Call opens next (expected): Summer 2025
Next application deadline (expected): September 2025

Call opens next (expected): Summer 2025
Next application deadline (expected): September 2025

Call opens next (expected): November 2025
Next application deadline (expected): January 2026

Schedule and Procedure: Mads Øvlisen PhD Fellowships

• First and foremost, your project and qualifications will need to be pre-assessed by the Graduate School, Arts (ph.d.-school) to evaluate whether you are qualified to undertake a PhD position. If it is determined that you are qualified, you will receive a letter of interest, and, upon funding approval, you can be enrolled at the Graduate School at Aarhus University.
• As a rule, you will both be enrolled and employed at the Department of Communication and Culture (IKK), Aarhus University.
• You must obtain a housing commitment from the institution where you are seeking employment. A prerequisite for receiving a housing commitment from IKK is that the research consultant at IKK has approved the project's budget (find the budget template here).

	TASK	CONTACT
before 4 December 2024	Contact the relevant researcher or head of department to find a potential supervisor/ensure academic affiliation.	Find an overview of CC's departments (including researchers and heads of departments) here.
4 December 2024	Pre-assessment/Letter of Interest: Submit the following documents to the research consultant at the Department of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University: Preliminary draft of the project description (including timeline) CV and, if applicable, a list of publications Diplomas (BA/MA) and academic transcripts Documentation of English proficiency Budget Submit a budget for the project for approval by the research consultant (find the template here).	Research Consultant, CC: Helle Breth Klausen,  hbk@cc.au.dk
18 December 2024	You will receive a response regarding the budget and the pre-assessment/letter of interest. If the budget and pre-assessment are approved, and enrollment in the PhD school at AU is desired, the research consultant will issue a housing commitment from AU in connection with a conditional offer of employment at CC.	Research Consultant, CC: Helle Breth Klausen,  hbk@cc.au.dk
16 January 2025 at 14:00	Application deadline for applying to the Mads Øvlisen PhD Fellowships in Art History and Practice-Based Research. Read more about the call here.	Contact regarding content: Clarissa Løkkegaard Engelholm. Project Manager cll@novo.dk Contact regarding application/NORMA: Julie Krener, Grant Manager jkr@novo.dk

Schedule and Procedure: Mads Øvlisen Postdoc Fellowships

	TASK	CONTACT
Before 4 December 2024	Contact the relevant researcher or head of department to find a potential supervisor/ensure academic affiliation.	Find an overview of CC's departments (including researchers and heads of departments) here.
4 December 2024	Pre-assessment/Letter of Interest: Submit the following documents to the research consultant at the Department of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University: PhD certificate Preliminary draft of the project description (including timeline) CV and, if applicable, a list of publications Budget (find the template here). The research consultant, in collaboration with the responsible head of department, will assess and potentially approve the submitted materials and their academic relevance to the department.	Research Consultant, CC: Helle Breth Klausen,  hbk@cc.au.dk
18 December 2024	The latest date by which you will receive a response regarding whether the project is deemed academically relevant for the respective CC department after submitting the documents. If the budget is approved, the research consultant will send a signed housing commitment, which can be attached to the application.	Research Consultant, CC: Helle Breth Klausen,  hbk@cc.au.dk
16 January 2025 at 14:00	Application deadline for the Mads Øvlisen Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023. Read more about the call here.	Contact regarding content: Clarissa Løkkegaard Engelholm. Project Manager cll@novo.dk Contact regarding application/NORMA: Julie Krener, Grant Manager jkr@novo.dk