Internal processes at the School of Communication and Culture
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Independent Research Fund Denmark (IRDF) - Autumn 2024
DFF funding instruments and deadlines for autumn 2024
| FUNDING INSTRUMENT | MAX. AMOUNT (EXCL. OVERHEAD) | DEADLINES |
| Explorative Network (Humanities) | DKK 550,000 | 11 September 2024 at 12:00 |
| Journals (Humanities) | DKK 43,000 per annum | 11 September 2024 at 12:00 |
| Sapere Aude: DFF-Starting Grant | DKK 4,300,000 | 10 October 2024 at 12:00 |
| DFF Research Project2 | DKK 4,300,000 | 8 October 2024 at 12:00 |
| DFF-International Postdoctoral Grant | DKK 1,500,000 | 30 October 2024 at 12:00 |
You can read the full DFF call here.
The following deadlines apply to the internal processes at the School of Communication and Culture:
Explorative Network (Humanities) and Journals (Humanities)
| DEADLINE | TASK | CONTACT |
| 19 August 2024 | Deadline for notifying the research consultant Send an email to the school’s research consultant specifying:
Also send an email to Arts Finance to ensure budget assistance. | Research consultant, CC: Lise Marie Andersen lmand@cc.au.dk Academic coordinator, Arts Finance: Thor Fris Jespersgaard, thor.jespersgaard@au.dk |
| 3 September 2024 | Budget approval The following appendices must be sent to the research consultant:
| Research consultant, CC: Lise Marie Andersen lmand@cc.au.dk |
| 11 September 2024 at 12:00 | Application deadline (for both Exploratory Network and Journals) Send the application to the research fund. Link to the application portal: https://www.e-grant.dk/ | |
| 11 September 2024 | Filing When the application has been uploaded via the research fund’s application portal, the application and appendices must be sent as a single PDF file to the research consultant for filing in Workzone. | Research consultant, CC: Lise Marie Andersen lmand@cc.au.dk |
| 2025 | Creating your project When applicants receive a reply from the research fund (and preferably also when they receive any review comments), the research consultant must be contacted with a view to setting up the project as quickly as possible. | Research consultant, CC: Lise Marie Andersen lmand@cc.au.dk |
Sapere Aude: DFF-Starting Grant and DFF-Research Project2
| DEADLINE | TASK | CONTACT |
| 19 August 2024 | Deadline for notifying the research consultant Send an email to the school’s research consultant specifying:
Internal review/feedback (only applies to DFF-Research Project2) Also send an email to Arts Finance to ensure budget assistance. | Research consultant, CC: Lise Marie Andersen lmand@cc.au.dk Academic coordinator, Arts Finance: |
| 2 September 2024 | Prequalification of a PhD candidate specified by name If the project includes a PhD student specified by name, this prequalification process must be followed: The main applicant must obtain approval from the relevant PhD programme director, confirming that it will be possible to enrol the candidate in question as a PhD student if funding is granted. The following appendices must be sent to the research consultant and the relevant PhD programme director:
If the candidate is approved, the main applicant will receive a confirmation document from the head of the Graduate School of Arts, Anne Marie Pahuus. Regarding PhD candidates not specified by name | PhD programme directors: Art, Literature and Cultural Studies, Stefan Iversen: norsi@cc.au.dk ICT, Media, Communication and Journalism, Language, Linguistics, Communication, and Cognition, Team leader, Graduate School of Arts, |
| 1 October 2024 | Budget approval The following appendices must be sent to the research consultant:
| Research consultant, CC: Lise Marie Andersen lmand@cc.au.dk |
| 8 October 2024 (FP2) 10 October 2024 (Sapere) | Application deadline Send the application to the research fund. Link to the application portal: https://www.e-grant.dk/ | |
| 10 October 2024 | Filing When the application has been uploaded via the research fund’s application portal, the application and appendices must be sent as a single PDF file to the research consultant for filing in Workzone. | Research consultant, CC: Lise Marie Andersen lmand@cc.au.dk |
| 2025 | Creating your project When applicants receive a reply from the research fund (and preferably also when they receive any review comments), the research consultant must be contacted with a view to setting up the project as quickly as possible. | Research consultant, CC: Lise Marie Andersen lmand@cc.au.dk |
DFF-International Postdoctoral Grant
