CARLSBERG FOUNDATION RESEARCH GRANTS┋SEMPER ARDENS: ACCELERATE

Semper Ardens Accelerate grants are three to four-year grants to support the consolidation of the applicant’s independent research group or research environment.

WHO?

The applicant must be a tenured associate professor, employed at a Danish research institution who has been appointed for a maximum of two years at the date of the application deadline.

The exact date on which the applicant took up their position as a tenured associate professor, irrespective of the country, must be clearly stated in the CV and declaration of support from the host institution. The Carlsberg Foundation reserves the right to request additional documentation. 

Any periods of leave will be accepted as extensions of this time limit (parental leave, family care leave, illness, military service, etc.).

The foundation expects the applicant to dedicate at least 50% of their research time to the project.

For this reason, it is not deemed possible to hold similar “career” grants if the applicant at the time of the application deadline is in the first half of the grant period. 

If the applicant holds a career grant from another source and is in the second half of the grant period, the applicant must provide an account of the time commitment for the different projects in the project description.

WHAT?

The total amount applied for must not exceed DKK 7 million.

Grants are given as a framework grant and may be used to cover expenses that are relevant and necessary for completing the activity. 

The following running costs may be applied for:

• Consumables 
• Equipment 
• Travel, research stays, inviting researchers, conferences, research leadership courses or similar

The budget may include the following salary items:

• Salaries for postdoctoral fellows
• Salaries and tuition fees for PhD students (enrolment of the PhD students at a Danish PhD graduate school is required)
• Salary for a research assistant for a limited time period

CALL OPEN

Call opens: 30 June 2024 Deadline: 1 October 2024, 16:00

The guidelines have been updated June 2024

Application requirements

The application must be submitted through the CF-Grant application system.

Please note that failure to comply with the following requirements will result in an administrative rejection of the application. Please ensure that the correct type of grant is chosen in CF-Grant. Applying for the wrong type of grant will also result in an administrative rejection.

The application must be written in English.

The following appendices, and only these, must be uploaded with the application in PDF format (please note that other formats are notaccepted):

• Project description, including publication plan
• Budget
• Curriculum vitae
• List of publications of the applicant

If relevant to the application (see explanation below): 

• Publishing contract

Project description

The project description must be written using Times New Roman, font size 12, margins on the left, right, top and bottom of at least 2 cm and line spacing of 1.5. 

The project description must not exceed three A4 pages (including figures, tables etc., but excluding references). Any references or bibliography must be added in direct continuation of the project description.

Budget

An itemised budget for the amount applied for must be uploaded using the Carlsberg Foundation’s budget template.

Project supplement (indirect project costs) for applicants from Danish universities:

• Humanities and social sciences; DKK 200,000 per full-time equivalent (FTE) per year for PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and research assistants, funded by the grant.
• Natural sciences: DKK 250,000 per full-time equivalent (FTE) per year for PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and research assistants, funded by the grant.

The project supplement will automatically be added in the budget template. 

For more information on what the project supplement covers, and thus what cannot be applied for, see the full agreement on the following website: 

Link to agreement at Danish Universities

Curriculum Vitae

The applicant CV must not exceed two A4 pages. Please do not include photo, home address, family information, CPR no., date of birth, or gender.

The exact date on which the applicant took up their position as a tenured associate professor, irrespective of the country, must be stated in the CV.

List of publications of the applicant

The list of publications must first contain a brief summary of the bibliometry of the applicant(s), including links to relevant bibliometric profiles (Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus, etc.).

Next the applicant(s) must include a list of the ten peer-reviewed publications most relevant to the application and representative of their research career, with a few sentences explaining the relevance of each publication. All authors must be listed. 

If this is not possible due to space limitations, it will be sufficient to list the first ten publications and the corresponding author(s).

The list of publications must not exceed two A4 pages in total. 

Description of the research group and its organisation and national/international networks

A description of the research group and its organisation must be uploaded, including its prospective composition, diversity and gender balance.

This should include the specific steps that will be taken during recruiting processes and throughout the grant period to ensure diversity and gender balance. Relevant national and international research networks and their potential role in the project should also be described.

The description must not exceed one A4 page.

Declaration of support from the host institution

A declaration of support from the host institution confirming a willingness to host the project and the date on which the applicant took up their position as a tenured associate professor must to uploaded.

If relevant: Quotes for infrastructure, such as equipment and register data

If the budget includes infrastructure, such as equipment and register data, exceeding DKK 200,000, formal quotes must be uploaded.

The procurement of research infrastructure must be carried out in accordance with the procurement policy of the research institution. The Carlsberg Foundation therefore recommends that quotes be obtained together with the institution’s procurement department.

Popularised scientific description

Applicants are also required to submit a popularised scientific description in the CF-Grant application system. 

The description must address What, Why and How (up to 400 characters each). This description will be published on the foundation’s website should the application be successful.

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