Apply for Green Research Grant (Denmark)

The prioritisation must promote researchers own original ideas that can contribute to the green transition. At the same time, the prioritisation must work to support the career development of the growth layer in Danish research environments, e.g. early career researchers.

Funding Information

• Up to DKK 5,000,000 excluding overhead/administration expenses.
• The duration of the research project is up to five years.

Eligibility Criteria

• The following theme-specific requirements apply to your application:
  • Your application must include at least one PhD student or postdoctoral candidate. This requirement is intended to support the growth layer in Danish research.
  • In the appendix to your project description, you must account for the ways in which your application can contribute to the green transition as well as how your application supports career development for the growth layer in Danish research.
• Requirements for applicant and Co-PI
  • The project must be lead by an applicant and a named Co-PI.
  • The applicant is main responsible towards the fund in the event of a grant.
  • As applicant as well as Co-PI you must have obtained a PhD degree (or similar qualifications, e.g. positive assistant professorship evaluation) at the time of the application deadline.

Application Requirements

• The application must contain a project description and an appendix that describe the research project altogether.
• The project description must not exceed 6 A4 pages and must not exceed a total of 18,000 characters (incl. spaces, figures, figure captions, tables, etc.).
• The appendix must not exceed 1 A4 page and must not exceed a total of 3,000 characters (incl. spaces, figures, figure captions, tables, etc.). The appendix must clearly account for how the project addresses the applied-for theme, including the expected, societal impact of the project.

For more information, visit Independent Research Fund Denmark.