About
Carlsbergfondet (Carlsberg Foundation) is one of the world's oldest commercial foundations, established in 1876 by brewer J.C. Jacobsen. The foundation's primary purpose is to ensure long-term, engaged ownership of Carlsberg A/S and to distribute funds for public benefit purposes, particularly Danish basic research. Since 1876, the foundation has supported fundamental research in natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences, with most grants awarded through open competitive calls to researchers affiliated with Danish research environments at all career levels.
Funding Opportunities
Semper Ardens Accomplish
The Semper Ardens Accomplish grant provides five-year funding for innovative and ambitious research projects led by internationally recognised, recently tenured professors. Projects that venture into new scientific territory are prioritised. The grant supports internationally recognised professors who have been appointed for a maximum of four years at the application deadline and are employed at least 80% effort at Danish research institutions. The foundation expects applicants to dedicate at least 50% of their research time to the project, with the majority of work carried out in Denmark. The grant covers running costs including consumables, equipment, travel, research stays, and conferences, as well as salary costs for postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, research assistants, project coordinators, and student assistants.
Postdocstipendium ved Det Danske Institut i Rom
This fellowship supports a two-year postdoctoral research stay at the Danish Institute in Rome to conduct research within the humanities, social sciences, and/or natural sciences. The postdoctoral fellow is expected to accept light ad hoc duties at the Danish Institute in Rome in connection with conferences, symposia, teaching, publications, etc. The regular workplace will be the Danish Institute in Rome although shorter stays outside of Rome can be accepted. The Carlsberg Foundation covers the fellow's full salary and operating expenses of DKK 8,000 per month. Operating expenses are at the postdoctoral fellow's disposal to cover conferences, study trips and such like, and cannot be used to cover overhead costs and administration fees. Applicants must have obtained a PhD degree from a Danish research institution and must not have more than three years of experience since obtaining their PhD by the application deadline.
Postdocstipendium ved Det Danske Institut i Athen
This is a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Danish Institute at Athens for research within archaeology, history, languages, literature, visual art, architecture and cultural traditions in Greece and the Mediterranean countries. The postdoctoral fellow is expected to accept light ad hoc duties at the Danish Institute at Athens in connection with conferences, symposia, teaching, publications, etc. The regular workplace will be the Danish Institute at Athens although shorter stays outside of Athens can be accepted. The fellowship covers the fellow's full salary and operating expenses of DKK 8,000 per month. Operating expenses are at the postdoctoral fellow's disposal to cover conferences, study trips, etc., and cannot be used to cover overhead costs and administration fees.
Semper Ardens Advance
Semper Ardens Advance provides five-year grants to support visionary research projects at the highest international level, aiming for scientific breakthroughs. The program is designed for internationally recognised professors or research teams to conduct ambitious research with the potential for transformative scientific discoveries. Projects venturing into new scientific territory are prioritised. The grant provides framework funding for comprehensive research activities including personnel, equipment, consumables, and travel. Applicants can apply individually or as a team of up to four principal investigators, with the main applicant required to be a tenured professor at a Danish research institution. The program emphasizes excellence in research leadership, diversity, and international collaboration.
Feltekspeditioner / Forskningsophold (Field Trips / Research Stays)
The Carlsberg Foundation provides funding for field trips abroad and research stays at foreign institutions with a budget exceeding DKK 100,000. This grant supports costs related to travel, accommodation, and transport for researchers conducting field work or extended research stays at international institutions. The foundation provides funding for additional expenses in connection with the inclusion of family for field trips and research stays at foreign institutions for a period of six months or more. The grant is designed to facilitate international collaboration and research mobility for established researchers. Applications must clearly demonstrate why the specific research institution was chosen and how the stay creates research synergies between the applicant's research and the foreign institution.
Monografi stipendier (Monograph Fellowships)
The Carlsberg Foundation's Monograph Fellowships provide one-year full-time fellowships for leading, visionary researchers within the humanities or social sciences, or within interdisciplinary fields that may branch into the natural sciences. The fellowship is designed for projects aimed at producing a ground-breaking monograph. The program supports tenured associate professors, senior researchers, or professors with 5-20 years of prior tenure who are employed at Danish research institutions. Fellows receive full salary funding plus operating expenses of DKK 8,000 per month to cover conferences, study trips, and related activities. During the fellowship period, recipients cannot carry out teaching or administrative duties, though ongoing light administration and limited supervision of PhD or master's students is acceptable. The fellowship can only be received once per researcher.
Semper Ardens Accelerate
The Semper Ardens Accelerate grant provides three to five-years of funding for the consolidation of an independent research group or research environment. The purpose is to support newly appointed tenured associate professors in establishing and strengthening their research activities. This framework grant may be used to cover expenses that are relevant and necessary for completing research activities, including consumables, equipment, travel, research stays, conferences, and research leadership courses. Grant recipients are also invited to participate in a research leadership course free of charge and networking events with other grant holders. The grant supports salaries for postdoctoral fellows, PhD students (with enrolment at Danish PhD graduate schools required), research assistants for limited periods, and student assistants. The foundation expects applicants to dedicate at least 50% of their research time to the project, with the majority of work carried out in Denmark.
