Grant guidelines Semper Ardens Advance

The grant period is outlined in the grant letter or in the later submitted notice. The Carlsberg Foundation must approve any change in the grant period.

Any request of change in the grant period must be submitted via the Carlsberg Foundation application and grant system (CF-Grant), no later than one month before the end of the grant period.

If the funding has not been fully used at the expiration of the grant period, the remainder of the grant will be repealed.

Any grant disbursement requests must be submitted via the Carlsberg Foundation application and grant system (CF-Grant).

The grant should be administrated by the Danish institution where the project is conducted.

If the redistribution of individual budget lines exceeds 25%, the redistribution must be approved in advance by the Carlsberg Foundation.

If the grant holder obtains additional funding during the grant period, the Carlsberg Foundation must be informed immediately, with details of any potential overlap.

The Carlsberg Foundation covers additional expenses incurred to the research institutions in connection with maternity/paternity leave.

The institution must submit an account of additional expenses to the Carlsberg Foundation, at the end of the maternity/paternity leave period. Additional expenses constitute the amount remaining from the salary paid including pension contribution and holiday pay and the reimbursement received from public sources.

Additional expenses will be disbursed as a supplementary grant to the existing grant.

The Carlsberg Foundation covers additional expenses incurred to the research institutions in connection with sick leave exceeding 30 days.

The institution must submit an account of additional expenses to the Carlsberg Foundation, at the end of the sick leave period. Additional expenses constitute the amount remaining from the salary paid including pension contribution and holiday pay and the reimbursement received from public sources.

Additional expenses will be disbursed as a supplementary grant to the existing grant.

A grant from the Carlsberg Foundation is given to the main applicant.

In situations regarding job change or death the grant is, by standard, void. Transference of a grant to another person requires an exceptional reason and must be approved by the Carlsberg Foundation.

In interviews with journalists and contact with the media about your research, we encourage you to state that your research is funded by the Carlsberg Foundation. Furthermore, it should preferably be clearly stated in all peer-reviewed publications, conference proceedings, monographs etc. that your research is funded by the foundation. This is done by adding the following statement to the Acknowledgments: “The work presented here is supported by the Carlsberg Foundation, grant CF00-0000”.

Procurement of equipment must be made according to the procurement rules that apply to the institution responsible for the procurement and will be considered the property of the institution.

Once the grant period has expired or if the grant holder transfers to another research institution, the purchased equipment will remain the property of the institution responsible for the procurement.

Any invention or utility model produced by employees as a result of work on a project financed by the Carlsberg Foundation must be handled by the host institution according to their internal guidelines.

The Carlsberg Foundation does not take ownership of or require any rights to Intellectual Property resulting from activities supported by the grant.

A scientific and financial report must be submitted no later than three months after the termination of the grant period. The reports must be submitted via the Carlsberg Foundation application and grant system (CF-Grant) using the Carlsberg Foundation reporting templates.

The grant will terminate when the Carlsberg Foundation has approved the reporting.

If a grant holder does not follow the reporting guidelines, the Carlsberg Foundation has the right to demand the grant either partly or fully repaid.