PhD Fellowships

Pioneer Centre for AI’s faculty regularly post PhD positions working directly on P1 projects and on other projects at their home universities. 

PhD students at the Pioneer Centre for AI have extraordinary access to computing resources, international researchers across many disciplines within computer sciences and other academic areas, as well as courses and events at the centre, and meaningful collaboration with industry, the public sector, and the start-up ecosystem.

While Master’s degrees are considered study, PhD study in Denmark is offered via full-time, 12-month, paid positions. You can read more about the Master’s and PhD study in Denmark here>>. 

To apply for a PhD position, follow the instructions on the “job advertisement”.  Jobs will be listed here>>.

Bring your own funding 

The Danish Advanced Research Academy offers fully-funded PhD stipends, including full salary, tuition, and travel and equipment support, 2 times per year. Students are to propose a project and apply for funding working with a Danish-based faculty supervisor at the supervisor’s university.

• Deadlines: August 29, 2025 for a Spring 2026 start date. A February deadline will be announced for a Fall 2027 start. 
• Information and link to application:  DARA

Pioneer Centre for AI-affiliated faculty* who are currently open to considering DARA applicants: 

• Aasa Feragen
• Isabelle Augenstein
• Dan Witzner Hansen
• Stella Graßoff
• Theodora  Kontogianni
• Søren Hauberg
• Amartya Sanyal
• Desmond Elliot
• Aske Mottelson
• Vedran Sekara

*Contact directly with your project idea – permission to apply should be agreed upon no later than 1 month before the deadline.