When submitting an application to Independent Research Fund Denmark, you must comply with a set of guidelines and conditions. The specific guidelines and conditions you are required to adhere to are outlined in the funding instrument and the corresponding call for proposals that you wish to apply for.
Independent Research Fund Denmark aims to advance and strengthen the quality of Danish research. The fund sees diversity as a resource, and encourages all candidates to apply, regardless of their age, gender, religion, nationality, ethnicity, or political persuasion.
Independent Research Fund Denmark strives to support gender balance at research institutions and would like to see this taken into consideration in applications to the fund. For this reason, Independent research Fund Denmark encourages applications that, to the extent possible, demonstrate an approach to scientific practice that can act as a driving force for professional diversity and equal opportunities for researchers regardless of gender. For applications seeking support for research groups or similar collaborative projects, the applicant must account for their considerations in relation to the gender composition of the research group or collaborative team in the application form. Such an account is a requirement, but the actual gender composition of the group will not factor into the assessment of the application. This requirement has been introduced to ensure the applicant’s focus on contributing to equal opportunities for everyone in research, regardless of gender.
Independent research Fund Denmark has no requirements as to applicants’ citizenship, the location of research institutions, or the specific geographic location where the research activities in question will be carried out (although stays abroad are required for some instruments). The fund does not require employment prior to applying for or obtaining a grant. (except for the Inge Lehmann Programme).
Independent Research Fund Denmark seeks to strengthen the societal effect of research by ensuring unrestricted and cost-free digital access to all the latest research results in scientific articles. For this reason, Independent Research Fund Denmark,
the Danish National Research Foundation, and Innovation Fund Denmark adopted the “Open Access Policy for public research funds and foundations” in April 2019, which requires parallel publishing of published scientific articles resulting from full or partial funding from these funds. However, Independent Research Fund Denmark does not provide financial support for open access publishing as the fund allows for a quarantine period of 6-12 months. Read more about the fund’s Open Access policy here.
Independent Research Fund Denmark expects grant recipients to follow the Danish Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (in Danish).
Independent research Fund Denmark does not grant applicants who, in the 2 years prior to the application deadline, have been found guilty of research misconduct by the Danish Committee on Research Misconduct, cf. Act 383 of 26 April 2017 on research misconduct, etc. (in Danish).
Independent Research Fund Denmark expects that applications to the fund comply with the administrating institution’s implementation of the recommendations by the Committee on Guidelines for International Research and Innovation Collaboration (URIS). The administrating institution’s management confirms this by signing the budget confirmation, which must be attached to the application.
In the application form, the applicant must account for the potential security-related risks that may be associated with the research project. Such security-related risks may, for example, relate to the criticality of a specific technology addressed by the project, as well as to the international collaborations involved, and in particular the combination of these.
Due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Independent Research Fund Denmark does not, as of 22 March 2022, accept applications from applicants or with participants employed at Russian or Belarussian institutions, or applications encompassing research activities in Russia or Belarus.
In the section “AI” in the application form, you must declare if you have used generative artificial intelligence tools to a substantial extent. If applicants use artificial intelligence (AI), Independent Research Fund Denmark expects this to happen in a responsible manner and the text field is aimed at ensuring transparency about this. The information is not available to the assessors. Furthermore, Independent Research Fund Denmark refers to relevant guidelines within the area, e.g. the European Commission’s guidelines on the responsible use of generative AI in research.
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