Call for proposals for the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prizes 2025

Published:

13.01.2025

The Carlsberg Foundation awards two research prizes each year to scholars who have made crucial contributions to basic research and attracted broad scientific recognition: one is awarded within the natural sciences, and one is awarded within the humanities or social sciences. Each prize is of DKK 2 million, of which DKK 1.5 million is earmarked for research activities and DKK 500,000 is a personal award. 

Proposals for the 2025 prizes are now open until 17 February.

All proposals will be assessed by a Prize Committee consisting of scholars from both Denmark and abroad, which will shortlist two candidates for approval by the Carlsberg Foundation’s Board of Directors.

The prizes will be awarded on 3 September 2025 at a ceremony at the New Carlsberg Glyptotek.

Assessment criteria

  • Candidates must be active researchers of any nationality employed at a Danish university/research institution or active Danish researchers who are resident abroad.
  • Candidates must have achieved outstanding scientific results over a number of years.
  • Candidates must contribute to the development, transformation, or challenge of a scientific field.
  • Candidates should, through their scientific practice and engagement in the research community, serve as an inspiration for younger researchers.

Proposal criteria

  • All academic employees at post-doctoral level or above employed at a Danish university/research institution may submit a proposal.
  • Previous candidates may be proposed again.
  • Proposers are not permitted to put their own name forward as candidate. 

Submitting proposals

Attach a single PDF file as part of your candidate proposal. The PDF must include the following three sections:

  • Motivation (max 3 A4 pages and 9,000 characters in total).
  • The candidate's CV (we recommend that the CV does not exceed 3 A4 pages).
  • List of publications (only from the past 5 years).

All proposals must be submitted in English.

The deadline for proposals is 17 February 2025.

About the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prizes

The Carlsberg Foundation Research Prizes were instituted in 2011 to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Carlsberg’s founder, J.C. Jacobsen. 

Members of the Prize Committee

  • Professor Mette Birkedal Bruun, University of Copenhagen (chair)
  • Professor Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
  • Professor Anja Groth, University of Copenhagen
  • Professor Peter Landrock, University of Cambridge
  • Professor Klaus Müller-Wille, Universität Zürich