Deadline: 17 June 2025
Applications are now open for the Inge Lehmann Programme to promote a more even gender ratio in research environments, focusing on the career steps where the unbalance sets in.
Aims
- The Inge Lehmann programme aims to provide talented younger researchers with the opportunity to develop their research ideas as well as their competencies as independent research leaders.
Funding Information
- Up to DKK 2,500,000 excluding overhead/administration expenses.
- Typically 3 years, but it is possible to apply for a project of up to 4 years’ duration if the project includes one or more PhD student(s).
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant’s PhD age
- As an applicant, you must have obtained a PhD degree within the last minimum 2 and maximum 6 years at the time of the expiration of the application deadline. If you have not obtained a PhD degree, you must have obtained equivalent qualifications, e.g. a positive assistant professorship evaluation within the last minimum 2 and maximum 6 years at the time of the expiration of the application deadline.
- You must possess substantial independent research experience corresponding to minimum 2 years after having obtained the PhD degree.
- Applicant’s employment category
- As an applicant, you must be employed as an assistant professor/associate professor, researcher/senior researcher, or fellow (docent) at a Danish research institution, which is covered by a job structure at the (Danish) Ministry of Higher Education and Science, the (Danish) Ministry of Culture, the Danish Ministry of Defence, or the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities.
- Employment as a postdoc does not meet the requirements for the applicant’s employment category.
- The administrating institution’s management must sign a confirmation, which confirms that you are employed in the stated employment category.
- You must uphold employment at a Danish research institution throughout the entire project period. It is possible to change your employment category during the grant period, e.g. from assistant professor to associate professor or from researcher to senior researcher. If your employment expires during the planned project period and the administrating institution will extend your employment on condition of the grant.
Application Requirements
- The project description must not exceed 5 A4 pages (including figures, tables, etc.).
- The 5 A4 pages must not exceed 15,000 characters including spaces, figure captions, formulas, etc.
- References/list of publications must be uploaded as a separate appendix.
For more information, visit Independent Research Fund Denmark.
