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    Industrial PhD

    Combine academic research and business as an Industrial PhD with a company

    An Industrial PhD is a research project conducted by you as an Industrial PhD candidate. You will be employed at the company and simultaneously be enrolled at the IT University of Copenhagen. An Industrial PhD is a great opportunity to train as a PhD student with one foot in the academic world and the other in the business sector.

    As an Industrial PhD candidate, you will:

    • Get experience with working in both academic and non-academic environments
    • Get the opportunity to build or use your network outside the university sector and gain a career profile that is attractive both inside and outside the university
    • Experience research outside the university
    • Act as a bridge builder between company and university, and with that contribute to the creation of new research collaborations

    Funding

    An Industrial PhD is funded by Innovation Fund Denmark and a Danish company. A prerequisite for initiating an Industrial PhD project is obtaining a grant from Innovation Fund Denmark, which goes to the company and the university. The company then covers your full salary and all travel costs, including insurances, and the university covers costs related to the PhD education such as supervision and office space.

    Please note that Innovation Fund Denmark has a separate set of requirements, including grade requirements. We strongly recommend that you familiarise yourself with Innovation Fund Denmark's assessment criteria and guidelines for applications before starting the process.

    Application

    In order to apply for an Industrial PhD, first you must establish a contact with a Danish company and identify a potential company supervisor. Second, you must find a supervisor at ITU. Together with your supervisors, you define an industrial PhD project. At ITU all applications for external funding goes through Research Support. Your supervisor knows how to involve the Research Support team at ITU.

     

    Application to the IT University

    You must apply for approval of enrolment at the university. Your application is assessed by the Head of the PhD School and the Head of the relevant department in regards to the requirements outlined in the IT University’s Application Guidelines for PhD applicants. Your qualifications will be assessed in order to determine if you are qualified for enrolment as a PhD student at ITU.

    Applications to the IT University must be in English and include:

    • Curriculum Vitae
    • Diplomas from qualifying exam and transcript of grades. Information about the IT University’s minimum requirements for PhD applicants is found in the IT University’s Application Guidelines
    • Documentation of proficiency in English.Minimum requirements for PhD applicants is found in the IT University’s Application Guidelines
    • List of scientific publications, if any
    • Letters of recommendation, if any. Letters of recommendation must be of relevance to the assessment of your potential as a researcher

    You will be assessed to be either qualified or not-qualified for enrolment as a PhD student at the IT University.

    How to submit

    Research Support facilitates your internal assessment. Send the above-mentioned documents via e-mail to your designated Research Support Consultant at least 3 weeks before Innovation Fund Denmark's application deadline.



    Application to Innovation Fund Denmark

    Industrial PhD applications are handled by Innovation Fund Denmark and must be submitted through their application system. On Innovation Fund Denmark’s website, you can find all relevant information about the programme including rules and requirements for you as PhD candidate.

    It is highly recommended that your company prepares the application in close collaboration with you as the PhD candidate and the IT University.

    Your supervisor at ITU must send an Expression of Interest (EoI) to both their Head of Department and Research Support before engaging themselves in an Industrial PhD application.

    Relevant deadlines

    Your supervisor at ITU must send an Expression of Interest (EoI) at least 1 month before the deadline in Innovation Fund Denmark. Research Support facilitates the assessment of qualifications described above in "Application to the IT University". Your Research Support Consultant will ask you to submit the mentioned documents at least 3 weeks prior to the deadline of Innovation Fund Denmark. The IT University’s deadline ensures a pre-screening of your qualifications before the submission deadline of Innovation Fund Denmark provided that all listed documents are included.

    For application deadlines at Innovation Fund Denmark, please consult their website.



    Research Support & PhD Support

    If you have any questions about the university requirements for Industrial PhD candidates, you are welcome to contact PhD Support at ITU.

    If you have any questions about the application process, you are welcome to contact Research Support at ITU.

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