AUFF Recruiting Grants
AUFF Recruiting Grants can be a tool in ongoing negotiations, where an offer of start funding will be vital to the successful recruitment of a particularly attractive candidate, who has other job offers on hand. Applications must be submitted by the head of department on behalf of the candidate and include relevant appendices (see below) as well as a describtion of of the recruitment. This means that there will be no ordinary application rounds. The 2025 budget for AUFF Recruiting Grants is DKK 20 million. The 2025 budget for AUFF Recruiting Grants is DKK 20 million.
Starting September 1st 2025, applications will only be received through the foundations online application portal:
https://auff.grant.nu/profile/#/login
Choose the category "Recruiting Grants"
Applications will be processed as quickly as possible after being received. If the need for an urgent response should arise as a result of a pressing recruitment situation, this has to be arranged with the affiliated head of department. The head of department must then contact Tove Østergaard Le (toe@au.dk og through telephone: 2162 4921)
Applications must be received on December 1st at the latest. Appliations received after December 1st will not be processed.
The target group of AUFF Recruiting Grants includes assistant professors, associate professors and professors. Applications must be submitted by the head of department upon recommendation from the dean.
Grant size
- Assistant professor: Up to DKK 2 million over a period of 3 years
- Associate professor: Up to DKK 3 million over a period of 3 years
- Professor: Up to DKK 4 million over a period of 3 years
AUFF Recruiting Grants take the form of framework funding, which makes the grant flexible and able to complement other external funding, where relevant. This grant is given without overhead.
Application appendices:
Appendix A: Research plan
Research plan for the pursued research field (not a project description) and a description of the setup, i.e. the research group, manpower and/or apparatus needed for starting up or consolidating an independent group (up to 3 pages).
Appendix B: Budget
Specified budget (main budget lines, e.g. salary (PhDs, postdocs and/or scientific assistance), research equipment and operating expenses) (1 page). The grant cannot include salary costs for the candidate. It is not possible to apply for costs covering longer stays abroad, publication support and guest researcher visits.
Appendix C: CV and list of publications
Applicant’s CV and list of publications (up to 3 pages).
Appendix D: Recommendation letter
Academic recommendation letter by the head of department at Aarhus University, approved by the dean of the faculty.
Possible extra appendix (not obligatory):
A recommendation from the head of department if there are conditions that require further explaining. For an example if the application contains offers regarding necessary purchases of larger equipment.
Questions
Questions regarding AUFF Recruiting Grants can be directed to Tove Østergaard Le, AU PhD and fund services, Aarhus University, mobile: 2162 4921, e-mail: toe@au.dk.
Review Committee
- Professor Dorthe Staunæs, AU DPU
- Professor Lotte Bach Larsen, AU Technical Sciences
- Professor Michael Møller Hansen, AU Natural Sciences
- Professor Helle Prætorius Ørhwald, AU Health
- Professor Jens Blom-Hansen, AU Business and Social Sciences