Postdoctoral Fellowship at The Danish Institute in Rome

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

The application must be written in English.

Applications that do not meet the specified requirements will not be considered and will result in an administrative rejection.

Submitting documents other than those specified below will also result in an administrative rejection.

Choosing the wrong type of grant in CF-Grant will likewise result in an administrative rejection.

The documents must be uploaded in PDF format.

Required documents to be attached to the application form:

• Project description
• Budget
• Curriculum vitae
• List of publications of the applicant
• Declaration from the Danish Institute in Rome
• Recommendations

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

• Statement from PhD Supervisor 

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 two A4 pages (including figures, tables and etc., but excluding references). Any references or bibliography must be added in direct continuation of the project description. 

The project description must explain the innovative scientific quality of the project compared to the applicant’s PhD project, as well as how the project contributes to the applicant’s scientific career development.

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.

Furthermore, a description of the connection to Danish research must be included. 

The budget must be uploaded using the Carlsberg Foundation’s budget template and must be finalised before upload. 

The budget must include the salary of the applicant. Funding for running costs (DKK 8,000 per month) is added automatically in the budget template.

The CV of the applicant 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 PhD degree was obtained must be stated in the CV.

The list of publications must only include research that has been submitted, published or accepted for publication. 

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, however, the number of authors exceeds ten, it will be sufficient to list the first ten as well as the corresponding author(s).

A declaration from the Danish Institute in Rome must be uploaded.
The declaration must confirm that the project can be carried out at the institute.

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

If the applicant has not yet obtained their PhD degree, a signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor must be uploaded as part of the application, confirming that the PhD will be obtained before the planned start date of the grant period and no later than the latest permitted start date for the relevant call.

In this case, the final statement of the PhD assessment committee following the PhD defence must be sent to the Carlsberg Foundation before the latest permitted start date for the relevant call. The applicant is expected to start the fellowship before or on the latest permitted start date. 

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

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