Postdoctoral Fellowships at Uppsala University 2027, Sweden

Applications are now open for the Postdoctoral Fellowships at Uppsala University 2027, offered by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The fellowship is for early career researchers connected to Denmark who want to carry out an interdisciplinary research project in natural and technical sciences, biomedicine or biotechnology. Each fellowship provides funding of up to DKK 3.6 million over three years.

Fellows spend the first two years at Uppsala University in Sweden and return to a Danish institution for the final year. The application deadline is 29 January 2027 at 2:00 PM (Copenhagen time). The grant is not open to everyone. Applicants must hold a recent PhD and have a clear association with the Danish education or research system. You can check out BS, MS, PhD and postdoc positions here.

Key Details:

Offered By: Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF)
Degree level: Postdoctoral fellowship
Host country: Sweden
Call opens: 30 September 2026
Application deadline: 29 January 2027, 2:00 PM (Copenhagen time)
Results announced: June 2027
Open to all nationalities: No. Applicants must have an association with the Danish educational system or research environment

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What This Scholarship Offers:

Receive up to DKK 3.6 million (about DKK 1.2 million per year) over three years.
Train and research at Uppsala University in an interdisciplinary environment.
Your Uppsala host PI acts as your main mentor during your stay abroad.
A Danish host institution employs you and manages the grant for all three years.
Spend the final year in Denmark and continue the collaboration with Uppsala.
You may add funding from other sources if you state it in your application.

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Eligibility Criteria:

You must meet all of the following requirements.

PhD Requirements

Hold a PhD in natural and technical sciences, biomedicine or biotechnology, obtained within 5 years of the fellowship start date.
Leave of absence periods do not count towards the 5 years. You must be able to provide documentation if requested.
PhD students can also apply if their supervisor provides a statement that they are expected to graduate before the fellowship start date.

Host Requirements

Have contact with a host Principal Investigator (PI) at Uppsala University who commits to being your main research mentor during your stay abroad.
Have a confirmed Danish host institution and a Danish host PI. This institution will employ you, administer the entire grant and host you during the return phase in Denmark.

Other Requirements

You must not have spent more than one year as a postdoctoral researcher at Uppsala University at the time of application. Your stay may already have started.
You must demonstrate an association with the Danish educational system or research environment. For example, you may have graduated from a Danish university, hold Danish citizenship or have several years of research experience at a Danish institution.
Your project must be interdisciplinary and have potential impact on human health or sustainability.

Special Application Rules

You can only submit one application at a time for any NNF postdoctoral fellowship grant. You must receive the outcome before applying again.
Any cofunding from other sources must be clearly mentioned in your application.

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