The Board
The board consists of nine members, whom must possess insight into research at an international level.
The Minister for Higher Education and Science appoints the chair and one ordinary member without external nomination. The seven remaining members of the board are appointed by The Minister for Higher Education and Science following the nominations of The Independent Research Fund Denmark (3), The Danish Rectors’ Conference (1), the Joint Committee of Directors at Governmental Research Institutes (1), the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (1), and the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (1).