Twice a year, you can apply for enrolment with your own project via our ordinary open calls. When there is an ordinary open call, it is advertised here.
In our ordinary open calls, you can apply for enrolment only; enrolment and a faculty fellowship or enrolment and partial funding. Ca. 10 fully financed PhD fellowships are offered each round.
Always consult our application guide to learn about our admission requirements and mandatory elements of the application before you apply! The requirments apply to all applicants.
All PhD applications are evaluated based on the submitted material within the deadline, using the assessment criteria.
When all applications have been assessed, you get a reply to your application (see the timeline below).
| Call | Application for | Invitation for interview for a fully financed PhD fellowship** | Reply to your application | Earliest starting date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/1-26/2-2026* | Enrolment only; enrolment and a faculty fellowship or enrolment and partial funding | End of April | End of May | 1/6/2026 |
*dates can be subject to change. **If you do not receive an invitation to an interview, you can still get an offer of enrolment. All applicants will receive an answer to their application in late May.
| Call | Application for | Inviation for interview for a fully financed PhD fellowship** | Reply to your application | Earliest starting date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/8-3/9-2026* | Enrolment only; enrolment and a faculty fellowship or enrolment and partial funding | End of October | End of November | 1/12/2026 |
*dates can be subject to change. **If you do not receive an invitation to an interview, you can still get an offer of enrolment. All applicants will receive an answer to their application in late November.
Attachments (should be uploaded only in PDF) – did you remember:
The Graduate School of Health is now accepting applications for enrolment and fully financed faculty PhD fellowships.
In order to apply for a 3-year PhD study programme you must have completed a relevant master’s degree. The master’s study must be equivalent to a Danish Master’s degree of 120 ECTS. If you are preparing an application together with a main supervisor, and you want to have your degree assessed, you can submit your diplomas for assessment via graduateschoolhealth@au.dk
An offer of a fully financed PhD fellowship is valid for six months.
An offer of enrolment is valid for a year (until 1 December 2027)
All applications are evaluated based only on the submitted material.
The application will be evaluated on the following:
The time for research experience after the qualifying exam/graduated master’s degree is taken into consideration.
Applicants considered for a fully financed fellowship is expected to demonstrate that the project incorporates one or more of the below strategic criteria (should be described in the “motivation and competences” form):
Applicants considered for a fully financed fellowship are in addition expected to show commitment to the Faculty and the Graduate School of Health by taking on a task/active role related to the PhD education.
Therefore, your motivation and competences must include a description of how you plan to show commitment to at least one of the below mentioned tasks
Applicants considered for a fully financed PhD fellowship will receive an invitation to an interview on 24 November. Invitations are sent out late October.
The application and all mandatory attachments (in pdf. only), incl. the project description, must be in English.
Please read our application guide carefully before applying: Application guide: ordinary open calls
Please note that the following requirements must be followed strictly:
If one or more of the abovementioned points are not strictly followed and all required documents not uploaded, the application will be administratively rejected.
After deadline, the PhD administration checks whether applications meet our formal requirements. If your application does not meet our requirements, it will be administratively rejected, and you will receive an answer shortly after deadline. Please note it is not possible to submit any material nor a revised application after the deadline in the case of administrative rejection.
Furthermore, please be aware that we only evaluate one application per applicant per call. So, if you have submitted more than one application, we reserve the right only to evaluate the last application received.
In addition, PhD students who are already enrolled are not eligible for PhD fellowships and applications from enrolled PhD students will not be taken into consideration.
Access the application form by clicking ‘PhD Call August 2026 OR 'PhD mol.med. Call August 2026' at the bottom of this page. The mol.med. call is only for applicants who want to be a part of the molecular medicine PhD programme.
Please choose the graduate programme that reflects the department of employment of your future main supervisor. The administration will relocate your application to the appropriate GP if necessary.
Aarhus University is a leading public research university with global reach. The Faculty of Health offers a vibrant and informal research environment with longstanding traditions for collaboration with the Danish health care sector and with international university partners in the absolute elite.
The university main building is located in the middle of the vibrant student city of Aarhus and nearby is the Aarhus University Hospital.
Aarhus University is committed to career development. As a PhD student, you have access to dedicated supervision, career counselling and an extensive training programme.
Aarhus University strives to be an inclusive workplace that promotes equal opportunities. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background.
A PhD is a full time time-limited position. Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with applicable collective agreement. To be enrolled, you need to document that you have the funding for the entire enrolment period. If your work involve direct contact with children under 15, you need to obtain statements of no previous convictions in respect of children.
Before applying applicants are advised to study the rules and regulations of PhD studies at Graduate School of Health. You can also read more about doing a PhD at Aarhus University here.
