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New call for Proposals for innovative, independent research
Independent Research Fund Denmark publishes its call for proposals for original, independent research for autumn 2023 and spring 2024. With the call, the fund wants to support research ideas with the potential for breakthroughs, while simultaneously helping ensure capacity building of Danish research. It is important to note, that the call for proposals also contains significant adjustments for researchers who wish to apply for funding.
Important deadlines for researchers who wish to apply for funding from Independent Research Fund Denmark are now ready. Each year, Independent Research Fund Denmark distributes approx. 1.5 billion DKK for original, perspective-rich research ideas of the highest quality, conceived and initiated by the researchers themselves. With the new Call for Proposals, the deadlines for applying for research funding for the coming year will be published.
See the full Call for Proposals for Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024
Significant changes in new call
In the new call for proposals, there are a number of changes which are significant for potential applicants. There are changed application deadlines, changes to requirements for the applicant's PhD age for the instrument Sapere Aude: DFF-Starting grant and the instrument DFF-Research Project2, as well as regulations in the budgetary frames.
The deadlines have been revised because the fund wants to reduce processing time for individual applications and thus response time for individual applicants. This will also give applicants more time to get a response to their application before other application deadlines, and thereby avoiding overlap.
Researchers can apply for funding for research projects that can be carried out at international research environments such as DFF-International Postdoctoral Grant, for the elite program Sapere Aude: DFF-Starting Grant and for new research ideas through the programs DFF-Research Project 1 and the slightly larger DFF-Research Project2 or a number of smaller funding instruments under several of the Independent Research Fund Denmark's research councils.
The revised requirements and deadlines apply to applications submitted for the deadlines autumn 2023 (E2023) and spring 2024 (F2024).
With grants of 3.3 million DKK on average, researchers get the opportunity to test their ideas, and with the announcement, priority is given to funding for independent research in all parts of the scientific world for the benefit of society as a whole.
Further information:
You may direct any questions regarding Independent Research Fund Denmark’s call for proposals and applications at the Fund’s secretariat via e-mail at dff-opslag@ufm.dk or by phone at +45 72 31 82 00 between 9-12 A.M.
For press-related questions, please contact Berit Bader Lemming, Communication and Press Officer at +45 72 31 95 08 or by e-mail at bbl@ufm.dk.
June 06, 2023