How to Apply
IMPORTANT DATES
September 18 – September 21: In-person Information meetings at Danish Universities
September 22, 2023: Call Open
December 1, 2023: Letter of Intent Due - Application Deadline
December 18, 2023: Invitation for Full Proposal
January 29, 2024: Full Application Due
March 2024: Award of DARE Fellowships and Rejections Sent Out
August 2024: Start Fellowship
How to Apply
Find a Danish mentor and an area of research
Work with the Danish mentor to find a mentor at UCSF or Stanford University School of Medicine
(Please contact the Academic Director if your Danish mentor does not have contacts at the participating institutions)Define your project with your mentor(s) and write a Letter of Intent
Upon invitation, prepare a full application and a two-minute video pitch
Prepare for (multiple) interviews
1) The Letter of Intent Should Include
Research Plan. The research plan should not exceed one page and must contain the following elements:
Background and significance
Methods
Aim and study hypothesis
Certified copy of grades and calculated GPA (Danish scale) from current institution
In addition to the Letter of Intent, we ask you to submit CVs for medical student and mentors (2 pages)
Up to two pages per person including information about current funding and mentoring experience.
Please submit all documents in a combined PDF file to:
Morten Scheel Larsen, mortla@um.dk
2) Full Application Should Include
Student Video pitch (2-3 minutes)
Research plan (2-3 pages max), including timeline
Two letters of reference for the student
Mentors’ endorsement (joint)
Individualized training plan for the Student (joint)
Student’s curriculum vitae (2 pages max)
US and Danish mentors’ curriculum vitae (2 pages max)
Certified copy of grades and calculated GPA (Danish scale) from current institution
Support of student’s application from current institution
Full Application should be submitted in 1 combined pdf file, including the link to video pitch, to Morten Scheel Larsen, mortla@um.dk
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Leave for research
As early as after the second semester of a Master’s degree (9th Semester)
11th semester elective can be included in the program
Previously performed or published research cannot be used
Must have chosen a research perspective (elective)
Not delayed (unless legal exceptions to this rule)
On track, until the time you leave for the US
Must be eligible for a student research year
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Take “leave for research” (highly recommended)
Must have finished bachelor of the Medicine study
Previously performed or published research cannot be used
Not delayed (unless legal exceptions to this rule)
On track, until the time you leave for the US
Obtain endorsement from Administration at AAU study board (for application)
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Must meet your Master's program’s criteria for being admitted to the Master's thesis semester
Must be eligible for a student research year
Must have chosen the research profile
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Obtain written permission from University (Graduate School of Health)
Form online (“Activities similar to a Research Year ”)
Previously performed or published research cannot be used
Not delayed (unless legal exceptions to this rule)
The vice -Dean Lise Wogensen Bach has accepted that students accomplish the DARE Fellowship Program after a fulfilled research year (27-09-2023). An important formality is that you apply the graduate school for Activities similar to a Research Year (au.dk). This is a presumption for the DARE application and for granting period of leave from your studies at AU.
Faculty Requirements for Students to Join DARE (2024-25)
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