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PHD SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION, FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN

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Application Deadline: 15 February 2026 at 23:59 CET.

LOCATION: Denmark

The Department of Communication invites applications for three three-year PhD scholarships starting from 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

This year, they only accept applications within the following research areas: Education; Film Studies and Creative Media Industries; Philosophy; Rhetoric; and Subjectivity Research.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must have qualifications corresponding to a master’s level related to the subject area of the project, e.g. Philosophy, Rhetoric, Film and Media Studies, or Education. If you have completed your education in Denmark, you must have a master’s degree covered by the collective agreement for academics in the state sector.

If you have completed your education outside of Denmark, you must either have a master’s degree equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (two years) or, as a minimum, a bachelor’s degree equivalent to a Danish bachelor’s degree (three years) and be assessed as having professional qualifications at the master’s level.

If you have completed your education outside of Denmark, we will obtain an assessment of your education from the Danish Research Agency.

Applicants must possess skills in written and spoken academic English at a high level.  If deemed necessary, the department may request that applicants document their English skills.

Please submit your application online. To apply, please click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of this page. Your application must be written in English and include the following attachments (with descriptive titles) in either PDF or Word format:

CV (max. two pages). Please use this template: CV template.

Cover letter (max. 1,200 characters incl. spaces). In the cover letter you must specify the particular research environment with which you would like to be affiliated. However, please do not mention any names of individual researchers—including potential collaborators/supervisors.

Diplomas, transcripts, and a description of the grading scale. Please include the following documents: bachelor’s and master’s degrees—diplomas and transcripts—and a description of the grading scale.  Note: If your degree diploma is not available by the application deadline, please include your latest transcript of grades.

Project abstract (max. 1,200 characters incl. spaces)

Project description (max. 12,000 characters incl. spaces, excluding bibliography).

According to the agreement, the PhD student is required to carry out tasks at the relevant department to an extent corresponding to 840 working hours (6 months).

BENEFIT:

Salary and Terms of Employment
Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC).  The salary range starts at approximately DKK 31,242 (EUR 4,184) + an 18.07% pension contribution.

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STUDY IN CANADA SCHOLARSHIPS

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Application Deadline: March 31, 2026

LOCATION: Canada

The Study in Canada Scholarships (SICS) offer Canadian post-secondary institutions the opportunity to host international students from a diverse range of countries and territories for short-term study or research exchanges. Funded by Global Affairs Canada through the Academic Relations program, SICS aims to strengthen and diversify Canada’s international linkages and partnerships.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Study in Canada Scholarships (SICS) will be administered under an adjusted delivery model in which Canadian institutions are responsible for the selection of students.

Key changes to the application process include:

Selection at the program level will be based on the institution’s submission of a Management and Accountability Framework (MAF).

The Privacy Notice Statement (PNS) will be the only supporting document required to be submitted by the institution on behalf of the student through the My EduCanada Portal

To be eligible, applicants must:

Be a Designated Learning Institution  (DLI);

Waive tuition fees for scholarship recipients.

A scholarship project consists of one or more individual scholarships that support short-term inbound mobility to a Canadian post-secondary institution. A project commences upon the signing of a contribution agreement with Global Affairs Canada and must be completed no later than September 30th, 2027.  The total funding from GAC will not exceed $150,000 per project.

Scholarships may only be awarded to individuals who are:

Citizens of the following eligible countries/ territories:

Asia: Bangladesh, Nepal, Taiwan;

Europe: Türkiye, Ukraine;

Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia;

Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda.

Enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an eligible country/territory;

Paying tuition fees to that institution at the time of application and for the full duration of their mobility in Canada.

Able to complete all project activities no later than September 30, 2027.

The application process consists of:

submitting one or more individual scholarship nominations through the My EduCanada portal; and

sending the following document by email to Scholarships-Info-Bourses@international.gc.ca by the application deadline:

Management and Accountability Framework outlining the measures and procedures the applicant will implement to ensure a fair and transparent selection process for scholarship recipients. For more information on the Management and Accountability Framework see the “Project selection criteria” section below.

BENEFIT:

Scholarship value and duration must be as follows:

$10,200 for 4 months or one academic term for study or research at the college of undergraduate level

$10,200 for 4 months or one academic term for study or research at the graduate level (Masters and PhD)

$14,000 for 5 to 6 months for study or research at the graduate level (Masters and PhD)

Failure to comply with the project parameters may affect funding.

$500 per implemented scholarship (i.e. where mobility occurs) to cover administrative costs of the Canadian institution, including an employer compliance fee paid to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), if applicable.

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