Deadline: 15-Jan-2026
The Novo Nordisk Foundation is requesting applications for its Visiting Scholarship to attract excellent international guest researchers/artists within art and art history to research and educational institutions in Denmark.
The Visiting Scholarships are awarded to ambitious and excellent projects within art history and fine arts. Please note that project proposals within all research fields must demonstrate relevance for the visual arts as well as for the research environment at the Danish host institution/university.
Each grant can amount to up to DKK 1.6 million. The visiting scholarship can have a duration of three to twelve months and can be conducted either as one consecutive visit or as a series of visits across collaborating institutions.
Funding can cover salary for the visiting scholar, travel, relocation and accommodation expenses, collaborative activities, publication, bench fee and administrative support of up to five percent of the total grant.
Applicants may apply for funding for expenses directly related to the project, including salary or honorarium for the visiting scholar, relocation, accommodation, travel expenses, collaborative activities such as small-scale workshops, seminars, or network meetings, publication costs up to DKK 50,000, project supplement for Danish universities, and bench or administration fees where applicable.
The Foundation will not fund large-scale conferences, commercial activities, overhead or indirect costs, or double funding of projects. If applicants have received funding for the proposed project from other sources, it must be clearly stated in the budget, and any overlaps must be avoided. The Foundation must be informed if additional funding for the project is received after submission.
Universities and higher art educations in Denmark that have research and educational activities within art history and fine arts can apply for a Visiting Scholarship. Design schools, architect schools, film schools and music schools are not eligible to apply.
The visiting scholar must be a researcher or artist at the level of tenure track assistant professor, associate professor or professor, from a recognised, international university, research institution or art academy. The Visiting Scholar can also be a practicing artist not associated with an institution.
In this case, the Danish administrating institution must make a formal assessment of the Visiting Scholar’s qualifications, ensuring that they are at tenure track assistant professor level or higher, in alignment with the legal framework for appointment of artistic and scientific staff at the institution.
During the grant period, the visiting scholar must be anchored at the Danish host institution and take active part in the research and teaching activities in the relevant department through masterclasses and short courses. The application must have one main applicant, which is the administrating institution of the Visiting Scholarship, though collaborations between Danish institutions as co-applicants are also permitted.
A leading researcher within the relevant field of research at the Danish host institution must prepare and submit the application. It is the responsibility of the applicant or host institution to clarify tax regulations and tariffs and to assist with obtaining a work and residence permit. Each applicant may submit only one application for a specific purpose or project per calendar year.
Applications will be assessed by NNF’s Committee on Research in Art and Art History based on the academic and artistic merits of the visiting scholar, the significance and relevance of the expertise that the visiting scholar will bring to the host institution, and the quality of the research and teaching environment at the Danish host institution and any collaborating institutions.
Applicants are required to provide detailed information about the visiting scholar, including full name, title, contact details, date of birth, and nationality. A comprehensive description of the visiting scholarship must include the scholar’s scientific and artistic qualifications, the significance of their expertise for the institution, a research and teaching plan, and an explanation of how the scholar is expected to impact the research and teaching environment at the host and collaborating institutions.
The application must also include a CV and list of publications for the visiting scholar (maximum two pages) and a written consent from the visiting scholar.
The call closes on 15 January 2026 at 2:00 pm.
For more information, visit Novo Nordisk Foundation.
