RFPs: Lundbeck Foundation Fellows Programme (Denmark)

With these grants, they aim to support some of tomorrow’s most important contributors to research breakthroughs, significantly impacting research and society. The Lundbeck Foundation’s ambition is to make Denmark leading in neuroscience research by funding relevant biomedical, health, clinical and other sciences in Denmark. The goal is to foster world-class research at Danish universities and Danish university hospitals. At the same time, their grants must help provide an environment that stimulates the best graduates and scientists at all career levels.

In keeping with the purpose of the Lundbeck Foundation they seek to “bring discoveries to lives”. Therefore, they value projects that present a clear plan for how the anticipated project outcomes can lead to impact on science and/or human health.

Funding Information

• The Lundbeck Foundation is allocating up to DKK 77 million to this call. The grants are worth up to DKK 11 million (including project supplement or project-related indirect costs) and cover five years.
• PhD tuition fees are fixed at DKK 80,000 (wet) or 50,000 (dry) per full time equivalent (FTE).
• If you are moving to Denmark from abroad, you can apply for an additional DKK 100,000 as a lump sum to cover your relocation costs.

Eligible Projects

• Your project proposes frontline clinical, translational or basic research within the fields of biomedical, clinical or health science, or facilitates research within these fields. The Lundbeck Foundation does not fund drug trials conducted, either wholly or partially, in collaboration with commercial enterprises. Consequently, the Foundation only funds investigator-initiated trials conducted independently of industry. Furthermore, the Foundation does not fund research projects aimed at directly supporting commercial entities (drugs or enterprises) or have commercial implications for specific commercial enterprises.
• The host institution is expected to support the scientific and personal development of the Fellow. Therefore, the host institution must in their letter of support indicate in specific terms their commitment to the applicant with regards to co-financing, lab-space allocation, technical support, teaching obligations, and mentoring.

Eligibility Criteria

• Lundbeck Foundation fellowships are granted to outstanding and promising young researchers who are establishing or expanding their own research groups at non-commercial Danish research institutions. This applies to Danish-based researchers, to researchers from abroad who wish to move to Denmark and continue their research here and to researchers already employed at Danish universities and university hospitals.
• Applicants must:
  • Have obtained their PhD no less than 3 years ago and no more than eight years ago.
  • Work within the fields of biomedical, clinical and health science, or related fields with a clear biomedical angle to the project.
• Applicants may not:
  • Already hold, or receive within the same year as this grant is awarded, a major Danish or international starting grant similar to a Lundbeck Foundation Fellowship.

Evaluation Criteria

• Applicant (scientific creativity, scientific achievements, scientific collaboration and network, commitment, level of independence as a researcher)
• Research project (ground-breaking nature, potential impact, scientific approach, feasibility)
• Host environment (scientific skills, facilities, level of commitment from host institution)
• Expected implications for human health, including the feasibility of the roadmap to impact

Application Requirements

• Research plan including anticipated impact
• Roadmap to impact
• If relevant (in case of resubmission to the LF fellowship programme), comments on feedback and explanation of changes/progress made
• Publication list
• CV
• Budget
• A letter of support from the Danish host institution specifying the commitment to the applicant and the research project
• A Letter of Intent from a resident researcher at the host institution who will mentor you during the process of establishing a research group as an integral part of the research environment there

For more information, visit The Lundbeck Foundation.