Independent Research Foundation Denmark (IRFD). Autumn 2022

Proces plan Department of Arts and Cultural Studies

Humanities (FKK) – International Postdoctoral Grant, Explorative Networks and Journals:

Deadline at IRFD (IRFD/DFF): 15 September at 12 noon for all three applications

Internal deadline IKK: Tuesday August 16

Find the IRFD call text here – remember to read the guidelines for the specific instrument, but also the other instructions in chapters 1, 3 and 4.

You can find more information about the Independent Research Fund Denmark on the researcher portal on KUnet.

Process plan for International Postdoctoral Grant:

Formalities: PhD age of max. 3 years. You can apply for DKK 1,350,000 over a period of two years, of which 12 consecutive months will be spent abroad, and you can spend up to six months at the start and/or up to 12 months at the end of the project at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies.

Deadline for applying for housing at the department: Tuesday 16 August to ikk-forsk@hum.ku.dk

Requirements for application for housing:

  • A brief description of your project (max 1/2 page)
  • Below the description 1) The period you wish to stay at the department and at the foreign host, cf. the Council-specific guidelines in the call and 2) Stating the research cluster/partner at IKK your project is affiliated with
  • A summary of your academic employments in this template
  • Which foreign institution you will stay at and if you need to pay a bench fee and how much
  • If the grant is to be enhanced due to family allowance
  • An activity plan for the period (depending on your seniority you will have 150.000 DKK left for activities)

You can expect to have your budget returned in the DFFs template approx. five days before the application deadline together with appendix B90 with budget signatures. Remember to check the list of appendices in the advertisement for what otherwise needs to be uploaded and pay special attention if B40 CV and publication lists for all named participants and collaborators is part of your application.

Process plan for Explorative Networks:

Formalities: Can be applied for by senior researchers at min. associate prof. level. You can apply for DKK 500,000 in total including operating expenses and up to 3 months' VIP salary for management and scientific assistance. The project period is a maximum of three years.

Deadline for applying for housing at the department: Wednesday 15 August. Send your application to ikk-forsk@hum.ku.dk

Requirements for application for housing: Send a brief description of the network and indicate whether you want to have three months' VIP salary covered as a research leader or assistant help. In addition, you must submit a chronological overview of all activities preferably in Word in which you specify all relevant details such as: When, who, in which country, how many participants and for how long, etc. On this basis the research support calculates your operating expense budget. You can find an overview of what activities are costing on the research portal on KUnet (please note that the latest rates are not necessarily required).

You can expect to have your budget returned in the DFFs template approx. five days before the application deadline together with appendix B90 with budget signatures. Remember to check the list of appendices in the advertisement for what otherwise needs to be uploaded and pay special attention to B40 CV and publication lists for all named participants and collaborators.

Process plan for journals: 

Formalities: Grants can be applied for by senior researchers at min. associate prof. level with partners from at least two institutions. You can apply for DKK 40,000 per year for three years.

Deadline for applying for housing: Wednesday 15 August. Send your application to ikk-forsk@hum.ku.dk 

Requirements for application for housing: Submit a brief description of which journal is being applied for and with which partners. Note, you are responsible for filling in the special budget template for this particular instrument based on the guidelines in the call for applications, but please let us know if you need help. Please also note that a draft of the budget must be submitted to ikk-forsk@hum.ku.dk no later than 12 September at ikk-forsk@hum.ku.dk .

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