Publication support

Applications are hereby invited for publication support from Aarhus University Research Foundation for allocations in the first half of 2026. The total pool for publication support in 2026 is DKK 2.5 million.

Applications must be received in the application portal no later than Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 12:00 noon.

Responses can be expected in June 2026. The next application deadline is September 3, 2026.

Applications are submitted via the foundation’s application portal: 
https://auff.grant.nu/profile/#/login

The application form will open one month before the deadline.

Purpose

The purpose of the Foundation's publication support is to ensure that important scientific works of particularly high quality receive support for suitable quality publishing and dissemination and thus can increase the knowledge of the University's research results in the international research world and in the general public.

Priority is given to cutting-edge publications with a special focus on highly-rated international publication channels, preferably large foreign publishers. In continuation of past practice, support can also be given to high quality publications published by Danish publishers. 

Funds can also support publication through other media types, such as podcasts and other dissemination channels. These media types can likewise help spread awareness of Aarhus University research to the general public, and the publication committee hopes that such an expansion of the instrument will appeal to all main academic areas.

Applicant

The applicant must be employed at Aarhus University. Emeriti at Aarhus University may also apply for publication support, even though emeriti do not formally have AU employee status. This is because emeriti are often still affiliated with research projects at Aarhus University and can therefore apply for publication support for publishing results obtained through research at Aarhus University. A grant must be administered at AU, so sufficient affiliation with the university is a prerequisite.

Conditions

• For printed publications, support may be granted for language editing, standard publishing costs, printing costs, etc.
• For other media, relevant direct costs may be applied for, e.g., podcast production, equipment, etc.
• Peer review of written publications must be included with the application. Peer review can be submitted via the application portal up to 3 weeks after the deadline. The publication text with track changes cannot be used as peer review.
• Peer review must be validated by the publisher (e.g., an accompanying letter from the publisher).
• Regarding only doctoral dissertations accepted for publication by a publisher: If no separate peer review of the book manuscript is conducted, please include confirmation from the publisher that the book can be published without it. This confirmation can be attached in the field normally used for peer review.
• Manuscripts, in whole or in part, should not be attached to the application.
• Applications for amounts under DKK 10,000 will not be processed.

Ineligible costs

• Salary related to the preparation of the publication / author grants
• Author fees
• Publications in journals (publication fee / “fee for publication”)
• Translation, except in very special cases, e.g., Sanskrit
• Institute- or faculty-based journals, except for special or themed issues
• Duplication of PhD theses
• Open access costs
• Reduction of the sales price for books already accepted by a publisher
• Publications published before the application deadline
• Overhead

Application content

• Description of the publication (max. 5,000 characters incl. spaces)
• Author list with title and affiliation (max. 2,500 characters incl. spaces)
• Table of contents (max. 2,500 characters incl. spaces)
• Peer review
• Calculation/cost estimate from the publisher (including publication costs, marketing, total costs, expected number of books sold, and expected revenue)
• Applications regarding other media types can include a budget with direct costs and a quote from service providers if relevant

For questions regarding the application procedure, processing of applications, or the electronic application system, please contact:

Tove Østergaard Le
AU PhD and grant administration
Email: toe@au.dk
Phone: +45 2162 4921