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Brewer Jacobsen's life's work

The Carlsberg Foundation is one of the world’s oldest industrial foundations. Here, ambitious brewing enterprise blossoms side by side with research and support for the finest science, art and culture. Since 1977, the Chairman of the Carlsberg Foundations has also been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Carlsberg A/S. From 2022 the Chair of the Foundation has become the Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of Carlsberg A/S.

The power of Science

The Carlsberg Foundation supports visionary and innovative basic scientific research. Research that makes us smarter, addresses global challenges, produces growth and welfare, and is universally beneficial. That is how it has been ever since 1876, when the Foundation was established by J.C. Jacobsen.

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The carlsberg foundation announces call and presents five-year plan for funding instruments

News from the foundation

30/06/2022

Would you like to receive funding from the Carlsberg Foundation for basic research within natural science, social science or the humanities? Then you should study the Foundation’s Autumn Call 2022, which includes a wide range of funding instruments aimed at young postdocs as well as established researchers at associate professor or professor level. You can also find information in the Foundation’s new five-year plan, which provides a full overview of the funding instruments available and the relevant application deadlines until and including 2026.

Carlsberg A/S, the Carlsberg Foundation and the Tuborg Foundation donates DKK 75 million to humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine

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03/03/2022

As a consequence of the terrible situation in Ukraine, Carlsberg A/S and the Carlsberg Foundation, and the Tuborg Foundation, have made the extraordinary decision to donate DKK 75 million to humanitarian relief efforts.

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The Carlsberg Foundation awards Internationalisation Fellowships to 18 promising research talents

09/06/2022

For the first time, the Carlsberg Foundation is awarding fellowships to talented, promising postdocs in a separate spring call. A total of 18 grants of just over DKK 13 million have been awarded for stays at leading international universities with the aim of strengthening opportunities for the young research generation to gain important international research experience.

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Spring Call 2022: The Carlsberg Foundation offers postdoctoral fellowships

01/03/2022

The Carlsberg Foundation announces a call for applications for Internationalisation Fellowships to be carried out at leading international research institutions. The fellowships are offered for an uninterrupted research stay outside Denmark of minimum one year and maximum two years. The application deadline is 1 April 2022 at 4 pm.

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Historic restoration of Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s villa celebrated with new book

26/01/2022

The Carlsberg Foundation is kicking off 2022 by opening the doors to the newly restored Carlsberg Academy. The restoration has been carried out by some of Denmark’s most highly skilled architects, conservators and craftspeople, who have carefully returned Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s private villa to how it looked when it was built in the mid-1800s. To mark the restoration, the Carlsberg Foundation and Strandberg Publishing are bringing out a book with the title ‘Will, Works and Values – J.C. Jacobsen’s villa at Carlsberg’.

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Flemming Besenbacher to retire from Carlsberg Foundation’s Board of Directors – Majken Schultz elected chairwoman

17/12/2021

At a meeting just held, the Carlsberg Foundation’s Board of Directors has elected its new chair. Professor Majken Schultz is the new chairwoman and will take over the position as of 1 January 2022.

The Carlsberg Family

The Carlsberg family comprises a global brewing group, three grant-awarding foundations, two internationally acclaimed museums and a ground-breaking international research laboratory. The Carlsberg Foundation is the parent foundation for the Carlsberg family.