Purpose
The purpose of the ‘Project Grants for research within nutrition related cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs)’ is to develop new understandings and the translation/implementation of new and existing knowledge into society within prevention and management of nutrition related CMDs, as well as to support science capital in Denmark within nutritional sciences.
Eligibility
The main applicant must be based at a Danish university, hospital, or other non-profit research organisation. They must have at least a 50% affiliation at this institution.
The profile of applicants may be experienced independent researchers who have already established their own line of research or researchers that are in the process of establishing themselves as independent researchers. As this grant cannot cover salary of the grantee, the applicant must be guaranteed his or her own salary for the entire applied project period. Applications from Master students and PhD students will not be taken into consideration.
If there is a co-applicant, they must be employed at a university, hospital, or other non-profit research organisation outside of Denmark. The co-applicant should significantly contribute to the scientific advancement of the project and receive part of the funding. Collaboration with industry is possible within this programme, however funding cannot be awarded to industrial partner(s).
All study designs will be eligible for funding (e.g., follow-up studies, observational studies, registry-based research, re-analysis of existing original data and RCT) as long as it is the most appropriate method for the given research question within the allocated time and budget. Projects including anti-obesity medication are not eligible for funding.
Funding
A total of up to DKK 30 million is available for grants up to DKK 4 million (DKK 5 million if the project includes an international co-applicant) for projects lasting up to three years.
If there is an international co-applicant, it is expected that the main applicant receives at least half of the project funding but no more than DKK 4 million.
If relevant, the grant period can be extended to 4 years to cover 4-year PhD stipends without changing the granted amount.
The grant cannot be used to cover salary for main applicants, co-applicants, or scientific faculty with time-unlimited contracts.
Application
All relevant information is contained in the application guidelines document ‘Project grants for research within nutrition related CMDs’
