575 million DKK boosts new Danish research

The development of the welfare system and how we complain about it, the link between genetic variations, physical activity, obesity, and health in children and adolescents, and a more efficient breakdown of microplastics are just a few of the groundbreaking research ideas that Independent Research Fund Denmark has funded under the initiative DFF-Research Project1.

See all 192 new research projects here.

»It is always a special day when we allocate funds to independent research. This is where the best minds' best ideas have the opportunity to become reality – benefiting Danish research and society as a whole. The strength of independent research lies in the fact that vastly different projects, in both theme and method, all aim to make our future and our lives better, « says Søren Serritzlew, chair of the board for Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Independent research

DFF-Research Project1, also known as FP1, supports independent, researcher-initiated research across all scientific disciplines.

The purpose of DFF-Research Project1 is to promote the quality of Danish research. All applications have been reviewed by one of the fund's five academic councils, and the 192 selected projects are characterized by a high professional standard of international quality.

Facts about the call DFF-Research Project1

Independent Research Fund Denmark received 1,563 applications and has allocated 575 million DKK to 192 research projects. The success rate is 12% based on the number of applications.DFF-Research Project1 typically runs over three years and must be conducted within a financial framework of up to 2,200,000 DKK excluding overhead.The number of female applicants was 502, with 50 grants awarded to women, resulting in a success rate of 10%. For male applicants, the success rate is 13%, with 1,061 applications and 142 grants given.

Reservations are made for changes in grant amounts and number of grants during the upcoming administrative budget review.