We have driven societal change since 1872. And we continue to do so.
Applications for the Bevica Scholarship Programme are now open
Applications for the Bevica Scholarship Programme 2027–2028 are now open. We invite students and educators from all disciplines to explore the potential of universal design and contribute new perspectives from their own fields of expertise.
The unspoken norm makes disability an individual's problem
Unspoken Norm articulates the unspoken norm that shapes our understanding of disability, bodies, and equal participation — and points to universal design as a way to rethink the frameworks that currently make disability an individual problem.
New tool aims to make Copenhagen more inclusive
The Municipality of Copenhagen has launched Bedre Byrum KBH, a universal design tool intended to help make the city work for more people. The tool was developed for municipal employees through the Foundation’s partnership with the City of Copenhagen.
We have initiated social change since 1872. We still do.
Building on Denmark's commitments in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), we work to strengthen and disseminate knowledge about universal design as a lever to create a more equal and inclusive society for all.
We work with three fundamental pillars
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We promote knowledge
With the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2009, Denmark committed to promoting the research and development of universal design. The Bevica Foundation takes this commitment seriously, driven by a desire to foster equal opportunities and equal lives for everyone.
The Bevica Foundation works strategically to create attractive educational and research environments in the field of universal design with the objective of providing future graduates with universal design as a basic premise in their professional understanding and future work.
The work is managed by the foundation's Universal Design Hub and includes an interdisciplinary research network and the Bevica Scholarship Programme.
The work to promote knowledge in the field of universal design origins in Denmark's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2009 and Denmark's commitments in relation to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and and the transversal Principle Leave No One Behind from 2015.
Learn more about universal design
Explore the Bevica Foundation's Knowledge Library
We believe change happens inpartnership with others
The Bevica Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications. Instead, we work in partnerships with key players in architecture, design, technology, education, and society.
The strategic partnerships are central to the work of the Bevica Foundation. It is through the partnerships that we gain new knowledge and put academic ideas on universal design into practice. We wish to create societal change based on equality and equal opportunities for all based on universal design as a bearing princple. Without our partnerships, this is not possible.
Bevica Foundation Partnerships
Our partnerships help us bridge knowledge about universal design and practical solutions to create positive change.
Tools from the Partnerships
The Bevica Foundation's partnerships bring together academic knowledge and practical solutions to create useful tools.
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Conversations are key to make the change we want to see
We believe that public conversation about who we include in society - and who we fail to include - is key to creating a society based on universal design. That is why the Bevica Foundation is active in co-creating these conversations.
In the Bevica Foundation, we insist that the conversation about sociey's blind spots and its view of the human. That is why, we are active in creating public conversations around these themes. We work with key partners to do so and always draw on our vast network of knowledge professionals and library.
Find us here to join the conversation
Follow the Bevica Foundation's event calendar to join the conversation.
The Bevica Scholarship Programme is a key part of the Bevica Foundation's work to bring new knowledge about universal design into a Danish context.
In 2023, the Bevica Foundation awarded the firs grant winners of the Bevica Scholarship Programme. The interdisciplinary programme is an important part of the Bevica Foundation's strategic effort to bring knowledge about universal design into a Danish context.
The programme runs in several phases, where participants acquire knowledge about universal design, diversity and norm criticism through workshops and presentations from prominent presenters. The winner of the main prize in the student catagory gets DKK 350,000. The main prize in the lecturere catagory is DKK 130,000 kr., which is awarded to two projects.
In addition, up to 20 travel grants of DKK 30,000 will be granted.
The Bevica Scholarship Programme is conducted in English.