Purpose
In NORMA you find the call under the title Postdoctoral Fellowships for MIT, Stanford Bio-X, University of Oxford and Weizmann Institute of Science – 2025
The postdoctoral fellowship offers a unique opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research projects in collaboration with researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT stands as a top global university in science and technology, renowned for its education, innovative research, and tradition of advancement. The programme invites early career researchers to apply for a three to four year fellowship in collaboration with a research group at MIT. Fellows will develop a research project at MIT for the first two to three years, followed by a return phase at a Danish university or other Danish public or non-profit research institution.
The Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) aims to propel the career development of outstanding early-stage researchers by:
- Providing them the opportunity to gain extensive research experience and training in a unique interdisciplinary environment at the highest international level, while fostering an open exchange of intellect and ideas.
- Promoting their scientific networks and innovative spirit through mobility, thus fostering scientific independence and international collaboration.
- Supporting their continued research collaborations and knowledge transfer between the Danish research ecosystem and MIT.
Fellowships within this programme are also offered with Stanford Bio-X, University of Oxford and Weizmann Institute of Science as the hosting institution.
Eligibility
All applicants must meet the following requirements at the time of application:
The fellowship supports postdoctoral research projects up to 4 year, with at least 30 months spent at MIT. The final 6 months of a 3-year grant, or 10 months of a 4-year grant, must be dedicated to the return phase at the Danish host institution. The remaining 8 months of a 4-year grant can be allocated flexibly between MIT and the Danish host institution but must be decided with the MIT Principal Investigator (PI) before submitting the application.
Applicants must:
- Have obtained a PhD degree in natural and technical sciences, biomedicine, or biotechnology within 5 years of the fellowship start date.
- Leave of absence periods do not count towards the 5 years.
- Can apply as a PhD student if the PhD supervisor provides a statement that the applicant is expected to graduate before the start date of the fellowship.
- Establish contact with a host PI at MIT who commits to being the primary research mentor for the duration of the stay abroad.
- Demonstrate association to the Danish educational system or research environment (e.g. graduated from a Danish University, Danish citizenship, or several years of research experience at a Danish institution).
A Danish university or other public, non-profit research institution in Denmark (Danish host institution) must employ the applicant and administer the fellowship for the entirety of the grant period.
Special rules for applications:
- Applicants can only submit one application at a time for any of the NNF postdoctoral fellowship grants and must receive notification of the outcome before re-applying.
- The project can receive partial funding from other sources. Any co-funding must be explicitly mentioned in the application.
The general conditions for receiving a grant from NNF can be found on our webpage.