Lundbeck Foundation LF Postdocs 2027

Three-year postdoctoral grants for research in any field with potential short- or long-term benefit for neuroscience and/or therapies for nervous system disorders, with neuroscience taken in its broadest sense across medical, technical, natural and social sciences and the humanities. Type 1 supports scientists based in Denmark for at least five years who spend 18–36 months at a research institution abroad and return to Denmark; Type 2 supports scientists moving to Denmark from abroad. Grants are worth up to DKK 1,000,000 a year (up to DKK 3 million over three years), including project supplement or project-related indirect costs, from a DKK 40 million programme; Type 1 grantees may add relocation and child support. A Danish non-commercial research institution manages the whole grant. Applications close on 19 November 2026 at 13:00 CET and are assessed in one step by the Lundbeck Foundation Talent Panel.

PhD obtained less than five years before the deadline (leave rules apply) or expected by 19 May 2027 with a supervisor's letter; a change of research environment is required. If neither the applicant nor the host group has neuroscience experience, collaboration with a neuroscience group is required. Type 1 applicants have resided or mainly worked in Denmark for at least five years at the deadline; Type 2 applicants have not resided or mainly worked in Denmark for more than 12 of the 36 months before the deadline. Letters of support from the managing Danish institution and the host group leaders are required.