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The U2F Fund

Are you a community pharmacist? Then you can apply for funding from the U2F Fund for FIP, pharmacy congresses or general professional development.

The U2F Fund provides financial support for education and professional development for community pharmacists employed in private pharmacies.

You can apply for funding for both in-person courses and e-learning.

You may apply for funding for:

  • Continuing professional development for community pharmacists

  • Courses and activities that develop all or parts of the group of community pharmacists

  • Analyses and studies related to the education and work of community pharmacists

  • Grants for study trips with professional content

  • Grants based on individual assessment

  • Projects related to communication and collaboration within the pharmacy

The fund does not support organisational activities, including secretariat and board activities, or representation of associations at congresses and conferences.

Important information about the U2F Fund

Application deadlines

Deadlines for applying to the U2F Fund are 1st January, 1st April, 1st July and 1st October.

Examples of previous funding

  • Participation fees for community pharmacy pharmacist congresses (early bird rate with overnight stay in a shared double room)

  • FIP participation fees

  • HD (Higher Diploma) programmes

  • Pharmacy-related courses (for example diabetes, hypertension, etc.)

  • LEAN courses

Please note

  • For grants exceeding DKK 20,000, reporting or evaluation of the activity is required

  • Individuals may receive a maximum of DKK 40,000 per calendar year

  • Funding can only be applied for one semester / six-month period at a time

  • Applications may cover up to one year ahead, but only with documentation of incurred expenses

  • Applications may be submitted for the current and previous quarter only

  • Support for transport within Denmark is limited to the cheapest available public transport

  • No support is provided for transport abroad (except for FIP and DAT)

  • No support is provided for salary costs or buy-out related to projects

  • If the pharmacist leaves the pharmacy before the course begins, the grant must be repaid

Special conditions for FIP and DAT

The fund may provide support for congress registration fees (early bird rate) for FIP and DAT.

If participation includes a poster or oral presentation, it is also possible to receive support for transport and accommodation, up to a maximum of DKK 17,500.

If several participants contribute to the same poster or presentation, the remaining amount of the congress fee up to DKK 17,500 is shared between the participants. The U2F Fund does not cover printing of posters.

Legal framework and training rights

The Education and Development Fund is financed through the collective agreement for community pharmacists. The guidelines for use of the fund’s resources are agreed between the Danish Association of Pharmacies and Pharmadanmark.

The right to training pursuant to the collective agreement, section 16, is outlined below:

Section 16(1):

Every pharmacist is required to keep their professional knowledge up to date through continuing education. The pharmacy owner and the pharmacist must jointly prepare a plan for the development of the pharmacist’s professional and personal competences, including the content and scope of continuing education. The plan is updated in connection with an annual development review.

Section 16(2):

As part of continuing education, every pharmacist has the right, at the pharmacy’s expense, to participate in at least one pharmacy-related course per year. Course participation is agreed with the pharmacy owner. By agreement between the pharmacy owner and the pharmacist, this right may be converted into another form of professional continuing education. If a pharmacist, due to cancellation of a registered course, is unable to participate in at least one pharmacy-related course in a given year, the pharmacist is entitled to two courses the following year. For group applications, the names and Danish personal identification numbers (CPR numbers) of group members must be stated in the application form.

Do you have questions?

If you have questions about the fund or the application process, you are always welcome to contact us at pd@pharmadanmark.dk or call +45 39 46 36 00. We are ready to help you.

How to apply

  1. Access the link

  2. Enter your email address and complete the process

  3. You will receive a personal application link. Save the email – you can return and edit your application until the deadline

  4. Once you have received your personal link, complete the budget section (remember VAT)

  5. If you indicate that the application concerns a course, you and your pharmacy owner must sign a declaration confirming that the training right has been met. This requires that the training right pursuant to section 16(2) of the collective agreement has been or will be exercised in the calendar year of the course. The signed declaration must be uploaded with the application

Please note

If you receive funding for the applied activity from another fund, you must inform the Pharmadanmark secretariat, as the value will be deducted from any grant awarded.

Applications for funding for congress travel and participation, as well as courses (including MDM), cannot be submitted as group applications. Each participant must apply individually.

Do you need help?

If you have any questions or need assistance, you can always contact member services.

Phone: +45 39 46 36 00
Mail: pd@pharmadanmark.dk

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