Internationalisation Fellowships
One-to-two-year postdoctoral fellowships for a research stay at a leading international institution.
Deadline
01.10.2024 - 16:00
Frequency
Half-yearly
Opens
30.06.2024
Amount
DKK 450,000 / 500,000 / 550,000 per year
For applicants
Purpose
Through these Fellowships the Carlsberg Foundation wishes to promote the internationalisation of talented young researchers from Denmark.
Who?
These fellowships are awarded to promising PhDs for a one-to-two year uninterrupted research stay at a leading international research institution outside Denmark.
To be eligible for the Internationalisation Fellowships, the applicant must hold a PhD degree or must have received the assessment of the PhD thesis.
The applicant must have a demonstrated strong connection to Danish research (see the FAQ for a definition thereof).
Applicants with more than three years of experience at the time of application since obtaining their PhD degree are not eligible. Any periods of leave will be accepted as extensions of this time limit (maternity leave, paternity leave, family care leave, illness, military service, etc.). The exact PhD date must be specified in the CV.
Applicants who are already affiliated to the research institution where the project is to be carried out cannot apply for these fellowships.
Furthermore, the fellowships cannot be applied for as a continuation of other postdoctoral fellowships abroad.
The applicant will be expected to take up residence in the country where the international research institution is located during the period of the fellowship.
What?
The internationalisation fellowships are generally tax-free in Denmark and amount to:
DKK 450,000 per year if the applicant is travelling alone
DKK 500,000 per year if the applicant is travelling with a partner
DKK 550,000 per year if the applicant is travelling with a partner and children
The amount is granted as a fixed rate, which must cover all costs, including salary.
In cases when the applicant plans to move to a particularly expensive location, it is possible to apply for up to an additional DKK 60,000 per year to cover extra high rent and living expenses.
The additional DKK 60,000 must be applied for at the time of submission of the application. It is not possible to apply at a later time.
If the project is granted, the Carlsberg Foundation offers a session with a tax expert, free of charge, to those grant holders who need professional advice on how they can expect to be taxed during their stay abroad and how to fill in their tax forms.
CALL CLOSED Call opens: 30 June 2024 Deadline: 1 October 2024, 16:00
Assessment & process
FAQ
The Carlsberg Foundation only supports scientific activities with a strong connection to Danish research, as specified in the Charter of the Foundation, Sect. 9.1. The board of the Carlsberg Foundation interprets this to mean that the applicant may, for example:
- hold a degree from a Danish research institute and subsequently have been employed at a Danish research institute; or
- through personal or family relations be strongly connected to Danish research; or
- possess so strong and demonstrated ties to Danish research that even if the applicant moves abroad to conduct research, e.g., in connection with an internationalization fellowship, the applicant intends to return to Danish research upon the completion of their stay.
These examples are not exhaustive. It is ultimately up to the board of the Carlsberg Foundation to decide whether a connection is considered strong or not.
No. The requirements for the length of the application are described in the guidelines regardless of the number of applicants.
No.
No.
Spring Call: The earliest start date is 1 August, and the latest start date is 1 January the following year. *Except Visiting Fellowships at University of Oxford. Check the guidelines for further information.
Autumn Call: The earliest start date is 1 January, and the latest start date is 1 September. *Except Semper Ardens: Advance and Visiting Fellowships at University of Oxford. Check the guidelines for further information.
Yes, shortly after you have submitted your application, you will receive an e-mail with a confirmation that the Carlsberg Foundation has received your application.
You will be able to view your application as a complete PDF file in CF-Grant.
For applications submitted under the ordinary call, applicants can edit the application until the application deadline.
For applications submitted under the continuous call, applicants cannot edit the application after it has been submitted. Instead, the applicant must submit a new application.
The applicant must hold a PhD degree or must have received the assessment of the PhD thesis before the application deadline.
The Carlsberg Foundation only supports scientific activities with a strong connection to Danish research, as specified in the Charter of the Foundation, Sect. 9.1. The board of the Carlsberg Foundation interprets this to mean that the applicant may, for example:
- hold a degree from a Danish research institute and subsequently have been employed at a Danish research institute; or
- through personal or family relations be strongly connected to Danish research; or
- possess so strong and demonstrated ties to Danish research that even if the applicant moves abroad to conduct research, e.g., in connection with an internationalization fellowship, the applicant intends to return to Danish research upon the completion of their stay.
These examples are not exhaustive. It is ultimately up to the board of the Carlsberg Foundation to decide whether a connection is considered strong or not.
No, the Internationalisation Fellowships are granted as fixed rates.
The Carlsberg Foundation expects that the applicant will take up residence in the country where the international research institution is located during the period of the fellowship. This implies, that the board only in rare cases support particularly strong grant applications for international institutions located near Denmark, for example Lund University.
An affiliation can for instance consist of having completed a PhD or having previously been employed at the research institution. Shorter research stays are not understood as affiliations. In case of doubt, the Board will make the final decision.
Please note: The foundation reserves the right to make adjustments to the criteria.