External funding

Application procedure

If you wish to apply for external funding for a research project or a PhD project to be housed at AMIS, please contact AMIS director Marie Sandberg (sandberg@hum.ku.dk) and Saxo Research Support (saxosupport@hum.ku.dk) in due time before the internal deadlines announced by the Saxo Research Support. Please forward a project outline (1-2 pages) stating the planned period of the project as well as a plan for staffing (if relevant), together with your CV and a letter stating why AMIS is the relevant place for your project to be hosted.

• See deadlines and other relevant information about research funding.
• Download template for staffing plan (Excel).

If you are interested in applying for an instrument or a foundation, which is not announced on the Saxo Institute website, please contact AMIS director Marie Sandberg (sandberg@hum.ku.dk) and Saxo Research Support (saxosupport@hum.ku.dk), in due time before the foundation’s deadline.

Pursuing a PhD with AMIS

If you would like to pursue a PhD scholarship hosted at AMIS, we are advising you to contact a relevant supervisor and forward a project outline (1-2 pages) stating the planned period of the project, together with your CV and Exam papers with grades.

See how to apply for PhD scholarships at the Faculty of Humanities.

Please note that there are only 2 scholarships available a year for all applicants to the Saxo Institute.

Other funding possibilities for PhD scholarships

If you wish to apply for external funding for a PhD project to be housed at AMIS, please contact AMIS director Marie Sandberg (sandberg@hum.ku.dk) and Saxo Research Support (saxosupport@hum.ku.dk) in due time before the internal deadlines announced by the Saxo Research Support. Please forward a project outline (1-2 pages) stating the planned period of the project, together with your CV and exam papers (incl. grades).

See deadlines and other relevant information about research funding.

Relevant funding opportunities

• Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) Non-University Research Education: Project hosted at a public non-university research institution. The PhD student is enrolled at UCPH with academic supervision based at AMIS/Saxo. See the call for proposals - Independent research (pdf).
• Innovation Fund Denmark: Industrial PhD in the private sector. The candidate is employed in a private company and enrolled at UCPH with academic supervision based at AMIS/Saxo. Innovation Fund Denmark: Industrial PhD in the public sector. The candidate is employed in a public organization enrolled at UCPH with academic supervision based at AMIS/Saxo. Read about the Industrial PhD programme.