Research fund: possible limit on applications, co-financing and longer strategy period
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om Danmarks Forsknings- og Innovationspolitiske Råd og Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (Begrænsning af visse ansøgninger til Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond, fondens samarbejde med andre offentlige og private bevillingsgivere og forlængelse af fondens strategiperiode)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act changes the rules for the Danish Independent Research Fund (Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond).
- The minister can lay down more detailed rules on limiting how many applications an applicant may submit.
- The fund can also give grants for specific research activities within politically set themes or instruments together with other public and private grant-givers.
- It is also clarified that the fund can impose a cooling-off period of up to 2 years if an applicant has submitted one or more applications that are far from being considered.
- The strategy is now drawn up every four years instead of every three.
- Who: The act applies to the Danish Independent Research Fund (Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond) and to researchers who apply for money from the fund. The minister can also lay down rules on limiting applications from active grant holders, meaning researchers who already have a grant from the fund.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Formålet med forslaget er at understøtte, at Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond kan imødekomme ansøgninger i mindst samme eller i større omfang, at forenkle fondens administration af ansøgninger og at forbedre visse rammer for fondens virksomhed. Forslaget berører begrænsning af visse ansøgninger til Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond, fondens samarbejde med andre offentlige og private bevillingsgivere, forlængelse af fondens strategiperiode og en præcisering vedrørende fondens afgørelser om karensperiode for visse ansøgere.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 8 October 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 11 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 16 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet