How can we create an inclusive society for all?
Since 2023 Bevica Fonden has invited students and lecturers to answer the call: How can we create an inclusive society for all? granting up to 200.000 DKKR to the winning projects.
Through the Bevica Scholarship Programme, the Bevica Foundation supports innovative and bold thinkers in exploring how their profession can contribute to the development of universal design as a lever for the Sustainable Development Goals' pledge to Leave No One Behind.
Why?
Because we have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the obligation to undertake or promote research and development of universally designed goods, services, equipment and facilities.
We are determined that society needs inclusion, as current products, environments, and services are often designed for idealized average users, excluding many.
Through the Bevica Scholarship Programme we call for multidisciplinary collaboration to acknowledge that living with different and changing abilities is a fundamental human condition.
Society should reflect this reality in all aspects, creating solutions that embrace diversity.
Sign-up opens 1 September 2026.
Information meetings
The Bevica Scholarship Programme is coming to a place near you!
Join us at one of our information meetings to learn about the Bevica Scholarship Programme and how you can take part. Our information meetings are aimed at both students and lecturers, and present the practicalities, objectives, and core themes of the programme.
1 September: IT University of Copenhagen
29 September: The Royal Danish Academy
5 October: DPU, Aarhus university Copenhagen - Students
5 October: DPU, Aarhus university Copenhagen - Lecturers
5 October: Aalborg University
8 October: Aarhus School of Architecture
8 October: Aarhus university
22 October: DTU Skylab
27 October: Online information meeting - students
28 October: Studenterhuset, Copenhagen
29 October: Online information meeting - lecturers
All Danish universities, university colleges and architecture- and design schools can host a meeting. If you want to host an information meeting, please contact us at scholarship@bevica.dk.
Who can join?
Students and lecturers from all disciplines can sign up for the Bevica Scholarship Programme. Students must be enrolled at a Danish university, university college, or architecture- and design school and have completed at least the 3rd semester of their education by the start of the Ideation Phase in February 2027.
Lecturers must be employed at a Danish research-based university, university college, or architecture- and design school and be able to document active teaching activities within the past two years at the start of the Ideation Phase February 2027.
The Process
Sign up for the next round of the Scholarship Programme is open from 1 September to 1 December 2026.
The Bevica Scholarship Programme consists of three main phases:
February-April 2027
Deadline for the first submission of your project proposal is 30 March 2027.
May-October 2027
Deadline for final submission of project proposals is 16 August 2027.
In this phase, shortlist members will also work on their potential pitch at the Bevica Scholarship Award Show, which takes place on 7 October 2027 in Copenhagen.
2028-2029
Student recipients of a prize or grant carry out their investigations abroad.
January 2028-December 2029
Lecturer recipients of a prize or grant carry out their investigations abroad.
Prizes and grants
Main prizes for students
2 x 200.000 DKK
Main prizes for lecturers
2 x 130.000 DKK
Travel grants
a 30.000 DKK
IAUD International design award
The Bevica Scholarship Programme has received a Gold Award at the IAUD Design Award 2025 for its work in promoting a more inclusive society through universal design.
We at The Bevica Foundation are very proud to receive this award, which represents recognition at the highest level.
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