Science Communication
Grants for professional communication of topics within the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities to non-scientific target groups.
Deadline
01.09.2024 - 16:00
Frequency
Half-yearly
Opens
31.05.2024
Amount
Maximum DKK 3 million
For applicants
Purpose
Support for projects within science communication to promote popular education and general interest in basic research and basic science. The Carlsberg Foundation wants to promote collaborations between professional communicators and researchers in order to strengthen research and the position of science in society and in public conversation and debate.
The Carlsberg Foundation wants to:
- support the communication of basic research and basic science to non-scientific audiences
- support the communication of science in relation to current, socially relevant issues
- contribute to public, fact-based debate that includes research and science
- promote relationships and collaboration between professional communicators and researchers
- increase public interest in, and curiosity about, science, scientific themes and current research
- strengthen awareness of, and confidence in, reliable scientific sources, partly with a view to countering misinformation with fact-based knowledge.
Who?
Science Communication is open to applications from independent communicators, public institutions, private companies and non-profit organisations in Denmark, Greenland and the Faroes.
Applicants must have documented professional experience with communication, e.g. journalism or media production. The applicant must be the project leader and/or the head of the institution administering the project.
Private companies may apply for funding for non-commercial projects with a non-profit aim.
The project’s principal communication must be accessible to all interested parties free of charge such as subscriptions, paywalls or entrance fees. Distribution via libraries, including book loans, eReolen and Filmstriben, is regarded as a supplement to the requirement for free access.
Public institutions, including universities, may apply for funding for projects that include a collaboration with external professional communicators. The institution’s own communication department is not regarded as an external communicator.
What?
What can be applied for
Communication projects for a period of maximum three years with an application amount of DKK 200,000-3,000,000.
The project may be independently defined or form part of a larger project, and the project may be co-financed with funds from another party.
The project must involve the communication of basic research or science. Basic research is understood as curiosity-driven experimental or theoretical work undertaken to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts. The Carlsberg Foundation does not support communication of clinical health-scientific research.
The project must involve collaboration with researchers who either directly contribute to the communication or quality-assure the finished production prior to distribution. Responsibility for ensuring this lies with the project leader. The researchers involved must as a minimum have a PhD and at the time of the application be affiliated to a Danish or foreign research institution.
Funding is given for
- Salary expenses and costs associated with the production of communication content
- Researcher fees
- Costs associated with the development of communication platforms
- Costs associated with the communication and distribution of the project, including making the project accessible free of charge on payment platforms
- Costs associated with auditor’s certification of accounts
Funding is not given for
- Projects with an applied scientific focus
- Purely commercial purposes
- Teaching materials
- Holding of, or participation in, conferences and courses
- Citizen Science projects
- Information and recruitment campaigns
- Salary to researchers/project leader
Audiences and accessibilit
The project must be aimed at non-scientific audiences primarily in Denmark: the wider population, from young people who have completed lower-secondary education and upwards.
The project’s principal communication must be accessible to all interested parties free of charge such as subscriptions, paywalls or entrance fees. Distribution via libraries, including book loans, eReolen and Filmstriben, is regarded as a supplement to the requirement for free access.
The communication must be freely accessible from the time it is published.
The communication may be in Danish or a foreign language, but it must be linguistically accessible to a broad audience in Denmark.
Communication formats
The project may be based on any type of communication format (or multiple types), including TV and radio productions, podcasts, new science journalism initiatives, festivals, lectures and debates, animations, publications and SoMe productions.
Start date for projects
Spring call with application deadline 1 March:
- The earliest start date is 1 August and the latest start date is 1 January of the following year
Autumn call with application deadline 1 September:
- The earliest start date is 1 January and the latest start date is 1 August of the following year
CALL CLOSED Call opens: 31 May 2024 Deadline: 1 September 2024, 16:00
Assessment & process
FAQ
A researcher is considered a professional communicator if their tasks include communication at a level and for a target audience, which significantly exceeds the normal communication, that is expected from a researcher as indicated in the University Act.
Yes. Applications from universities must document professional communication experience on behalf of the employee, who is expected to be responsible for the project.
The applicant must be able to document that they have experience with, for example but not limited to, production of podcasts or videos, publishing of popular scientific books or articles, or organising of public lectures, festivals or the like.
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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.
Please note: The foundation reserves the right to make adjustments to the criteria.
Note that the Carlsberg Foundation cannot offer individual guidance on projects or elements of projects before the application deadline.