Deadline: 24 June 2025
The Lundbeck Foundation is excited to announce its Talent Prize to celebrate talented young scientists who are dedicated and passionate about research.
Funding Information
- The prize is DKK 300,000. The amount is split between a personal prize of DKK 100,00 and DKK 200,000 for the prize winners’ research activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominations are accepted from leading scientists (group leaders) at Danish universities, hospitals or other research institutions.
- A candidate cannot self-nominate.
- Scientists under 30 (the nomination deadline is the cut-off date). Note that rules for leave of absence apply.
- The nominee must be working with scientific research that contributes to a better understanding or improvement of health and biomedical sciences in the broadest sense. Nominations of candidates working along the whole research value chain, from basic to clinical, are encouraged. The bulk of the research described in the nomination should be conducted in Denmark.
- Recipients of the Talent Prize must be conducting research at a Danish research institution at the time of the award. Previous nominees may be re-nominated if they still meet the eligibility criteria.
Application Requirements
- A statement (max 5000 characters) describing the nominee’s talent and examples of the nominee’s role in and contribution to original scientific achievements. Scientific and/or societal mpact of the scientific achievements should also be described. They also strongly encourage including the nominee’s contributions to dissemination of current or recent advances in science to students or the public and/or how the nominee has brought discoveries to lives. Examples of what to include in the different categories:
- Original scientific achievement(s). E.g. developing a method or model, creating a novel tool that helps patients, publishing a particular paper, etc.
- Dissemination of current or recent advances in science to students or the public. E.g. teaching, public engagement, science communication and outreach activities, involvement in diversity/ innovation/ entrepreneurship/ leadership organizations, etc.
- Bringing discoveries to lives. Having used new scientific insight to address or improve societal or patients’ treatments, conditions, etc.
- Short CV for the nominee (max 5.000 characters)
- Publication list for the nominee (no H-index or citation analysis)
For more information, visit The Lundbeck Foundation.
