Additional sources of funding
Strategic Research – Creativity and Innovation
The Danish Council for Strategic Research hereby calls for applications for funding of research activities within
- User-driven innovation
- Cultural understanding
- The public sector of the future (welfare research)
Deadline: 29 April 2009
Additional information to be found here.
The Coordinator Fund – the EU’s 7th Framework Programme
The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation provides financial support for coordinators from Danish universities, research institutions and enterprises taking part in projects under the EU's 7th framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration. An annual sum of 1 million kroner has been allocated for 2007-2009 for Danish coordinators of EU-projects.
Application deadline: ongoing
The Danish Councils for Independent Research
The Danish Councils for Independent Research (DCIR) funds specific research activities, within all scientific areas, that are based on the researchers' own initiatives and that improve the quality and internationalisation of Danish research. Under DCIR there are five scientific research councils covering the fields of medical research, natural science, the humanities, technology and production and social science.
Research and Ph.D. funds under the Danish Ministry of Culture
The Danish Ministry of Culture has established a fund to support cultural research. The fund is used to support research efforts in the research institutions under the Danish Ministry of Culture. Among other purposes, the fund is used to support specific projects in the institutions as well as Ph.D. fellowships at institutions under the Danish Ministry of Culture. The fund is financed by revenue from the Danish pools and lottery funds, and grants are awarded on the basis of recommendations from the Research Committee of the Danish Ministry of Culture. Thus, in recent years, some 10 million kroner have been awarded annually.
Application form available in Danish only. The deadline for applications to the Research Fund is 30 April; the deadline for applications to the Ph.D. Fund is 1 October.
Programme for user-driven innovation
Through this programme, the Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority provides funding for projects that promote the application of user-driven innovation in Denmark. Grants may be awarded to projects that investigate user needs in a way that differs from conventional practices, for example by developing and testing new methods and tools. Grants may also be awarded to efforts that aim to strengthen competencies, education, organisational development, network formation and knowledge dissemination.
EU’s 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7)
The EU's 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) is the biggest and longest-lasting framework programme in the history of the EU. More than 50 billion euros are awarded in research grants from 2007 to 2013 – an average of 57 billion Danish kroner a year for research projects. The framework programme comprises four programmes: Cooperation, People, Ideas and Capacities. As a general rule, a project qualifying should have at least three different partners from three different countries.
The FP7 website has information about the calls for applications.
Knowledge and research vouchers from the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation
<:OD>The Danish Council for Technology and Innovation (DCTI) under the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation offers two kinds of discounts designed for small and medium-sized enterprises:
- The Knowledge Voucher is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises with few or no research and development activities. The Knowledge Voucher gives companies who have no experience in working with knowledge and research environments a discount when buying knowledge from a knowledge institution.
- The Research Vouchers gives small and medium-sized enterprises with a research potential a discount on engaging in qualified partnerships with a knowledge institution.
The DCTI has allocated 40 million kroner for Knowledge Vouchers in 2008 and 2009, and 30 million kroner for Research Vouchers in 2008 and 2009. The maximum value of a Knowledge Voucher is 100,000 kroner. The maximum value of a Research Voucher is 1.5 million kroner.
The vouchers are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis to applicants that meet a set of simple criteria.
Information is available in Danish only (all three links refers to web pages in Danish).
Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (NOS-HS)
NOS-HS seeks to promote Nordic research and develop new and innovative research areas in the humanities and social sciences. Thus, for four-year projects, Nordic researchers can apply for a maximum of 600,000 euros per project.
