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European Centre for Chiropractic Research Excellence

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Last checked 10 October 2026 · Programs: 1 · Built 27 October 2026

The funder

Name as published
How it describes itself
  • When the Danish Chiropractor's Association (DKF) rejoined the European Chiropractor's Union (ECU), it was decided to establish a European research institute, the European Centre for Chiropractic Research Excellence (ECCRE) and place it at Kiropraktorernes Videnscenter/the Chiropractic Knowledge Hub, formerly the Nordic Institute for Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics (NIKKB), in Odense, Denmark. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10The wording "Danish Chiropractor's Association" and "European Chiropractor's Union" is as published.
  • ECCRE was formally founded in connection with the ECU Convention in May 2016 in Oslo, Norway. The stakeholders ECU and Kiropraktorernes Videnscenter/the Chiropractic Knowledge Hub have appointed a board for ECCRE, consisting of two representatives from Kiropraktorernes Videnscenter/the Chiropractic Knowledge Hub and two from ECU. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • The research fund is administered by the Board of ECCRE, which is advised by the Academic Advisory Committee. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • as ECU describes it its research arm, the European Centre for Chiropractic Research Excellence (ECCRE) chiropractic-ecu.org · captured 2026-10-10
  • as ECU describes it The ECCRE is based at the Chiropractic Knowledge Hub in Odense, Denmark. chiropractic-ecu.org · captured 2026-10-10

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Stated purpose
  • The aim of the new research institute is to contribute to further development and strengthening of musculoskeletal research in Europe. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • ECCRE exists to promote and facilitate research of relevance to the chiropractic profession and chiropractic patients in Europe. All research funded by ECCRE should benefit the public in general, and patients in particular, with emphasis on musculoskeletal conditions. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
Contact

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Funding programs

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Research Grant Research

Name as published kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10

What it funds
  • Once a year ECCRE invites researchers from the ECU member countries to apply for grants for musculoskeletal research. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • Grants are not available for the funding of undergraduate education. The fund will consider salary, travel and conference costs as well as administration and publication costs. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • priorities ECCRE is funded by the chiropractic profession; therefore, projects designed to result in a PhD or projects designed to enhance the effectiveness or the recognition of chiropractic will receive first priority. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • priorities ECCRE encourages cooperation between chiropractic institutions and universities. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • priorities Funding will be given in accordance with our research priorities, which are detailed in the ‘research agenda’ kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10The sentence continues with a journal citation that names its authors.
  • priorities The top three items which are thought to be most important include: 1) economic evaluations, 2) identification of subgroups likely to respond to treatment, and 3) initiation and promotion of collaborative research activities. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
Who may apply
  • ECCRE will consider protocols and grant applications from qualified personnel and/or institutions wishing to undertake research in a definite area of interest to the profession. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • Funding will normally only be given if the lead applicant is an individual member or member of an organizational body within the ECU or the project is administered by an educational/research institution in a ECU member country. At least one chiropractor must be a member of the research team. Proposals which do not include a chiropractor on the team will be considered only if the proposed research is of particularly high quality and importance and meets the criteria described above. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • Multi-discipline projects involving chiropractors will be welcome. Proposals submitted by other qualified professionals will also be considered provided they are consistent with the bylaws of ECCRE. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
Amount, as published

Not published on the pages we read. Checked 10 October 2026. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10 kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10 chiropractic-ecu.org · captured 2026-10-10

Absence in what we checked is not absence at the funder.

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How to apply

Apply through the funder: the funder's application page

  • If you wish to apply for a grant, you can download the relevant forms following these links: kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • The completed application form, budget application form and appendices must be submitted to kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • Applicants must use the application form available on the website. Details of the lead applicant and collaborators; curriculum vitae from all applicants; and full research proposal (max. 5 pages, Times New Roman, font size 11) as well as a detailed budget must be included. The budget must be submitted as an appendix. Appendices may also include, but should be limited to, for example, forms and outcomes instruments to be used. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • Funding will be given under the condition that the institute that is granted funding must find a suitable candidate to conduct the study within 6 months following the funding decision. This will need to be approved by the Board upon recommendation by the Academic Advisory Committee. The institute must provide a CV of the candidate and letter of recommendation. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • ECCRE looks favourably on those projects which seek co-funding, and encourages applicants to include this in their budget. Financial accountability must be submitted at the end of the project. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
  • after an award Applicants must submit at least one original article in a peer-reviewed journal listed in the major indexing systems. Any publication should make due acknowledgement of ECCRE as the funding body. kiroviden.dk · captured 2026-10-10
Kind, and where it is listed

Research. Our label: given where it funds a research project, and its eligibility words do not name students. How kinds are given.

On the grants page this program sits under I'm a researcher, I'm a college or institution, I'm a practicing chiropractor: its eligibility words name that reader.

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