AAU Excellence

Aalborg University's research talent programme AAU Excellence aims to raise the academic qualifications of talented researchers early in their careers enabling them to develop original research and to give them the best conditions for securing prestigious career grants.
AAU Excellence
Aalborg University's research talent programme AAU Excellence aims to raise the academic qualifications of talented researchers early in their careers enabling them to develop original research and to give them the best conditions for securing prestigious career grants.

CURRENT STATUS
The submitted Phase 1 applications have been evaluated by an internal scientific committee, and 16 applicants have been selected for Phase 2 - four from each faculty.
The applications will be sent for external review, with a deadline of October 2, 2026.
The next step is interviews with the applicants, in the month of November, after which 8 participants will be selected for the programme.
The next call for AAU Excellence is expected to be announced in mid-2027 via this page.
Timeline for the Application Process
About AAU Excellence
AAU Excellence is a Two-year Research Talent Programme for Early Career Researchers. The purpose of AAU Excellence is to enhance the academic qualifications of early career researchers. AAU Excellence seek to raise the bar for excellent research at AAU, hence giving early career researchers an opportunity to develop their research competencies and mature their research ideas into groundbreaking and original research and prepare them to apply and ultimately secure prestigious research career grants.
















