Purpose
The purpose of these grants is to broadly promote Danish fundamental research impacting better health through knowledge by supporting projects of high international level within the field of bioscience and basic biomedicine, which are relevant for understanding the human organism and/or the basal mechanisms underlying human health and disease.
Areas of support
Bioscience and basic biomedicine including (but not limited to): molecular biology, cell biology, bioinformatics, modelling of biological systems, enzymology, genetics, microbiology, pharmacology, experimental physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, biology, and biostatistics etc. The research will typically be carried out in animals, cellular or subcellular model systems, or in silico.
DKK 12 million are earmarked for projects within the strategically focused theme Microbiota-host interactions: from molecular mechanisms to their role in physiology.
Eligibility
Geography and institutions
- The administrating institution must be: A university, hospital or other non-profit research institution in Denmark.
- The mail applicant must be anchored in: A university, hospital or other non-profit research institution in Denmark.
- The research activities applied for must take place at: A university, hospital or other non-profit research institution in Denmark.
Funding
The total grant budget is DKK 104 million of which DKK 12 million are reserved for grants supporting the annual strategic focused theme.
For each grant, a total of minimum DKK 1 million and maximum up to DKK 4.5 million can be awarded over a grant period of 1 to 3 years, with a fairly even distribution over the project period.
Application process
It is important, that the applicant carefully reads the 2026 guidelines before initiating the application process, as this document contains the complete call as well as detailed instructions for the application process.
