDEA Grant Website before you can submit an application.
You can edit and review your data before the final submission. After submitting your final application, you will receive an email acknowledging receipt of your application – if you do not receive this email, please contact the DDEA Secretariat at ouh.ddea@rsyd.dk to make sure that your application has been successfully submitted. Please note that the date of submission stated in the e-mail is the date when you created the application.
You must upload your application in one single PDF file!
The application should include the following documents, which should be numbered as specified below:
0. Title page: Name of applicant, project title, and names and affiliations of principal supervisor and co-supervisor.
1. Abstract in English (half A4 page).
2. Lay abstract in Danish (half A4 page) (if you do not speak Danish, please ask you supervisor to help you write this abstract).
3. Project description including:
The page limit for the project description is five pages (font size 12, single spacing), including figures and tables, but excluding references. We will not consider applications with research plans exceeding the page limit.
4. Motivation letter (half A4 page), including an explanation of why you are the right candidate to complete the project and your future career plans.
5. A short description (one to two A4 pages) on how your research project relates to the four DDEA funding focus areas*: Internationalisation, interdisciplinarity, collaboration across sectors, and patient and/or public involvement (as four separate paragraphs). Importantly, the reviewers will also assess this part.
6. Recommendation letter from your principal supervisor, including:
7. Your Curriculum Vitae (including documentation of research experience e.g. experience with working in a research environment, pre-graduate research, participation in research conferences/meetings, studies abroad, etc.) (max. two A4 pages).
8. Your publication list including journal impact factor (no page limit).
9. Copy of your Master’s degree certificate (including grades (from both BA and Master)).
10. Short CV of your principal supervisor (max. two A4 pages).
11. Other relevant documents e.g. documentation for collaboration agreements regarding change of research environment and/or studies abroad (email correspondance is sufficient documentation).
The DDEA Secretariat will process all incoming applications. Applications not fulfilling the eligibility criteria and/or technical requirements will not be considered.
All eligible applications will be submitted to the DDEA Grant Review Committee for a scientific evaluation. Evaluation of the applications will consider four evaluation criteria: 1) the applicant; 2) the project; 3) the research environment; and 4) the DDEA four funding focus areas: internationalisation, interdisciplinarity, collaboration across sectors, and patient and/or public involvement.
For further information about the evaluation procedure, selection process and evaluation criteria (including the DDEA funding focus areas), we refer to the guidelines for the DDEA grant review process and evaluation criteria for grants.
We will inform you and your principal supervisor about the decision by 11 December 2024.
We will fund the PhD scholarship up to an amount of DKK 1,100,000 covering your salary for two years during the three-year PhD project period.
Please note that we do not cover overhead or operating expenses.
Full financing for three years is a prerequisite for being enrolled as a PhD student at a Danish university. Accordingly, we grant 2/3 PhD scholarship, provided that funding for the remaining 1/3 financing (including tuition fee to the university) is assured. The documentation of the remaining 1/3 financing in terms of a grant letter or the like (e.g. signed guarantee from main supervisor or head of department), must be submitted to the DDEA Secretariat at the latest 12 months after grant notification. Otherwise, the scholarship grant will be withdrawn.
If you receive another grant covering salary for the same project as described in your application to DDEA, we reserve the right to withdraw your PhD scholarship grant or part of it.
Enrolment must be at a university in Denmark and take place within 12 months after grant notification. Terms of enrolment are according to the rules and regulations defined by the university where you will be enrolled.
Employment can take place at the university where you are enrolled or at the Danish research institution where you will carry out the PhD project. The host institution will be responsible for the employment of you as a PhD student. We will have no influence on the employment other than allocating the grant to your host institution.
As a DDEA grant recipient, we expect you to be an ambassador for DDEA, to participate in the activities and PhD courses that we offer, and to submit an annual reporting of activities and research results deriving from the project.
For further information about the PhD scholarships, please contact Managing Director Tore Christiansen at tore.christiansen@rsyd.dk, tel. +45 2964 6764 or Head of Administration Tine Hylle at tine.hylle@rsyd.dk, tel. +45 2374 1691.
For information about user login to the DDEA Grant Website, please contact the DDEA Secretariat at ouh.ddea@rsyd.dk or tel. +45 2466 9802 (Office Assistant Mette Roed).
EAN: 5798 0022 30642
Reference: 1025 0006
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