Digital Research Infrastructure

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
  
  

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.