Mental Health Services,
Capital Region of Denmark
Kristineberg 3
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
June 2014
Research Fund of the Mental Health Services – Capitol Region of Denmark
3 PhD scholarships focusing on research in psychiatry
or child and adolescent psychiatry
For 2015 the Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark hereby announces
a call for 3 PhD scholarships. Each scholarship consists of a framework grant of max.
DKK 1.905.000 divided over three years (max. DKK 635.000 per year) to conduct a
research project in psychiatry or child and adolescent psychiatry. It is possible to apply
for a full scholarship or for co-financing if the applicant has already obtained partial financing from elsewhere.
Application deadline 27 August 2014 at 12.00 noon
Applicants must be researchers employed by the Mental Health Services - Capital
Region of Denmark for projects with a named or an unnamed PhD student. The applicant must be the faculty supervisor or the project supervisor for the intended PhD project.
The Management Board of the Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark
has established an external assessment committee, consisting of internationally leading researchers, who will assess the quality of projects and the qualifications of applicants on the basis of the assessment criteria (annex 1).
On the website of the Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark there is a
brief description of the members of the assessment committee: www.psykiatriregionh.dk/forskningspuljen
The scholarship covers salary costs, annual grant (max. DDK 20.000 per year) and
half of the tuition fee. An application can be made to the Health Science Research
Fund of the Capital Region (Region Hovedstadens sundhedsvidenskabelige forskningsfond) for the other half of the tuition fee.
The scholarships will come into effect on 1 January 2015 at the earliest.
Requirements for applications being processed
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The applicant is an employee of the Mental Health Services - Capital Region
of Denmark
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The research will physically be carried out at a psychiatric or child and adolescent psychiatry center in the Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark
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The applicant must meet the supervisor requirements (faculty- and project supervisor) stated by the university from which the PhD student is enrolled
Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri – en del af Københavns Universitetshospital
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Acceptance from the Head of Centre that the research project can be carried
out at the Centre
Preconditions for being granted a scholarship
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The project has been recommended for a scholarship by the External Assessment Committee and the Management Board of the Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark
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The applicant is approved by the university as faculty supervisor or project supervisor for the PhD project concerned
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The PhD student engaged on the basis of the granting of a scholarship is employed in the Mental Health Services – Capitol Region of Denmark
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The PhD student engaged on the basis of the granting of a scholarship is enrolled as a PhD student at a Danish university
The PhD scholarship will be withdrawn if these conditions are not met.
Requirements concerning applications
Application form, budget form and appendix 6 form of the Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark must be used. The forms can be downloaded from the
website: www.psykiatri-regionh.dk/forskningspuljen
The application must be written in English.
The application must contain the following:
 Completed application form
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Appendix 1: Project description (max. 5 A4 pages incl. figures and tables, but
excl. references). The project description must contain:
o
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a well-defined problem and objective, with consistent and appropriate
hypotheses
o a description of the state of the art and/or the scientific challenges
within the project’s research area as well as of the project’s potential
contributions in this regard – including the clinical relevance of the
project
o a description of the theoretical basis and methods
o feasibility considerations – including work schedule and timetable
o a description of the relevant research group and a clarification of the
role of the PhD student
Cf. annex 1 regarding the total assessment criteria
Appendix 2: Budget form
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Appendix 3: Applicant’s CV (max. 1 A4 page)
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Appendix 4: The applicant’s publication list for the last 5 years (max. 5 A4
pages)
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Appendix 5: The PhD student’s CV (max ½ A4 page), publication list and examination transcript
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Appendix 6: The faculty supervisor’s confirmation (only to be completed if the
applicant is not the faculty supervisor for the PhD student)
All appendices must be numbered and carry the applicant’s name. Project description,
CVs and publication list must be written in font size 12 and min. be single-spaced. If
the application does not meet the above requirements, the application will be rejected
in the administrative process. It will not be possible to subsequently submit any missing material.
Application procedure
Application and appendices marked ”PhD scholarships of the Mental Health Services Capital Region of Denmark” must be submitted as one PDF file to:
Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark
Attn.: Marianne Meinertz
Kristineberg 3
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
e-mail: marianne.meinertz@regionh.dk
Applications must reach the Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark not
later than 27 August 2014 at 12.00 noon.
Applicants can expect a reply to their application at the end of November 2014. The
projects for which financing is provided will subsequently be posted on the website of
the Mental Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark.
In case of any queries concerning applications for PhD scholarships in the Mental
Health Services - Capital Region of Denmark, please contact consultant Marianne
Meinertz by phone: (+45) 38 64 00 96 or by e-mail: marianne.meinertz@regionh.dk
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Annex 1
Assessment criteria:
Scientific quality
1. The project description shows that the project has potential for scientific progress, innovation and
originality (theoretically, methodologically and empirically)
2. The project description contains:
a. A clear and well-defined problem and objective, with consistent and appropriate hypotheses
b. A description of the state of the art and/or the scientific challenges within the project research area, as well as of the potential contributions from the project in this regard - including the clinical relevance of the project
c. A description of the theoretical basis and methods, including an argumentation that this
basis is plausible in relation to the proposed activities
3. If relevant to the project;
a. the project description provides argumentation for the connection between the project hypothesis and the theoretical/methodological basis
b. there is an adequate description of the empirical project material or data foundation
c. there is an adequate level of synergy between the individual parts of the project
Qualifications of the applicant
4. The applicant has documented the scientific qualifications necessary, a level of scientific production within the field and sufficient research management qualifications for carrying out the project
5. The project involves the participation of relevant researchers from Denmark and abroad, and (if relevant) there is an adequate level of collaboration with business partners
6. There is a strategy for the organisation and management of the project, including an account of the
distribution of work between the involved researchers. The PhD student fulfil a clear function in the
project
Feasibility
7. Sufficient resources have been allocated to the project, including scientific resources, staffing and
access to the necessary facilities and equipment
8. The project description accounts for a realistic work schedule and timetable, including realistic project milestones and success criteria, also taking account of the dissemination of the project findings
9. If relevant to the project:
a. any ethical aspects are adequately examined
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