The Spar Nord Foundation Research Award is DKK 250,000 and is presented annually to an early-career researcher in recognition of an outstanding research project.

Once a year, all AAU employees are invited to submit motivated nominations for the award to a committee consisting of a distinguished researcher from each of the university’s main academic areas, appointed by the Rector.

The Spar Nord Foundation Research Award is presented each year at Aalborg University’s Annual Celebration.

Recipients of the Spar Nord Foundation Research Award

• 2025: Cand.med., PhD Nanna Maria Uldall Torp, SUND
• 2024: PhD Neelu Madan, TECH
• 2023: PhD Anders Ellersgaard Kalør, TECH
• 2022: PhD Christoffer Polwiartek, SUND
• 2021: PhD Zakaria Djebbarea, TECH
• 2020: PhD Rolf Lyneborg Lund, SAMF
• 2019: PhD Ariya Sangwongwanich, ENG
• 2018: PhD Hjalte Holm Andersen, SUND
• 2017: PhD Bettina Sletten Paasch, HUM
• 2016: PhD Søren Thorgaard Skou, SUND 
• 2015: PhD Mads Albertsen, NAT
• 2014: PhD Bo Geng, SUND
• 2013: PhD Stine Lindahl Jacobsen, HUM
• 2012: PhD Morten Mattrup Smedskjær, NAT
• 2011: PhD Torben Tvedebrink, NAT
• 2010: Dr.scient. Morten Nielsen, NAT
• 2009: PhD Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen, HUM
• 2008: PhD Parisa Gazerani, SUND
• 2007: PhD Karen Reuter, TEK
• 2006: PhD Mads Græsbøll Christensen, TEK
• 2005: PhD Michael Slavensky Dahl, SAMF
• 2004: PhD Gerd Behrmann, TEK
• 2003: PhD Lars Andersen, TEK
• 2002: PhD Niels Hannibal, HUM
• 2001: Dr.scient. Jesper Møller, NAT
• 2000: PhD Steen Treumer, SAMF
• 1999: Dr.techn. Torben Larsen, TEK