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
• Description of other Danish research groups utilising the infrastructure
• Declaration from the administering host institution
• Other funding

Documents to be attached to the application form, if relevant:

• Quotes for equipment etc.

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 include a description of the digital infrastructure as well as the scientific project for which the infrastructure is essential.

If the application relates to the establishment of a database, the project description must include a plan for further maintenance of the database, as well as an account of how the database will comply with the FAIR data principles. This includes possible incorporation into existing databases, for example at the Royal Danish Library.

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 be itemised. The budget must not exceed 1 A4 page.

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 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 not exceed 2 A4 pages.

The list of publications must first contain a brief summary of the bibliometry of the applicant and is required to include an active link to a relevant bibliometric profile (e.g. Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus, or similar, but not to Pure). If relevant to the applicant’s research field, the bibliometric summary may also include the number of first-author and last-author or corresponding-author publications.

The applicant must include a list of up to 10 peer-reviewed publications relevant to the application and representative of their research career. Each publication must be followed by a brief explanation of its relevance.

Including more than 10 peer-reviewed publications, regardless of the nature of these publications, will result in the application being declared inadmissible and rejected.

The list of publications must not include any opinion pieces or comparable material.

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 10, it is sufficient to list the first 10 authors as well as the corresponding author(s).

The applicant must list other Danish research groups that will be using the research infrastructure and briefly describe the intended use and benefits for these groups.

If named individuals are mentioned in the description, the applicant must ensure that these individuals have been informed in advance of their inclusion.

The Carlsberg Foundation reserves the right to contact any named researchers in these groups.

The 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 description must not exceed 1 A4 page in total.

A declaration from the Danish, Greenlandic, or Faroese administering host institution confirming its willingness to host the project must be uploaded. The declaration must include confirmation that the applicant is employed as associate professor, senior researcher, professor WSR, research professor, or professor at one or more Danish, Greenlandic, or Faroese research institutions throughout the grant period, including the percentage FTE employment. If the applicant is employed at more than one research institution, each institution must confirm percentage FTE employment.

Applicants must complete the foundation’s template regarding other funding and upload it.

The template must include information on current research funding held by the applicant, in research team applications, by each team member, including funding awarded as Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator, or through a significant leadership role in larger research initiatives, such as, but not limited to, a Centre of Excellence funded by the Danish National Research Foundation or a major ERC grant.

The template must also include information on other research funding applications that are under evaluation at the application deadline.

The template must be uploaded even if the applicant does not hold or have applied for other funding at the time of the application deadline. In such cases, the applicant must indicate this in the template by selecting the relevant checkbox.

Formal quotes for equipment or apparatus are not mandatory. If they are available, they can be uploaded to the application form, but this is not a requirement.

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 the institution’s procurement department is involved in acquiring quotes.

E-mail threads are not considered valid documentation for quotes.

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.