| DEADLINE | TASK | CONTACT |
| 19 August 2024 | Deadline for notifying the research consultant Send an email to the school’s research consultant and the academic coordinator in Arts Finance specifying:
| Research consultant, CC: Lise Marie Andersen lmand@cc.au.dk |
| 22 October 2024 | Budget approval The following appendices must be sent to the research consultant:
| Research consultant, CC: Lise Marie Andersen lmand@cc.au.dk |
| 30 October 2024 at 12:00 | Application deadline Send the application to the research fund. Link to the application portal: https://www.e-grant.dk/ | |
| 30 October 2024 | Filing When the application has been uploaded via the research fund’s application portal, the application and appendices must be sent as a single PDF file to the research consultant for filing in Workzone. | Research consultant, CC: Lise Marie Andersen lmand@cc.au.dk |
| 2025 | Creating your project When applicants receive a reply from the research fund (and preferably also when they receive any review comments), the research consultant must be contacted with a view to setting up the project as quickly as possible. | Research consultant, CC: Lise Marie Andersen lmand@cc.au.dk |
If you have any further questions about this process, please feel free to contact the school’s research consultant: Lise Marie Andersen: lmand@cc.au.dk
The Carlsberg Foundation - Autumn 2024
OVERVIEW OF GRANTS
| GRANT | AMOUNT (MAX) | DEADLINE | WHO CAN APPLY | READ MORE |
| Science Communication | 200.000 – 3.000.000 DKK | 1 September 2024 at 16:00 | Researchers with ties to the university who has an external collaboration with professional communicators (outside the university) | Link |
| Carlsberg Mindelegat | 50.000 – 200.000 DKK | 1 September 2024 at 16:00 | Scholars with ties to the university holding a PhD degree | Link |
| Semper Ardens Accelerate | Max. 5.000.000 DKK | 1 October 2024 at 16:00 | The applicant must be a tenured associate professor who has been appointed for a maximum of two years at the date of the application deadline | Link |
| Semper Ardens Advance | 10.000.000 DKK – 20.000.000 DKK | 1 October 2024 at 16:00 | Tenured internationally recognised professors at a Danish research institution | Link |
| Monograph Fellowships | Full salary + operating expenses (5.000 DKK per month) | 1 October 2024 at 16:00 | Monograph fellowships are only awarded to tenured senior researchers employed at a Danish research institution with 5–20 years of past tenure as an associate professor, senior researcher or professor | Link |
| Reintegration Fellowships | Full salary + operating expenses (5.000 DKK per month) | 1 October 2024 at 16:00 | Postdoctoral fellows subsequent to an internationalisation fellowship from the Carlsberg Foundation or another research stay abroad | Link |
| Research Infrastructure | No max. | 1 October 2024 at 16:00 | Applicants must be tenured associate professors/senior researchers or professors employed at a Danish research institution | Link |
| Conferences | Max. 80.000 DKK | Running deadline (three months prior to date of event) | The main applicant must be at least at postdoctoral level | Link |
| Field Trips/Research Stays (not exceeding 100.000 DKK) | 100.000 DKK | Running deadline (three months prior to date of event) | The applicant must be at associate professor/senior researcher or professor level and employed at a Danish research institution | Link |
| Field Trips/Research Stays (exceeding 100.000 DKK) | More than 100.000 DKK | 1 October 2024 at 16:00 | The applicant must be at associate professor/senior researcher or professor level, employed at a Danish research institution | Link |
| Publications | No max. | Running deadline (three months prior to date of event) | Former or current Carlsberg Foundation grant holders may apply. It is a requirement, that the monograph is based on projects and research funded by the foundation | Link |
| Internationalisation Fellowships* | 450.000 DKK p.a. (when travelling alone) 500.000 DKK p.a. (when travelling with a partner) 550.000 DKK (p.a. when travelling with partner and child(ren)) | 1 October 2024 at 16:00 | The applicant must hold a PhD degree or must have received the assessment of the PhD thesis. The applicant must also have a demonstrated strong connection to Danish research | Link |
* Internationalisation fellowships are not supported by AU, since the applicant will be hosted by other institutions and the grant will be given as a personal grant and involve no AU administration.
