Digital forskningsinfrastruktur

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Bevillinger til indkøb af registerdata, adgang til databaser, eller etablering af databaser eller tekstkorpora.

Deadline

01.10.2025 - 16:00

Opslag

Årligt

Åbner

30.06.2025

Beløb

Min. 300.000 kr.

CALL CLOSED Call opens: 30 June 2025 Deadline: 1 October 2025, 16:00

Purpose

The purpose of Digital Research Infrastructure is to provide funding for the procurement or establishment of digital infrastructure for addressing key scientific questions in the field, that could not be addressed otherwise. While the Carlsberg Foundation encourages interdisciplinary research, there must be a strong humanities or social sciences aspect.

Who?

The applicant must be a tenured associate professor, senior researcher or professor.

The applicant must be employed at a level equivalent to at least 80 % effort at one or more Danish research institutions throughout the grant period.

What?

The minimum amount that can be applied for is DKK 300,000. There is no maximum amount.

It is only possible to apply for funding for the procurement or establishment of digital infrastructure:

  • Procurement of register data
  • Access to databases
  • Establishing databases and text corpora

In cases involving the establishment of databases it is possible to apply for salary for a research assistant for a period of 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. 

Salary costs for data managers, technology developers, or similar roles cannot be applied for. However, it is possible to apply for student assistant salaries.

Application requirements

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

The application must be written in English.

Applications that do not meet the specified formal requirements will not be considered for assessment and will be rejected on administrative grounds.

The submission of documents other than those specified below will also result in rejection on administrative grounds.

The selection of the wrong type of grant in CF-Grant will likewise result in rejection on administrative grounds.

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 
  • Description of other Danish research groups utilising the Digital Infrastructure
  • Declaration from the host institution

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

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.

Budget

An itemised budget for the amount applied for must be uploaded using the Carlsberg Foundation budget template and must be finalised before upload.

If applying for salary for a research assistant, the employment time will include a project supplement.

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 can only be applied for applicants from Danish universities.

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 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.

List of publications

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

In addition, the applicant must include a list of the ten peer-reviewed publications most relevant to the application and representative of their research career, accompanied by a few sentences explaining the relevance of each publication. 

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

Description of other Danish research groups utilising the Digital Infrastructure

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

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

The description must not exceed one A4 page in total.

Declaration from the host institution

A declaration from the host institution confirming the minimum of 80 % employment as tenured associate professor, senior researcher, or professor, as well as its willingness to accommodate the digital infrastructure, must be uploaded.

Popularised scientific description

Applicants are also required to submit a popularised scientific description in the CF-Grant application system (up to 400 characters) in relation to their applications. This description will be published on the foundation’s website should the application be successful.

Budget

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Budget

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FAQ

Please note: The foundation reserves the right to make adjustments to the guidelines.

The Carlsberg Foundation cannot offer individual guidance on projects or elements of projects before the application deadline.

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