Eligibility

The grant is for the outstanding professors who have demonstrated the ability to execute and lead research at the highest international level continuously through several years.

• Applicants must be professors (MSO included). Researchers who at the time of application have been offered and/or accepted a professorship should also apply to this call
• Applicants may be basic/experimental researchers or clinicians
• The projects of high international standard must be anchored at a hospital, university or other non-profit research institution (administrating host institution) in a Nordic country (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden)
• The applicant cannot have a grant portfolio exceeding an annual total of DKK 4 million (excluding possible overhead) in the year of commencing the project
• The applicant cannot be a group leader in one of the NNF centres, where research support is included in the affiliation to the centre

A full list of eligibility requirements is found in the ‘Information and guidelines for applicants’.

Research fields

The overall goal is to obtain new knowledge and better treatment or prevention of disease relevant to the human organism within the areas of endocrinology and metabolism, relating to cellular energy homeostasis, and hormonal disorders of the endocrine system.

Areas supported include research involving patients and/or clinical practice but could also include animal models, model organisms, cellular- or sub-cellular systems (with clear whole body relevance) as well as in silico analysis, with the overall purpose of solving challenges related to endocrinology and metabolism in health and disease. Please note that endocrinology is not restricted to diabetes. Research projects within all subfields of endocrinology, e.g. thyroid, reproduction, or bone and calcium metabolism can be supported.

Funding

Up to two 5-year grants, each of up to DKK 11.4 million, can be awarded, with DKK 2.28 million per year. The grants may be utilized for e.g. salary (not own) and consumables directly related to the project.

Application process

Applications must be completed and submitted using the foundation’s electronic application system. The Committee on Endocrinology and Metabolism will assess the applications.

Please read the ”Information and Guidelines for Applicants” carefully before initiating the application process. Additional and essential information is found in these guidelines.