Thomas SinkjærDirector, professor

It is all about people driven by curiosity

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Adequate and flexible funding with a long-term time frame

Strong scientific personalities with international “track records” and with full responsibility

Dynamic risk-taking research groups

Team spirit and common ambitions

Strong enthusiasm from all participants

… constitute the best framework for groundbreaking research results!

Central Conditions for World-Class Research

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If you let the best people grapple with the problems they are passionate about, we set the stage for real scientific

breakthroughs.

DNRF calls for ‘dream projects’Next deadline : November 2013

Philosophy of DNRF: Focus on people

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Research activities are ambitious, original, and internationally recognized A strong and coherent research environment forms a physical community Centers are headed by a leader with high international standing Centers represent the growth layer of Danish research Centers are attractive research training sites Centers strengthen internationalization

No fixed formula

The size of centers varies from 15 to +60 persons The size of grants varies from 35 to 70 million DKK incl. 44 % overhead for a 6-year period

DNRF Centers of Excellence (CoE)

Centers of ExcellenceThe Selection Process

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Preparation ofletters of interest, approx. 5 pages

Call

Preparation of applications,approx. 15 pages

Peer review3 international peers per application

Contract phase

Inauguration

Board processing

30-40 % success rate15-20 %

success rate

6 % success rate

Board processing

Internal board rating : A B C P

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Life Cycle of a Center of Excellence

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Call Letters of Interest

Prequali-ficationSubmission of full applications

Center start Selected, peer-reviewed applications. Large, flexible grants (6+4 years). Max. 2 grant periods.

Midterm evaluationAfter 5 years, the board decides which centers will continue

1ST PERIOD

Final evaluationAfter 9 years

Annual follow-up meetings

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Potential embedment at host institution2ND PERIOD

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The DNRF Board, four international members

Liselotte Højgaard, Chair

Bo Honore, USA

Birte Svensson

Kirsten Hastrup

Eivind Hiis Hauge, Norway

Svend Erik Larsen

Gunnar Öquist, Sweden

Pirjo Nuutila, Finland

Birgitte Possing

Excellence

Trust

Transparency

Danish National Research Foundation

Focus on people

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DNRF host 2% of total public spending on R&D

In 2006-2010 center leaders contributed to 15% of the articles and reviews in “top 10 journals” by Danish authors (affiliation at Danish institutions). In Nature and Science the contribution was 22%.

16 % of all patent applications from public institutions in Denmark came from DNRF Centers of Excellence in 2010.

Strong international research and training environment. 34% of all PhD students and 60% of all post docs were from abroad in 2010.

66 % Advanced Research Grants from ERC to Denmark has been awarded to key-researchers at DNRF Centers of Excellence

Impact of DNRF grants

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88 Centers Distributed Among Scientific Fields

The DNRF has so far established 88 centers. At the moment approx. 50 centers are active. The centers are funded for up to 10 years, typically with grants totaling 50-100 million DKK.

The DNRF Activities

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The DNRF’s primary means to strengthen Danish research:

Other DRNF activities:

Centres of Excellence (CoE)

Niels Bohr Professorships DNRF Professorships

International collaboration withMax Planck Society, NSFC, CNRS, NSF

Over 80 % of funds, 88 CoE so farMore than 5.5 bio. DKK comitted

CoE: People with visions

Centerlederen

Har delegeret personaleansvar Er en inspirerende, ambitiøs og visionær

leder og forsker Besidder evnen til at engagere og støtte

unge forskere Fondens primære point-of-contact til

centrene