LF Professorships

Six-year professorships that build a research environment around an internationally recognised scientist and research leader to advance ground-breaking research in basic or clinical neuroscience, or science with clear relevance to neuroscience, understood broadly to include medical, technical, natural and social sciences and the humanities. Applicants may request DKK 20–40 million for six years with an option to renew for up to six more; the Foundation expects to award four to six grants. Budgets may include staff and non-staff project costs but not the applicant’s own salary or salaries of tenured staff. Expressions of Interest are due first, and invited applicants submit a full application in March 2027.

Researchers qualified to the level of full professor with demonstrated excellent research leadership and a track record of significant achievements over the past ten years, who will spend most of their time on the project. Research must be based at a non-commercial Danish research institution. Two steps: an Expression of Interest, then invited full applications in March 2027 with interview.