NNF Laureate Research Grants

The NNF Laureate Research Grants recruit or retain outstanding established biomedical or biotechnological researchers to Denmark to expand and strengthen their research programmes. Grants support large, long-term projects with transformative potential and foster collaboration across scientific and geographic borders. Projects may last up to seven years and funding is awarded to a principal investigator who will establish their research group at a Danish host institution. Awardees are required to work on-site at the Danish host institution for at least 75% of a full-time position.

Project funding up to the programme's budget (up to DKK 60 million total available across awards); support to run a large, long-term research programme; requirement to be employed/hosted on-site at a Danish institution (75% FTE).

Applicants must be principal investigators who have directed an independent research programme for seven or more years in total. Awardees must work on-site at the Danish host institution for at least 75% of a full-time position, establish their principal research group in Denmark within two years of starting the grant, may have any nationality, and may not be members of an NNF expert review committee/panel or employees within the Novo Group of companies.

Three-stage evaluation: Stage I initial application with letters of support from the Danish host institution; invited candidates submit a full Stage II research proposal via NNF’s application system; successful Stage II candidates are invited to on-site Stage III interviews in Copenhagen. Applicants must follow the provided guidelines and use the NNF application system.