Are you part of a small professional network at Health?
The Dean's Office at Health would like to support the faculty's smaller and more informal networks to promote collaboration across disciplines. Therefore, a new network pool of DKK 200,000 this year and another DKK 200,000 next year has been established. All academic staff at postdoc level and up can apply for funding from the pool.
Facts about the new network pool
Who can apply?
All members of academic staff who are employed at Health at least at postdoc level can apply. The initiative is aimed at networks that have emerged from the research environments at Health, and applicants will receive the funding on behalf of a network initiated by researchers.
What activities can qualify for funding?
The funding may cover expenses incurred in connection with planning and holding a networking event, e.g.:
- Room rental for AU, security and meals
- Travel and accommodation expenses for visiting lecturers
- Fees for speakers/consultants
- Entertainment expenses, facilitation, etc.
- Posters, communication and advertising
- Student assistant hours
The funding cannot be used for study trips or residential courses, nor for workload reduction.
All expenses, including travel and entertainment expenses, fees, etc., must comply with regulations stipulated by AU and the Danish state.
When should the funding be used?
The funding must be used in the calendar year for which it has been granted. In 2023, you can apply for funding for events and activities in 2023 and 2024. In 2024, you can apply for funding for events and activities in 2024.
How much can you apply for?
Each application may apply for and receive a maximum of DKK 15,000. It is not possible to apply more than once for the same event, but the same applicant or group of applicants may apply several times for new events.
When is the deadline for applications?
The Dean's Office will process applications on an ongoing basis, and qualified applicants will be awarded funding on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you are an initiator or part of a professional network that has emerged in one of the research environments at Health, now is the time to apply for funding. You and your colleagues in the network can apply to the faculty for support of up to DKK 15,000 for an event or an activity that facilitates learning and knowledge sharing linked to research and education at Health.
The money can be spent on anything from speakers’ fees to room rental and student workers
This means that you can apply for funding for events and activities that bring together researchers and/or teaching staff, primarily from Health, for an academically relevant purpose. The content can be scientific and refer to a specific discipline, it can have an interdisciplinary aim, or it can target more general skills. It’s up to you. The only requirement is that the purpose supports relationships and collaboration across research groups, subject areas and departments at Health.
There is no requirement for the network to be formally established, e.g. through by-laws or similar, or for the network to have a specific number of members. On the other hand, there is an expectation that the network will have a substance that goes beyond the actual event.
Networking activities are for all members of academic staff at Health
All members of academic staff at Health of at least postdoc level can apply for funding from the new network pool, as long as the initiative stems from a targeted network that has emerged in the research environments at Health, and as long as the funding is applied for on behalf of a network initiated by researchers.
Furthermore, the event should have at least 20 participants, and approx. 75 per cent of participants should be from Health. The remaining approx. 25 per cent may come from other faculties at AU, Aarhus University Hospital, companies, NGOs, universities abroad, etc.
Apply now – first come, first served
The Dean's Office will process applications on an ongoing basis, and qualified applicants will be awarded funding on a first-come, first-served basis.
Applications from Health's six interdisciplinary research networks and from academies and national networks will not be accepted.
Read more about the new network pool on Health's staff website. Here, you will also find the application form.
Contact
Adviser Tanja Hansen
Aarhus University, Health - Dean’s Office
Mobile: (+45) 9350 8108
Email: tanja.hansen@au.dk