Reintegrationsstipendier
The Carlsberg Foundation's Reintegration Fellowships provide two-year postdoctoral fellowships at Danish research institutions for postdoctoral fellows returning from research stays abroad. The fellowship is designed to support postdocs who obtained their PhD degree from a Danish research institution and have demonstrated a strong connection to Danish research. The program aims to facilitate the reintegration of talented researchers back into the Danish research environment after international experience. The fellowship covers the fellow's full salary plus operating expenses and is intended to support the scientific career development of the applicant through innovative research projects. Applicants must be abroad at the time of application and have no more than five years of experience since obtaining their PhD degree.
Digital forskningsinfrastruktur (Digital Research Infrastructure)
The Digital Research Infrastructure grant provides funding for the procurement or establishment of digital infrastructure for addressing key scientific questions in humanities and social sciences that could not be addressed otherwise. The grant supports the procurement of register data, access to databases, and the establishment of databases and text corpora. While interdisciplinary research is encouraged, there must be a strong humanities or social sciences aspect. The minimum amount that can be applied for is DKK 300,000 with no maximum amount, though the Foundation will only rarely support applications exceeding approximately DKK 5 million. In cases involving the establishment of databases, it is possible to apply for salary for a research assistant for up to 12 months. The research assistant must hold a Master's or PhD degree and may only be employed to construct new infrastructure, not to maintain or operate existing systems.
Forskningsinfrastruktur (Research Infrastructure)
The Research Infrastructure grant from the Carlsberg Foundation provides funding for the procurement of research equipment and apparatus to address key scientific questions that could not be addressed otherwise. The grant supports Danish researchers in acquiring essential research infrastructure including equipment, apparatus, and access to international facilities. Applications must justify the need for the infrastructure and describe its scientific importance. The minimum grant amount is DKK 300,000 with no maximum limit, though grants rarely exceed approximately DKK 5 million. The program requires that applicants be tenured associate professors, senior researchers, or professors employed at least 80% at Danish research institutions. The infrastructure should benefit multiple Danish research groups, and institutions must confirm their willingness to accommodate the equipment.
Akutte forskningsprojekter (Urgent Research Projects)
The Carlsberg Foundation's Urgent Research Projects grant provides funding for important urgent basic research projects within the fields of natural sciences, social sciences, or humanities that due to the nature of the activities proposed, cannot wait for the foundation's next autumn call nor could have been applied for in the most recent autumn call. Applications must be driven by exceptional and unpredictable events where the proposed research activities could not have been foreseen at the time of the deadline for the previous autumn call, and where the research questions will have changed so substantially by the next deadline that the activities are no longer possible or relevant. The foundation expects to grant only very few applications of this type each year. Examples of eligible research activities include research related to acute societal challenges such as emerging infectious diseases, critical political instability, or environmental catastrophes. Urgent Research Projects may serve as 'seed' funding for subsequent full-scale applications for other relevant types of grants. The grant is designed to be flexible and may be used to cover costs that are necessary for completing the urgent research activity.
Field Trips / Research Stays
The Carlsberg Foundation provides funding for field trips abroad and research stays at foreign research institutions with budgets not exceeding DKK 100,000. The program supports associate professors, senior researchers, and professors employed at Danish research institutions. Funding covers costs related to travel, accommodation, and transport. For research stays of six months or more, the foundation may also provide funding for additional expenses related to family inclusion. Applications are accepted year-round on a rolling basis, with submissions required at least three months prior to the proposed starting date. Field trips and research stays with budgets exceeding DKK 100,000 must be applied for under the Carlsberg Foundation autumn call with deadline October 1.
Publication Grant
The Carlsberg Foundation's Publication Grant provides funding for the publication of monographs based on research projects funded by the foundation. The grant is available year-round to former or current Carlsberg Foundation grant holders at Danish research institutions. Applications must be submitted at least three months prior to the proposed starting date. The manuscript must be print-ready when the application is submitted, and the monograph must be based on projects and research funded by the foundation. The foundation only provides support for expenses directly related to the publication.
Conferences
The Carlsberg Foundation provides grants for international conferences, workshops and network meetings held in Denmark. The program specifically aims to facilitate the participation of leading international researchers, young postdoctoral fellows and outstanding PhD students. Support covers accommodation and travel for international participants, student assistance salaries, facility rental, and catering during events. The Foundation also supports virtual conferences, including technical infrastructure, website design, and technical support. Applications must be submitted at least three months prior to the proposed starting date, and the applicant must be at least at postdoctoral level and employed at a Danish research institution.
Internationaliseringsstipendier
The Carlsberg Foundation Internationalisation Fellowships are two to three-year postdoctoral fellowships designed to promote the internationalisation of talented young researchers from Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. The fellowship enables postdoctoral research at one or two leading international research institutions while facilitating reintegration into the Danish, Greenlandic, or Faroese research environment. The applicant can determine the duration of the project periods spent at both the international and the Danish, Greenlandic, or Faroese research institution, however the time allocated to the international research institution must constitute half of the total project period or more. The Carlsberg Foundation covers the fellow's full salary and operating expenses of DKK 8,000 per month. Additional amounts are available for applicants traveling with a partner (DKK 50,000 per year) or with children (DKK 100,000 per year) during the period abroad. The grant must be administered by the Danish, Greenlandic, or Faroese research institution, and the applicant will be employed at this institution for the entire project period of the fellowship. The applicant is expected to take up residence in the country where the international research institution is located during the international component of the fellowship.
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