When: 18 June 2026, 10:00–12:00 o´clock
What: Are you considering applying for the Sapere Aude call from the Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF)? Then this online masterclass is tailor-made for you.
Join the masterclass to learn from earlier successes and eliminate doubts regarding the call. The call guidelines can be found here.
The agenda includes:
- Introduction to the DFF Sapere Aude Starting Grant, Caroline Brothmann Heindahl & Simone Rørdam-Preil, Research Support at TEK/SUND
- Personal experiences from (successful) Sapere Aude grant holders from SDU and Q&A, Vincent Le Corre from the Faculty of Engineering, Wenjie Xiao from the Faculty of Science, and Robin Kaarsgaard Sales from the Faculty of Science
- How to get support at SDU for your next Sapere Aude proposal
There will be plenty of time for participants to ask questions.
Sapere Aude: DFF-Research Leader is aimed at providing excellent younger researchers, i.e., researchers who have carried out top class research in their field, with the opportunity to develop and strengthen their research ideas as well as their competencies as independent research leaders of other researchers. The funding instrument also aims at promoting careers, international as well as national mobility among research environments, and to strengthen networks. Sapere Aude: DFF-Research Leader are targeted at top researchers who intend to gather a group of researchers and/or research students to carry out a research project at a high, international level. Sapere Aude: DFF-Research Leader furthermore strengthens the possibility for excellent younger researchers to return to a Danish research institution after a research stay abroad.
Who: The Masterclass aims at potential applicants.
Where: Online.
How: For participation please send an e-mail to Caroline Brothmann Heindahl (heindahl@tek.sdu.dk; TEK) or Simone Rørdam-Preil (sirp@health.sdu.dk; SUND).
Presenter: Research Support Offices at TEK & SUND.
N.B. The Masterclass will be held in English.