The Call is out: the DNRF is ready to grant up to 1.2 billion DKK for New Centers of Excellence
The Danish National Research Foundation hereby invites researchers from all scientific fields to submit outline proposals for new Centers of Excellence. The foundation is ready to grant up to 1.2 billion DKK and expect the new centers to start operating at the end of 2022.
The deadline for outline proposals is June 1, 2021, at 12 noon.
Through the links below you will find information regarding the application and selection process, as well as the application form:
Director Søren-Peter Olsen will visit the Danish universities during November 2020 to talk about the Center of Excellent instrument and the process for the 11th application round.
All meetings are open for anyone interested. Find a list of planned meetings below.
The objective of the Center of Excellence program is to strengthen Danish research by providing the best possible working conditions and organizational set-up for selected top researchers. Excellence is the main criterion when assessing proposals for new centers.
A center grant is large and flexible and has a duration of up to 10 years, with a first funding period of six years and, if renewed, can be extended for a second funding period of additional four years. Centers can be established within and/or across all research areas.
Click here for more information about the Centers of Excellence
Information meetings 11th application round for Centers of Excellence
Attention: Due to COVID-19, all information meetings will be held as video meetings. The meetings are open for anyone interested.
Aalborg University
November 4, 9:00-10:30
Registration: Anne-Mette Bech Albrechtslund (abal@adm.aau.dk)
Aarhus University
November 4, 14:30-16:00
Registration: Jakob D. Sørensen (jds@au.dk)
University of Copenhagen
November 5, 10:15-11:45
November 5, 13:00-14:45
Registration: Katja Pedersen (katp@science.ku.dk)
Copenhagen Business School
November 10, 10:00-11:00
Registration: Karen Slej (ks.research@cbs.dk)
Technical University of Denmark
November 10, 13:00-14:00
Registration: John Peter Wittschieben (jpewi@dtu.dk)
University of Southern Denmark
November 12, 10:30-12:00
Registration: Gitte Østerkjærhuus (goe@sdu.dk)