The foundation supports research and development projects at universities, research institutions and well-established organisations with a long-term perspective and effect within the COWI Group's fields of activity, i.e. consultancy within engineering, environmental science and economics.
There are two annual application deadlines – 1 April and 1 October at 12:00 (CET).
Every year, applications are processed at the end of May and at the end of November.
Replies to applications submitted no later than 1 April are sent out mid-June.
Replies to application submitted no later than 1 October are sent out mid-December.
The donations are sourced from the foundation's own funds, which are derived from dividend on the shares in COWI Holding A/S and yield on other securities.
Representative donations and sizes of donations are available on the website and in the annual report of COWIfonden.
Read more on the underlying pages about which types of projects are eligible for donations and how to apply.