Research Networking Grants – Denmark

The purpose of the Research Networking Grants is to facilitate and augment scientific collaboration and networking as well as enable rapid exchange of knowledge and expertise across the skin research community by supporting events that provide researchers and students with opportunities to present and discuss the newest research within their field.

Supported Events

• Topic-centered and research-based conferences, meetings, symposia, or workshops with a main focus on skin and/or skin diseases.

Grant Amount: up to DKK 500,000 including administrative costs.

Eligibility

• An organization representative or individual who is the primary organizer of scientific conference, meeting, symposium, or workshop with a main focus on skin and/or skin diseases may apply for Research Networking Grants.
• The following requirements and restrictions apply:
  • The proposed event should be publicized widely and must be open to international participants.
  • Where relevant, the event should contain opportunities for younger researchers to present their work (e.g., through poster sessions, presentation slots or similar activities).
  • The event must be scheduled to take place no later than 18 months after application deadline.
  • The event cannot be commercial/for-profit.
  • Annual meetings of national and international research societies are ineligible, except for costs related to targeted scientific activities as part of or the program (e.g., a topic-specific workshop, young investigator events, mini-symposia or similar, but excluding general assemblies held in conjunction with the event).
  • Recipients of active LEO Foundation grants > DKK 12 million must justify why a Research Networking grant is needed in addition to their existing funding.
  • Applications requesting multi-year/-event funding are ineligible.

Notes

• Applicants may submit only one application per call. An application can only have one main applicant and one host organization to which all funding will be paid out.
• If an application involves collaboration(s) which require redistribution of funds, such redistribution and related reporting (financial and eventrelated) is the responsibility of the main applicant and host institution.

For more information, visit LEO Foundation.