Semper Ardens Advance

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

Please note that failure to comply with the following requirements will result in an administrative rejection of the application. Please ensure that the correct type of grant is chosen in CF-Grant. Applying for the wrong type of grant will also result in an administrative rejection. 

The application must be written in English.

The following appendices, and only these, must be uploaded with the application in PDF format (please note that other formats are not accepted):

• Project description
• Budget
• Curriculum vitae of the main applicant and, in the case of PI team applications, of all PIs
• List of publications of the main applicant and, in the case of PI team applications, of all PIs
• Description of the research group and its organisation and national/international networks
• Declaration of support from the host institution

If relevant to the application:

• Quotes for infrastructure, such as equipment and register data, exceeding DKK 200,000

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

An itemised budget for the amount applied for must be uploaded using the Carlsberg Foundation’s budget template.

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 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

Applicant CVs must not exceed two A4 pages each. 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(s), including links to relevant bibliometric profiles (Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus, etc.).

Next the applicant(s) must include a list of the ten peer-reviewed publications most relevant to the application and representative of their research career, with a few sentences explaining the relevance of each publication. All authors must be listed. 

If this is not possible due to space limitations, it will be sufficient to list the first ten publications and the corresponding author(s).

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

A description of the research group and its organisation must be uploaded, including its prospective composition, diversity and gender balance. 

This should include the specific steps that will be taken during recruiting processes and throughout the grant period to ensure diversity and gender balance. Relevant national and international research networks and their potential role in the project should also be described.

In the case of applications as a PI team, the team must describe how it will exercise shared leadership of the project. 

The description must not exceed one A4 page, or two A4 pages in the case of PI team applications.

A declaration of support from the host institution confirming a willingness to host the project must be uploaded.

If the budget includes infrastructure, such as equipment and register data, exceeding DKK 200,000, formal quotes must be uploaded.

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 quotes be obtained together with the institution’s procurement department.

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

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