An Industrial PhD project is a three-year vocational PhD programme where the student is employed in a company while enrolled at a university. The company receives a subsidy of 14,500 DKK each month for three years, and the university's expenses for supervision, etc. is covered by the Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation. The PhD student works on the project fulltime in the company, and in principle shares the time equally between the company and the university. The parties involved in an Industrial PhD programme are generally 1 company, 1 university and the Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation.

The deadline for submitting applications for the Industrial PhD programme in the private sector 
2013
- 9 September 2013

2014
- 8 januar 2014
- 5 maj 2014
- 8 september 2014

Public sector Industrial PhD:
10 mio. kr. is allocated to the Industrial PhD programme in the public sector in 2013. The application deadline is 1st October 2013.

Public institutions can apply for approval of an Industrial PhD project in 2014. However, actual subsidy for Industrial PhD projects in the public sector can not be obtained in 2014. The 2014 application deadlines for the Industrial PhD programme in the private sector also apply to the approval of Industrial PhD projects in the public sector.  
Read more about the specific requirements for the Industrial PhD programme in the public sector 2013 (in Danish)

In order to be accepted as an Industrial PhD student, some specific admission requirements must be met. The Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation describes these requirements in detail in the guidance material on their website.

The good application
The Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation have gathered information on what to include in the application. You can also read and be inspired by examples of good applications at this website.

Innovation Clusters in Denmark
Today there are 22 innovation clusters in Denmark. Clusters are networks which consist of knowledge institutions and small and large companies in the same line of business. Every network has a central secretariat who knows the qualifications of the companies and the researchers involved. You can get an overview of the 22 innovation clusters and find their contact information at this website.

PhD students
If you would like to start an Industrial PhD project and have not found a company yet, you can contact the secretariat of a relevant cluster. The secretariat can help you try to find a company interested in hosting an Industrial PhD project, and facilitate contact with the company.

Companies
If you are a company, you can become part of a cluster and find new business partners, new knowledge, inspiration and qualified feedback which can contribute to your company's innovation.

Matchmaking and experience sharing between Industrial PhD candidates and companies via LinkedIn
Visit the Industrial PhD Programme's new group on LinkedIn, "ErhvervsPhD - matchmaking og erfaringsudveksling". The group is a forum where Industrial PhD candidates and private companies can get together on a project, share their experiences and forward them to DASTI.

- See the new LinkedIn group
- Read more about the Industrial PhD programme at the website of the Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation
- Contact Roskilde Doctoral Schools (RDS) if you are a student or company and want to start an Industrial PhD project at RUC.