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

The application and all supporting documents must be written in English.

Applications that do not meet the specified formal requirements, include documents other than those listed below, or are submitted under the wrong grant type in CF-Grant may be declared inadmissible and rejected.

All documents must be uploaded in PDF format.

Applicants may submit only one application across all grant types within the same Carlsberg Foundation call.

Required documents to be attached to the application form:

• Project description
• Budget
• Curriculum vitae
• List of publications
• Declaration from the administering host institution
• Recommendations

The project description must be written using Times New Roman, font size 12, margins of at least 2 cm on all sides, and line spacing of 1.5.

The project description must not exceed 2 A4 pages (including figures, tables, etc., but excluding references). Any references or bibliography must be added in direct continuation of the project description.

References or bibliography must not exceed 1 A4 page and must reflect the current state of the art of the research field and the international context.

The project description must explain the innovative scientific quality of the project compared to the applicant’s PhD and postdoctoral projects, as well as how the project will contribute to the scientific career development of the applicant.

The project description must also include a description of the scientific environment in which the project will be carried out, including an account of why the chosen environment is well suited to the proposed activities.

The use of unconventional technical abbreviations must be kept to a minimum.

The budget in its finalised form must be uploaded using the Carlsberg Foundation budget template. The budget must not exceed 1 A4 page.

The budget must include the salary of the applicant. Operating expenses of DKK 8,000 per month is added automatically in the budget template.

For applicants from Danish, Greenlandic, or Faroese universities, the project supplement will be automatically added in the budget template where applicable.

At the time of the opening of the call, the project supplement is DKK 206,000 for applicants from the humanities and social sciences, and DKK 257,000 for applicants from the natural sciences.

The CV of the applicant must not exceed 2 A4 pages and must not include any publications. Please do not include a photo, home address, family information, CPR number, date of birth, or gender.

The exact date on which the applicant obtained their PhD degree must be stated in the CV. Applicants must also state the field or discipline in which the PhD degree was obtained. Any periods of leave must also be clearly described in the CV, including the exact start and end dates for each period of leave.

For parental leave taken after obtaining the PhD degree, the actual duration of the leave, multiplied by 2, may be deducted from the applicant’s PhD age. However, the maximum deduction is two years per period of leave in connection with childbirth.

The CV must not include any publications.

The list of publications must be written using Times New Roman, font size 12, margins of at least 2 cm on all sides, and line spacing of 1.5.

The list of publications must only include publications that are published, accepted/in press, forthcoming (with final acceptance), or submitted/under review.

For each publication, it must be clearly stated whether it is peer-reviewed or non-peer-reviewed.

The list must be structured so that the following categories are distinguished:

• Peer-reviewed journal articles.
• Peer-reviewed conference proceedings.
• Conference contributions (e.g. abstracts, posters, presentations).
• Book chapters/anthologies and monographs.

Conference proceedings and book chapters must not be listed as journal articles, even if peer-reviewed.

The list of publications must not include the applicant’s PhD thesis or any opinion pieces.

The name of the applicant must be in bold font, and the order of authors must be exactly as listed in the original publication. All co-authors must be stated. If the number of authors exceeds ten, it is sufficient to list the first ten authors as well as the corresponding author(s).

A declaration from the host institution in Denmark, Greenland, or the Faroe Islands confirming that it will administer the project must be uploaded.

The declaration must confirm that the project can be carried out at the institution, including a commitment that the institution will administer the project throughout the entire project period.

Between one and three recommendations must be uploaded or sent separately to cfgrant@carlsbergfoundation.dk no later than the application deadline.

The page limits stated in the guidelines apply regardless of the number of applicants. For research team applications, only the page limit for the Description of the research group is extended to 2 A4 pages.

Shortly after submitting your application, the applicant will receive an e-mail confirming that the Carlsberg Foundation has received the application.

Applicants may review the complete application as an assembled PDF file in CF-Grant after submission. Applicants are strongly advised not to use DocuSign or similar digital signature tools on uploaded PDF documents, as these will interfere with the assembly of the final PDF file.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the assembled PDF document is correct and contains all required appendices and that the document is legible.

Submitted applications may be reopened and revised in CF-Grant until the application deadline.

During completion of the application in CF-Grant, applicants will be asked to provide a popularised scientific description directly in the online application form. The description must address “What”, “Why”, and “How” (up to 400 characters each). The description will be published on the foundation’s website should the application be successful and will not be part of the autogenerated PDF of the application.