INTERNAL PROCESS AT THE SCHOOL
| DEADLINE | TASK | CONTACT |
| 19 August 2024 (for all grants!) | Notification Notify the research consultant that you are planning to apply for a Carlsberg grant (and stating which one) hosted by the school. | Research consultant, CC, Helle Breth Klausen, hbk@cc.au.dk |
| 19 August 2024 | Budget Please reach out to Arts Finance in order to get the required budget help. It is important to get a project finance controller involved to help you with your budget as soon as possible. | Coordinator and project finance controller Thor Fris Jespersgaard, thor.jespersgaard@au.dk |
| 19 August 2024 | Internal review The school offers to read and give feedback on the following applications: Accelerate, Advance and Monograph. The research consultant will match the application with a suitable reader from the school’s Research Committee. Each review will however be planned individually (and in agreement with both the applicant and the reader). Are you interested in getting an internal review, please reach out to the research consultant and let her know right away. | Research consultant, CC, Helle Breth Klausen, hbk@cc.au.dk |
| 2 September 2024 | Projects involving named PhD students When named PhD students are involved in major projects, the main applicant must gain the approval (prævurdering) of the relevant PhD Programme Director as quickly as possible, confirming that it will be possible to register the student concerned as a PhD student if the applicant receives funding. In order to gain this approval, the following documents must be sent to the relevant PhD Programme Director along with team leader of the Graduate School, Arts:
If the candidate is approved, the main applicant will receive a confirmation document from the head of the Graduate School, Arts, Anne Marie Pahuus. | PhD programme leader(s): Art, Literature and Cultural Studies, Stefan Iversen: norsi@cc.au.dk ICT, Media, Communication and Journalism, Pia Majbritt Jensen: piamj@cc.au.dk Language, Linguistics, Communication, and Cognition, Mikkel Wallentin: mikkel@cc.au.dk Team leader, Graduate School, Arts, Anna Plaskett: plaskett@au.dk |
| 23 September 2024 | Housing commitment/declarations of support (Reintegration Fellowships, Semper Ardens Accelerate & Advance) NB: Please note that it will no longer be possible to get a support letter from AIAS prior to applying for the Monograph fellowship. In the future, you will have the option of applying for an AIAS Monograph Fellowship after you have received the grant. Read more about the AIAS application process here. | Research consultant, CC, Helle Breth Klausen, hbk@cc.au.dk |
| 23 August 2024 / 23 September 2024 | Budget approval Calls with a deadline on 1 September: Budgets must be approved by the head of school before the applications are submitted. Please forward the final version to the research consultant no later than 23 August. Calls with a deadline on 1 October: Budgets must be approved by the head of school before the applications are submitted. Please forward the final version to the research consultant no later than 23 September. Calls with a running deadline: Budgets must be approved by the head of school before the applications are submitted. Please forward the final version to the research consultant at least 5 weekdays before you plan to submit the proposal. | Research consultant, CC, Helle Breth Klausen, hbk@cc.au.dk |
| 1 October 2024 at 16:00 (for most grants) | Application deadline Submission of application to the Carlsberg Foundation (via CF-Grant) | |
| 1 October 2024 (or as soon as possible thereafter) | Record-keeping When the application has been uploaded via CF-Grant, the application and appendices must be sent as a single PDF file to the research consultant for record-keeping purposes in Workzone. | Research consultant, CC, Helle Breth Klausen, hbk@cc.au.dk |
| 2025 | Creating your project When applicants receive a reply from the Carlsberg Foundation, the research consultant must be contacted as quickly as possible with a view to creating the project and possible appointments. | Research consultant, CC, Helle Breth Klausen, hbk@cc.au.dk |
Aarhus University Research Foundation (AUFF) - Autumn 2024
AUFF funding instruments and deadlines for autumn 2024
| FUNDING INSTRUMENT | MAX. AMOUNT (EXCL. OVERHEAD) | WHO CAN APPLY? | DEADLINES |
| AUFF NOVA |
| AUFF NOVA is aimed at all tenured researchers at Aarhus University. In this context, tenure-track assistant professors are also considered tenured staff. | 10 September 2024 |
| AUFF International Mobility (Visiting Researcher Stipends; Sabbatical Stipends) | DKK 15,000 per month (excl. overhead) for up to 3 months/up to DKK 200,000 | Both stipends can be applied for by tenured researchers (associate professors/senior researchers or professors) at Aarhus University. Applications must be accompanied by a recommendation from the head of school. | 25 September 2024 |
Read the entire AUFF NOVA call here.
