Project Affiliation
Acrobatic - Project affiliation guide
This guide outlines the process for affiliating a research project within ACROBATIC. Affiliation provides access to funding opportunities, inclusion in the national research network, and increased visibility.
What is project affiliation?
Project affiliation means that a research project is formally linked with ACROBATIC. Affiliated projects can apply for funding, benefit from our collaborative network, and benefit from ACROBATIC’s national infrastructures and clinical focus areas.
Why affiliate a project?
- Access to ACROBATIC funding opportunities.
- Inclusion in a strong national research network across institutions.
- Visibility as part of ACROBATIC’s official project portfolio.
- Support in ensuring scientific compliance.
Eligibility criteria
- The project must fall within ACROBATIC’s clinical focus areas (Clinical Focus Areas)
- CFA1: Prehabilitation and preoperative risk assessment
- CFA2: Surgical innovation and technique
- CFA3: Survivorship
- The project should preferable be national according to DCCC’s Guidelines for a national project:
- There are participants (institutions / treatment centers) both east and west of the Great Belt.
- At least three departments from different regions, or at least two universities, are involved.
- If it concerns a rare cancer area, the requirement for three units can be deviated from.
- If the initiative is cross-sectoral (hospitals, municipalities, etc.), at least three actors from both region and municipality should be involved If the project is not national, plans for achieving national implementation must be described, including any basic research, proof-of-concept, observational, feasibility, RCT, register, etc., supporting this.
Project affiliation guidelines
The project affiliation guidelines can be found here.
Help with writing a project
- Link to IDEAL Framework (LINK: Welcome to the IDEAL Collaboration - Ideal: Recommendations for study design and reporting in order to improve evidence on surgical and interventional therapy innovation.
- Link to STARD 2015 (LINK: STARD 2015: An Updated List of Essential Items for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies | EQUATOR Network): List of Guidelines for main study types.
Application process
- Submit your project to info@acrobatic.dk
- The project will be reviewed by the Center Management Team together with the relevant CFA leader. The review process is expected to take approximately 4 weeks.