The overall purpose of the fund is to award scholarships and bursaries to academically excellent students, incl. PhD students, within the research areas of agriculture and wildlife biology. Students should be enrolled at the Faculty of Technical Sciences or Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University.
Students in research fields relevant to Danish agriculture, food production, and wildlife biology (birds and mammals) can apply for the above-mentioned scholarships and travel bursaries:
For students, PhD students included, for:
Please note that general living expenses for paid PhD students are not supported.
The reception of a scholarship or travel bursary must not lead to prolongation of one’s studies, and hence the student must plan the use of the given scholarship as a part of her/his project process.
The board of trustees will decide on the number and sizes of the donations based on the incoming applications.
The Frands Christian Frantsens Legat Foundation will award scholarships and travel grants in May 2026.
These will primarily be awarded in portions of typically between DKK 5,000 and 10,000.
You can find the application form for spring 2026 here.
Please notice that you must include relevant documents in your application. You can read in the application form, which documents you should attach.
NB: If you are two or more students applying together, please just send one joint application for your project.
Applications must be submitted to fcf-foundation@au.dk no later than Friday 1 May 2026.
You will receive the outcome of your application in late May.