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

The application must be written in English.

Applications that do not meet the specified formal requirements may be declared inadmissible and they will be rejected.

The submission of documents other than those specified below will also result in rejection.

The selection of the wrong type of grant in CF-Grant will likewise result in rejection.

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 of the applicant
• Declaration from the Danish, Greenlandic, or Faroese administering host institution
• Declaration from the international host institution(s)
• Recommendations

Document to be attached to the application form, if relevant:

• Statement from PhD Supervisor

The project description must be written using font size 12, margins of at least 2 cm on all sides 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.

References or bibliography must not exceed one A4 page and must reflect the current state of the art of the research field and the international context.

The project description must explain the innovative scientific quality of the project compared to the applicant’s PhD project, as well as how the project contributes to the applicant’s scientific career development.

The project description must also include a description of the scientific environment in which the project will be carried out, including an account of why the chosen environment is well suited to the proposed activities.

The use of technical abbreviations must be kept to a minimum.

The budget must be uploaded using the Carlsberg Foundation budget template and must be finalised before upload.

The budget must include the salary of the applicant. Operating expenses of DKK 8,000 per month is added automatically in the budget template. 

Project supplement (indirect project costs) for applicants from Danish, Greenlandic, or Faroese universities: 

• Humanities and social sciences: DKK 206,000 per full-time equivalent (FTE) per year for PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and research assistants funded by the grant.
  
  
• Natural sciences: DKK 257,000 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 by applicants from Danish universities, the University of Greenland, or the University of the Faroe Islands, with the fellowship administered by the university during the project period.

During the project period spent abroad, an administration fee amounting to 15% of the project supplement can be applied for to aid the administration at the Danish, Greenlandic, or Faroese university.

For the humanities and social sciences, the 15 % amounts to DKK 30,900 per full-time equivalent (FTE) per year and for the natural sciences the 15 % amounts to DKK 38,550 per FTE per year.   

The project supplement and the administration fee will automatically be added in the budget template where applicable. 

For more information on what the project supplement covers, and thus what cannot be applied for, see the full agreement on the following website: 

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 exact date on which the PhD degree was obtained must be stated in the CV.

The CV must not include any publications.

The list of publications must only include publications that are published, accepted/in press, forthcoming (with final acceptance), or submitted/under review. 

For each publication, it must be clearly stated whether it is peer-reviewed or non-peer-reviewed.

The list must be structured so that the following categories are distinguished:

• Peer-reviewed journal articles.
• Peer-reviewed conference proceedings.
• Conference contributions (e.g. abstracts, posters, presentations).
• Book chapters/anthologies and monographs.

Conference proceedings and book chapters must not be listed as journal articles, even if peer-reviewed.

The list of publications must not include the applicant’s PhD thesis or any opinion pieces.

The name of the applicant must be in bold font, and the order of authors must be exactly as listed in the original publication. All co-authors must be stated. If the number of authors exceeds ten, it is sufficient to list the first ten authors as well as the corresponding author(s).

A declaration from the host institution in Denmark, Greenland, or the Faroe Islands confirming that it will administer the project must be uploaded.

The declaration must confirm that the project can be carried out at the institution, including a commitment that the institution will administer the project throughout the entire project period.

A declaration from the international host institution(s) must be uploaded.
The declaration must confirm that the project can be carried out at the institution(s).

Between one and three recommendations must be uploaded or sent separately to cfgrant@carlsbergfoundation.dk no later than the application deadline.

If the applicant has not yet obtained a PhD, a signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor must be uploaded with the application. The letter must confirm that the PhD will be awarded before the planned start date of the grant and no later than the latest permitted start date for the relevant call.

In this case, the final statement of the PhD assessment committee following the PhD defence must be sent to the Carlsberg Foundation before the latest permitted start date for the relevant call. The applicant is expected to start the fellowship before or on the latest permitted start date. 

During completion of the application form in the CF-Grant application system, applicants will be asked to provide a popularised scientific description directly in the 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.