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 visiting scholar/visiting postdoc fellowship offers a unique opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research projects in collaboration with researchers at Stanford Bio-X.
Recognised globally, Stanford University stands as a premier institution renowned for its excellence in education and research. At Stanford, Bio-X is a leading interdisciplinary institute aimed at driving innovative research across fields, producing groundbreaking knowledge, and developing future solutions in biomedicine and biotechnology to enhance human health.
The fellowship programme invites early career researchers to apply for a three to four year fellowship in collaboration with a research group at Stanford Bio-X. Fellows will develop a research project at Stanford Bio-X for 30 to 38 months, followed by a return phase at a Danish university or other Danish public or non-profit research institution. Through this programme, 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 Stanford Bio-X.
Fellowships within this programme are also offered with MIT, 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 Stanford Bio-X. 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 Stanford Bio-X and the Danish host institution but must be decided with the Stanford Bio-X Principal Investigator (PI) and Stanford Bio-X administration 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 Stanford Bio-X 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.