Read the entire AUFF International Mobility call here.
The following deadlines apply to the internal processes at the School of Communication and Culture:
| DEADLINE | TASK | CONTACT |
| 19 August 2024 | Deadline for notifying the research consultant Send an email to the school’s research consultant specifying:
Also send an email to Arts Finance to ensure budget assistance. | Research Consultant, CC: Helle Breth Klausen, hbk@cc.au.dk Academic coordinator, Arts Finance: |
| 3 September 2024 | Budget approval Send the total budget (prepared in collaboration with Arts Finance) to the research consultant for approval. | Research Consultant, CC: Helle Breth Klausen, hbk@cc.au.dk |
| 10 September 2024 at 12:00 25 September 2024 at 12:00 | Application deadlines Send the application to the foundation. Link to the application portal: https://auff.grant.nu/profile/#/login | |
| As soon as possible after the application deadline | Filing When the application has been uploaded via the research foundation’s application portal, the application and appendices must be sent as a single PDF file to the research consultant for filing in Workzone. | Research Consultant, CC: Helle Breth Klausen, hbk@cc.au.dk |
| 2025 | Creating your project When applicants receive a reply from AUFF, the research consultant must be contacted as quickly as possible with a view to setting up the project. | Research Consultant, CC: Helle Breth Klausen, hbk@cc.au.dk |
VELUX FONDEN: HUMpraxis 2025
DEADLINE | TASK | CONTACT |
7 October 2024 at 12:00 | Notification
Note: there is no internal selection process at the school. | Research consultant, CC: |
21 October 2024 at 12:00 | Budget approval The final budget is sent for approval at the school. An approved budget is a prerequisite for submitting the expression of interest. | Research consultant, CC: |
28 October 2024 at 14:00 | Application deadline The expression of interest (completed template) is submitted to the VELUX Foundation. The same goes for the budget (completed template).
The application materials are also sent to the research consultant for record-keeping. |
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Please also note:
- The project must identify a societal issue related to social and/or environmental sustainability and/or transitions and changes in adult life, and must contribute new developments and solutions in this area.
- The research and practice components must be closely integrated within the overall project design and be mutually dependent. The collaboration between research and practice for the application must be genuinely established at the time of the expression of interest, and not merely planned.
- Tenured university researchers at the level of associate professor or professor must be involved.
- Up to 5.9 million DKK can be applied for, but smaller projects are also welcome.
- Salaries for tenured university researchers should be limited and constitute no more than 10% of the requested amount. However, up to 15% is allowed if tenured staff from university colleges are involved. Any salary funding for tenured staff at university colleges counts towards the 15%. There are no specific requirements on how the 15% is distributed between university researchers and researchers from university colleges.
Funding can be applied for to cover:
- Workload reduction/salaries for practice actors, project staff, and project management.
- PhD or postdoc scholarships, as well as, to a limited extent, salaries for project management.
- Practice-related activities.
- Project-specific costs related to operations, publications, meetings, conferences, etc.
- Dissemination of results and the embedding of methods and activities.
Read the entire call here (DK only).
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Grants: Art research 2024
The internal school process will be announced as soon as the call is published.
Any questions? Please reach out to Research Consultant, Helle Breth Klausen (hbk@cc.au.dk)
