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Introduction
The Danish SDC office provides funding for PhD scholarships within SDC’s research areas. Over the years, more than 250 PhD's have received financial support.
Danish SDC PhD students are employed at one of the eight Danish universities and have both a main supervisor from a Danish university and a Chinese co-supervisor from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) or another approved Chinese partner institution.
Depending on the funding one receives from SDC, it is required to spend a minimum of either 6, 9 or 12 months in a Chinese research environment during the employment. One is also expected to contribute to the educational activities on at least one of the SDC MSc programmes and to the collaboration between UCAS and the Danish universities in general.
Danish SDC PhD scholarships are announced annually in open positions posted on the websites of the PhD schools at the Danish universities. Please visit the websites regularly to learn more about vacant PhD scholarships.
Chinese citizens (includes Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) cannot apply for PhD scholarships funded by the Danish SDC office but must apply through University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in accordance with Chinese national regulations.
Learn from the best
SDC PhD Cecilie Christensen is working on improving the quality of barley at her laboratory in Beijing. “It is imperative for me to do part of my PhD in China, simply so I can learn from the best”, she says.
Life Sciences
Humam Ahmed Hamdoun
Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University.
Topic: Functional, Molecular, and Ultrastructural Investigations in PS19 and 5xFAD Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease
Starting date: 1 January 2026
Jonas Boe Andreassen
Department of Food Science, Aarhus University
Topic: Early life programming via the HMO-Microbiota-Bile Acid-Epigenetic Axis
Starting date: 1 September 2025
Maliha Mashkoor
Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University
Topic: Precision health diagnostics for improved prediction, early diagnosis and monitoring
Starting date: 1 January 2025
Magnus Haahr
Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (DTU Bioengineering), Technical University of Denmark
Topic: Omics-driven discovery of antifungal metabolites
Starting date: 1 December 2024
Kata Molnar
Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University
Topic: Cellular and molecular characterization of brain tumor networks
Starting date: 1 November 2024
Alkistis Gavriilidou
Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen
Topic: Theta Dynamics as a signature of movement initiation; Bridging Mechanisms, Applications and Clinical Implications
Starting date: 15 October 2024
Caroline Vangsøe
Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University
Topic: The Cytoprotective Effective of Conditioned Extracellular Vesicles in Stroke
Starting date: 1 December 2023
Bianka Rumi
DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark
Topic: Investigating brain networks affected by TMS approaches in psychiatric disorders
Starting date: 1 November 2023
Magnus Tudsborg Frantzen
Department of Chemistry and Bioscience at Aalborg University
Topic: Molecular mechanism of calcium dyshomeostasis in dopaminergic neurons
Starting date: 1 December 2022
Camilla Termansen Erichsen
Department of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University
Topic: Mechanisms behind cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia and depression
Starting date: 1 November 2022
Lara Marziani
Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University
Topic: Effect of remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) miRNAs in stroke models
Starting date: 1 November 2022
Irene Delgado Alonso
Department of Chemistry and Bioscience at Aalborg University
Topic: Development of antibodies as tools for combating viral infections and beyond
Starting date: 1 October 2022
Jannik Nicklas Eliasen
Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen
Topic: Explore neuronal activity of psychedelics which underlie the therapeutic effects in mental disorders.
Starting date: 31 December 2020
Jacob Skallerup Andersen
Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University
Topic: Personalized Medicine in Rheumatic Autoimmune Diseases
Starting date: 1 December 2020
Jefferson Novaes Gomes
Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, the University of Copenhagen
Topic: Opioids and the Mesopontine Cholinergic Nuclei: Explorations of a new target for combating opioid addiction.
Starting date: 1 December 2019
Water and Environment
Anna Mirkó
DTU Sustain, Technical University of Denmark
Topic: Tools for Effective Water Quality Monitoring and Impact Reduction
Starting date: 15 December 2025
Sithara Dhinethi Weeratunga
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the University of Copenhagen
Topic: Iron-based Biochars for nitrate and phosphate removal
Starting date: 1 December 2025
Christopher Steiness
Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University
Topic: Exploring GxExM Interactions of Perennial Grain Hybrids for Climate Resilient Agriculture
Starting date: 15 October 2025
Edevardt Johan Danielsen
Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University
Topic: Importance of water quality and common submerged macrophyte species to carbon dynamics and Greenhouse Gas Emission in highly dynamic shallow lakes
Starting date: 15 December 2024
Noah Christy
Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
Topic: Role of anerobic digestion on urban – industrial symbiosis
Starting date: 15 November 2024
Lili Toth
Agroecology, Aarhus University
Topic: Adaptation to Disease and Climate Change Impacts on Winter Wheat in Denmark and North China Plain
Starting date: 1 June 2024
Nika Bilic
DTU Sustain, Technical University of Denmark
Topic: Investigating and modelling PFAS leaching from landfills to groundwater and surface water
Starting date: 1 January 2024
Taza Gul
Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University
Topic: The influence of engineered biochar on root growth of annual and perennial crops from a physicochemical and morphophysiological perspective
Starting date: 1 June 2023
Vasileios Chrysochoidis
Department of Environmental Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Topic: Modelling Water Quality of Wet-Weather Emissions from Urban Drainage Systems
Starting date: 15 December 2022
Sustainable Energy
Clàudia Pastor Morell
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
