Semper Ardens Advance
Funds breakthrough Danish research leaders through advanced professor grants to strengthen real-world implementation.
The Semper Ardens Advance programme is the Carlsberg Foundation's flagship large-grant instrument for internationally recognised professors at Danish research institutions who are pursuing breakthrough scientific projects at the highest international level. The Foundation, established in 1876 under the terms of J.C. Jacobsen's bequest and funded by dividends from the Carlsberg Group, supports all …
Funds visionary basic research projects at the highest international level led by tenured professors at Danish research institutions, with no disciplinary restriction.
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