Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences

Admission requirements

Academic qualifications

In order to apply for enrolment as a PhD student at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, you must hold an academically relevant Danish master’s degree or be able to document equivalent qualifications, e.g. a master’s degree from a foreign university. Check that your qualifications correspond to the Danish MSc degree.

If you need an assessment of your qualifications, please contact the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science. If you apply for enrolment, please enclose the agency’s assessment in your application.

Supervisor and funding

You must also have an agreement with a principal supervisor and funding of your PhD tuition fee and living expenses.

You will need the necessary funds to live and work in Denmark, and obtain the required permissions from the immigration authorities. Read more at newtodenmark.dk and International Staff Mobility (ISM).

PhD positions at the University of Copenhagen are regularly announced at the UCPH Job Portal.

The faculty does not offer any scholarships.

English language skills

You need a test of your English skills before you apply for admission unless you belong to one of the following categories:

You come from a country where English is the official language.
You come from an EU or EEA country.
You can document that you have completed a BSc or MSc education where English was the language of instruction (please enclose documentation with your application).