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COWIfonden's donations
Chair of COWIfonden's Assessment Committee, Tina Vejrum, advises on COWIfonden's donations
Eligible projects are characterised by high professional standards, long-term value for the community and social responsibility. Additionally, it is essential that the outcome of these projects or activities is made available to the public.
Recipients
COWIfonden primarily awards donations to applicants from countries where the COWI Group operates, prioritising projects within the COWI Group’s professional fields of activity.
Eligible recipients include universities, research institutes, well-established organisations and individuals. It is important that activities supported by donations are anchored in a solid professional environment.
For more information about the recipients of donations through the Rapid innovation initiatives, click here.
COWIfonden provides donations for three types of activities:
Research activities and other projects
- Small donations may be awarded to specific projects with long-term perspectives.
Industrial PhD studies
- Partial funding of salary may be granted to industrial PhD studies of employees within the COWI Group companies.
Innovative research projects
- Donations may be given to innovative research projects or programmes that span over several years.
- Specialist units from COWI Group companies may participate in such projects.
- Prequalification is required.
Additionally, COWIfonden provides donations through the Rapid Innovation initiatives, which include donations for:
- Innovative initiatives resulting from ongoing discussions and collaborations with partners.
- Experimental work, physical and digital prototyping.
- Contributions and participation in workshops and hackathons for employees within the COWI Group companies.
Conditions
As an applicant, you must meet certain conditions to be eligible for a donation, including maintaining high professional standards, delivering long-term value and exhibiting social responsibility.
Additionally, it is a general requirement that the results from projects receiving donations are made accessible to the public.
The funds
The donations are sourced from the foundation’s own funds, which are derived from dividends on shares in COWI Holding A/S and yield on other securities.
Annual donations
You can explore our website and annual report for details on representative donations and their sizes.
High priority topics for donation
COWIfonden prioritises selected topics for donations.
Activities
The foundation supports research and development projects at universities and research institutions that have a long-term impact and align with the COWI Group’s fields of activity, such as consultancy within engineering, architecture, energy and environment.
Activities eligible for donations include:
- Research projects
- Equipment for research projects
- Visiting professorships
- Industrial PhD studies for employees of COWI Group companies
- Academic PhD studies: Extraordinary expenses such as research equipment.
Activities that are NOT eligible for donations include:
- Activities related to postgraduate studies
- MBA and MBA-type studies, including LLM studies
- Salary expenses of PhD students contributing to research projects as research assistants or similar
- Execution of conferences
- Conference participation
- Publication of textbooks
- Completion of courses by students, including group study tours and internships
- Expenses that have already been incurred
- Projects with limited geographical scope and only local value.
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