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Industrial PhD (private sector)

Industrial PhD in the private sector

Status

Usually opens in February and September

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
Not published

Up to DKK 17,000 per month towards the Industrial PhD student's salary, up to DKK 100,000 towards the company's travel and course costs, and a fixed DKK 360,000 (incl. overhead) for the university.

Funder

Innovationsfonden (Innovation Fund Denmark)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Autumn 2026 round was open 4 Aug 2026 - 8 Sep 2026 at 12:00; IFD expects a spring round in January-February (see programme page).

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Private company with activities in Denmark, a university partner and an Industrial PhD student; business-oriented research project.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://danmarksinnovationsfond.dk/en/calls/industrial-phd-in-the-private-sector-autumn-2026

"Collaboration between a private company in Denmark, a university and an Industrial PhD student."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: danmarksinnovationsfond.dk

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