KINGDOM OF DENMARK
Denmark - Faroe Islands - Greenland
Scientific mobility programs
As it does every year, the scientific department of the Institut Français du Danemark is opening its two mobility programmes for researchers to applications. Are you a researcher affiliated to a French institution and planning to work with a Danish, Faroese or Greenlandic team?
Blåtand
The Blåtand programme is not intended to support an already established collaboration, but rather to “prospect” and create new contacts. In their application, candidates will present the relevant Danish, Faroese, or Greenlandic researchers and research laboratories with whom they plan to meet. The selected researchers will be invited to visit the Kingdom of Denmark. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide financial support of up to €1,500, which will only cover travel and accommodation costs in the Kingdom of Denmark.
IFD Sciences
The IFD Sciences programme is a continuation of the Blåtand programme: it is designed to support and strengthen existing collaboration. Its aim is to promote the development of scientific cooperation between French and Danish, Faroese or Greenlandic, universities and research institutes, and to encourage France -the Kingdom of Denmark cooperation. The principle is simple: the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides a grant of a maximum of 3,000 euros, which may not make up more than 50% of the total budget, with the other half of the funds being provided by the Danish, Faroese, or Greenlandic, side.
Polar and Ocean Sciences Programme
The Polar and Ocean Sciences Programme aims to foster new research collaborations between France and the Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Aimed at French researchers, the initiative funds short visits (up to €1,500) to develop partnerships in polar and ocean sciences, covering travel and accommodation expenses.
The French Institute Nordic Award (FINA)
Along with the three other French Institutes in the Nordic region (Finland, Norway and Sweden), the French Institute in Denmark launched the French Institute Nordic Award (FINA) in 2020. The FINA recognizes the quality of the work carried out by young Nordic researchers and aims to promote cultural and scientific cooperation between France and the Nordic countries by participating in the funding of research mobilities in France. For additional details, including application criteria, annual research themes and past projects, please see FINA’s main page here.