Topic: Next generation of deNOx technology for WtE plants
Starting date: 1 May 2023
Christoffer Rischel Hilbert
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
Topic: Novel evaluation methods for enzymes at interfaces
Starting date: 1 December 2022
Nanoscience
Paul Pust
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University
Topic: Plasmonic nanostructures for enhancing optical processes in sensing applications
Starting date: 1 August 2025
Yulii Bardenshtein
Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen
Topic: Characterization of new functional 2D materials on the nanoscale
Starting date: 1 March 2025
Sofus Winsley Friis Brahe
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University
Topic: Developing white mechanically stable multilayer thin films for titanium implants
Starting date: 1 February 2025
Lazaros Ilias Primpas
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University
Topic: On Chip Epidermis Model of Inflammatory Skin Diseases (CEMISD)
Starting date: 1 August 2024
Stephany Beyerstedt
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University
Topic: On Chip Epidermis Model of Inflammatory Skin Diseases
Starting date: 1 August 2024
Sara Hvidbjerg Laursen
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University
Topic: Steering cellular phenotype via protein nanopatterns for in vitro screening assays
Starting date: 1 February 2024
Ivar Gunnarsson
Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
Topic: The CISS effect and magnetism
Starting date: 31 December 2023
Nikita Kochnev
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University
Topic: Ion release and nanotopographical modifications of TiO2 sol-gel
Starting date: 1 March 2023
Sara Vogt Bleshøy
Department of Chemistry and Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen
Topic: Deciphering intracellular drug delivery pathways through single particle tracking
Starting date: 1 March 2023
Frank Høgh Schulz
Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
Topic: Single-particle tracking techniques for observing nanoparticle internalization in living cells
Starting date: 1 November 2022
Social Science
Aleksandra Kuśmierska
Department of International Economics, Business and Government, Copenhagen Business School
Topic: Chinese Investment and European Policies
Starting date: 1 November 2025
Anders Nørland
Department of Politics and Society, Aalborg University
Topic: Digital Mental Health in China: Emotional AI and Digital Companionship
Starting date: 1 October 2025
Signe Rønnow Mouritzen
Department of Social Sciences & Business, Roskilde University
Topic: Can China and EU manage international innovation and green transitions in a time of global disruption
Starting date: 1 August 2025
Kasper Raupach Haurum
The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aalborg University Business School
Topic: Sustainable Innovation in Multinational Enterprises
Starting date: 2 December 2024
Kristian-Alexander Janisch
Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University
Topic: Understanding Investor Behavior: Uncertainty and Sentiment in Financial Decision Making
Starting date: 1 October 2024
Karla Maria Rickers
Department of Digitalisation, Copenhagen Business School
Topic: Digital Government Innovation and Sustainable Development Goals
Starting date: 15 June 2024
Suman Ammara Maqbool
Department of Economics, SDU
Topic: Decision Making under uncertainty
Starting date: 31 December 2023
Sophie Wiggo Hoffritz
Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School
Topic: The benefits and disadvantages of international science collaboration: a case study in Sino-Danish AI collaboration
Starting date: 1 December 2023
Mihaela Roibu
Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School
Topic: Organizing innovation in China: from monopoly in REEs mining to leadership in green technologies
Starting date: 1 December 2022
Sergei Mozheiko
Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University.
Topic: Framing Business Model Changes in a Multinational Incumbent
Starting date: 15 August 2022
Moumita Sen Gupta
International Business Group, Aalborg University Business School
Topic: Strategies and Management Dynamics in Asymmetric Alliances Between Small and Large Firms
Starting date: 14 December 2021
Armin Scheer
Department of International Economics, Government and Business, Copenhagen Business School.
Topic: The Chinese Model of State-led Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Starting date: 1 December 2021
Arnthor Gunnarsson
Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University
Topic: Roles and interactions between actors in innovation systems for digitalization of manufacturing
Starting date: 15 December 2020
Alexander Ahrenkiel Bendt Støvelbæk
Department of People and Technology, Roskilde University
Topic: Studies of culture and learning in bi-/multicultural higher education learning environments
Starting date: 15 September 2018
Food and Health
Katherine del Valle Gonzalez Gomez
Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen
Topic: DITO: Diet-induced thermogenesis in older adults: the role of macronutrient composition and food form.
Starting date: 1 December 2025
Laura Vemmelund Jørgensen
Department of Food Science, Aarhus University
Topic: APPSENSE – The Relationship between Human Appetite and Food Pleasure
Starting date: 1 December 2025
Beata Ewa Najdek
Department of Food Science, Aarhus University
Topic: iEAT - Individual differences in food pleasure – the role of anhedonic traits for human appetite and eating behavior
Starting date: 1 June 2024
Søren Valsøe Hansen
Department of Food Science, Aarhus University
Topic: Sensory and microbial synergies in biopreservation of fermented foods for sustainable food production
Starting date: 1 June 2024
Isabella Tao Jakobsen
Department of Food Science, Aarhus University
Topic: ConsumeEngage: Consumer acceptance and engagement with sustainable protein-rich foods
Starting date: 1 December 2023
Nora Chaaban
Department of Food Science, Aarhus University
Topic: ChangeEat: Dietary Behavior Changes – Barriers, motivations and strategies to succeed
Starting date: 1 September 2023
Beatriz Philippi Rosane
Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), University of Copenhagen
Topic: Drivers and barriers for plant-based substitutes for animal-based foods
Starting date: 1 October 2022
Claudia Squarzon
Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen
Topic: Practicing Food Sustainability Together:
Shared Food Experiences and the Social Production of Green Taste
Starting date: 1 January 2022