Purpose
Biological ageing and metabolic dysregulation are closely linked. The purpose of the call is to deepen our understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind this connection, with the vision to improve our ability to predict, prevent and potentially treat age-related metabolic dysfunctions, thereby enhancing human health span. To support this purpose, the call includes funding for 1) Nordic cross-border collaborative research projects bridging metabolism and ageing research and 2) the establishment of a Nordic metabolic ageing research network.
Eligibility
The research project must be collaborative with a unifying vision and focus on understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind the connection between ageing and metabolic dysfunction.
Geography and institutions
The research project must be collaborative with a unifying vision and focus on understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind the connection between ageing and metabolic dysfunction.
- The administrating institution must be a university, hospital or other non-profit research institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden.
- The main applicant must have her/his main affiliation at a university, hospital or other non-profit research institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden.
- The co-applicant(s) must have their main affiliation at a university, hospital or other non-profit research institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden.
To foster Nordic collaboration, it is a requirement that at least one of up to two co-applicants are anchored at a university, hospital or other non-profit research institution in another Nordic country than the main applicant.
Main and co-applicants
- The main and co-applicants must be independent researchers, who have already established their own line of research or are in the process of establishing their own line of research.
- Applications from Ph.D. students and postdocs will not be taken into consideration.
- Salary for the main and co-applicant(s) cannot be covered by this grant. The main and co-applicant(s) must be guaranteed their salaries for the entire applied project period.
- The main applicant and co-applicant(s) must be equally participating and must each receive a substantial part of the grant budget (must be clearly specified in the application budget).
- At least one of up to two co-applicants must be employed in another Nordic country
than the main applicant.
Please note:
In this call, you may submit only one application either as a main applicant or a co-applicant.
An applicant may not submit identical/very overlapping proposals to different NNF calls within the same calendar year.
Funding
A total of up to DKK 90 million is available for grants.
Grants between DKK 10 to 15 million can be awarded for research projects lasting a 4-year period.
A total of up to DKK 2 million will be awarded to one of the funded research projects to organise the Nordic metabolic ageing research network activities.
Applicants may apply for funding for the following types of expenses directly related to the project:
Budget for research project (from DKK 10 – 15 million):
- Salary for postdocs, PhD students, research assistants, staff scientists, consultants, technicians, etc. involved in the project.
- Tuition fee for PhD students.
- Travel expenses in relation to the project.
- Open access publication of results originating from the project, as well as open access data sharing and data management.
- Equipment required for the project (not exceeding 20% of the total budget).
- Operating expenses: Consumables and direct expenses for developing, implementing and operating the project.
- For Danish universities, the agreement on Project Supplement applies.
- Bench fee (not applicable to Danish universities).
- Administrative expenses up to 5% of the funding applied for (not applicable to Danish universities)
Budget for networking activities (up to DKK 2 million)
- Networking activities such as (but not limited to) joint workshops, symposia, study trips and dissemination activities such as joint publications
Application process
When all applications have been assessed, applicants will be notified about whether they have been awarded a grant. The notification e-mail will be sent from [email protected] to the e-mail address used when creating a profile in NORMA
