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Open call
Please be advised that Faculty-funded 5+3 fellowships will not be available through our upcoming open call, scheduled for announcement in September 2026 (application deadline 1 October 2026). Applications will only be accepted for 4+4 scholarships.

We expect to announce 5+3 fellowships again in March 2027 (application deadline 15 March 2027).

See below for when the Graduate School, Arts announces vacant PhD scholarships/fellowships. 

Open calls (4+4 and 5+3)

Spring 

Announcement of call:No later than 15 February
Application deadline:15 March at 23:59 Danish time
Assessment period:March - June
Interviews will be conducted in April with selected applicants.
Reply:First assessment (standing expert assessment committee):
- No later than the end of May (if your application is not sent to the second assessment)
Second assessment (Admission Committee):
- No later than the end of June
Enrolment start:1 September

Autumn 

Announcement of call:No later than 1 September
Application deadline:1 October at 23:59 Danish time
Assessment period:October - December
Interviews will be conducted mid-October - mid-November with selected applicants.
Reply:First assessment (standing expert assessment committee):
- No later than the end of November (if your application is not sent to the second assessment)
Second assessment (Admission Committee):
- No later than the end of December
Enrolment start:1 February

Specific calls (4+4 and/or 5+3)

Announcement of call:9 July 20269 October 202610 December 202611 March 2027
Application deadline:15 August 20261 November 20261 January 20271 April 2027
Assessment period: *End of August - Mid-September 2026Mid-November - start of December 2026Mid-January - start of February 2027Mid-April - start of May 2027
Reply:End of September 2026Mid-December 2026Mid-February 2027End of May 2027
Estimated enrolment start: **1 November 20261 February 20271 April 20271 September 2027

* Interviews will only be conducted with selected applicants and not all applicants.
** See the correct date in the call.

Important information

  

Announcement
The call will be announced on the web one month before the application deadline. The application form will not be available until the calls has been announced.

Application form
The link for the application facility can be found in each call (open call or specific call).

Receipt
You will get a receipt on your screen if your application has been sent successfully. After some time you will also get a receipt via email. If you should not receive this email, please check your spam filter. Some mail programmes consider our mails from the application facility as spam.
Please do not reply to the mail sent from the application facility because these mails will not be read daily.

Interview
During the assessments, the committees may conduct interviews with selected applicants. Not all applicants will be invited for an interview. We will contact you directly if you are selected for an interview.

Status during assessment
You will not be able to get a status of your application during the assessment.

Assessment procedure
See this page.

Reply
All applicants will get a reply sent to the email address stated in the application. See deadlines to the left of this text.
If the deadline for reply has passed and you have not heard from us please check your spam filter for our email before contacting the PhD administration. Some mail programmes consider emails sent from the application facility as spam.

Feedback after rejection
We do not offer to give you a more comprehensive feedback (incl. suggestions for improvement) than the assessment written in our email. The assessment may be positive but since there are more qualified candidates than available fellowships/scholarships we cannot accept all qualified applicants.

Revised 07.07.2026
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Bettina Holmbo Acthon