Part III – Required and/or optional documents

Application guidelines

 

Application deadline: March 1, 2017. Applications submitted after this date will be rejected.

 

For applicants from China, Egypt, Israel, and Russia:

• Application forms and supporting documentation should be signed and sent in two copies, clearly labelled ”ORIGINAL” and ”COPY” to theauthorities in your home country. Please contact your national authorities for information about their internal deadlines for the scholarship. Your national authorities must then submit the applications of their nominees for a scholarship to the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education by regular mail, postmarked no later than March 1, 2017.

 

• Applicants must also submit their applications by e-mail to kulturaftaler@ufm.dk, no later thanMarch 1, 2017.In the e-mail’s subject field, write your home country followed by your full name. A scanned version of your original application (with signatures) and supporting documentation should be attached to the e-mail as PDF files.

 

For applicants from Japan and the Republic of Korea:

• Applicants must submit their applications by e-mail to kulturaftaler@ufm.dk, no later than March 1, 2017.In the e-mail’s subject field, write your home country followed by your full name. A scanned version of your original application (with signatures) and supporting documentation should be attached to the e-mail as PDF files.

 

Application forms must be completed electronically and in English and all enclosures must be translated into English and certified.

 

Please do not staple, paper clip or in any way attach documents to each other.

 

Language requirements

Please note: Some universities have other requirements regarding proof of proficiency in English, such as the TOEFL test or IELTS test. Please ask the Danish university where you wish to study about requirements and enclose the applicable documentation in your application. The Certificate of Proficiency in English, TOEFL test, or IELTS test should be filled out and signed by the relevant authority or language school at the institution in your home country.

Timeline for processing of applications

March 1, 2017: Deadline for applications for the Long-Term Scholarships

 

Late-March 2017: E-mail notification to applicants regarding their application status. Applicants will be informed whether or not their application has been approved by the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education and been forwarded to the requested Danish host institution for assessment and final approval.

 

Mid May 2017: Final notification to applicants of whether their requested Danish host institution has approved or rejected their application. Successful applicants will receive a Letter of Confirmation of their Danish Government Scholarship and by e-mailed attachment.

 

Please note: If your application is approved by the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education and forwarded to your requested Danish host institution for assessment and final approval, the Danish host institution may ask you to fill out its own general application form. You must meet their application deadline in order to receive a scholarship.