The Carlsberg Foundation Research Prizes | Carlsbergfondet.dk

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Enriched Nordic · Found: 2026-03-11 08:06

Each year, the Carlsberg Foundation awards two major prizes to researchers who have made a crucial contribution to basic research.

Source: https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/en/about-the-foundation/the-carlsberg-foundation-research-prizes/

Funding Details

Deadline: Annual prizes awarded in autumn; no application — by recommendation only (periodic)
Contact: Press Advisor: Jane Benarroch (jb@carlsbergfoundation.dk); General: info@carlsbergfoundation.dk, +45 33 43 53 63, H.C. Andersens Boulevard 35, 1553 København V, Denmark
Last Checked: 2026-03-15 11:53

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Eligibility

Must be a researcher who has made a crucial contribution to basic research

Project Scope

Research must fall within natural sciences, humanities, or social sciences

Constraints

Candidates are selected by a Prize Committee — no open application process
Prize Committee is appointed by the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters and the Carlsberg Foundation
No prizes awarded in 2026 (150th anniversary redirect); resumes 2027

Historical Context

Established in 2011 to commemorate the bicentenary of founder J.C. Jacobsen's birth. The prizes will not be awarded in 2026; instead, funding will go to three to four new interdisciplinary research centres for the Foundation's 150th anniversary. Prizes expected to resume in 2027.

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