Tandem Programme – Translational research collaboration between Basic and Clinical Researchers

The Tandem Programme is a competitive research grant supporting translational health research through collaborative projects led by one basic scientist and one clinical scientist. Projects must be clinically relevant, cross-disciplinary and aimed at improving patient treatment, diagnosis or understanding of disease mechanisms. Grants are awarded for four-year projects and are intended for equal collaboration between the two applicants.

Project funding between DKK 11,000,000 and DKK 13,000,000 over four years; up to four grants available.

The project and main applicant must be anchored at a university, hospital or other non-profit research institution in Denmark; the main applicant must have primary employment in Denmark (minimum 75%). Applications must be submitted jointly by one basic researcher and one clinical researcher (the clinical researcher must have current clinical responsibilities and see patients). PhD students and postdocs acting under supervision, and applications naming PhD students or postdocs as co-applicants, will not be considered.

Applications must be completed and submitted using the Novo Nordisk Foundation's electronic application system via the 'Send application' link on the foundation's grant page; applicants should follow the application guidelines provided.