NNF Young Investigator Award Now Open in Denmark

Deadline: 24-Aug-22

The Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) is seeking nominations for its Young Investigator Award to provide funding for independent early- to mid-career researchers who are ready to conduct larger and more ambitious studies.

NNF Young Investigator Awards are for outstanding scientists to come to Denmark to expand their groundbreaking research programs. The NNF is seeking to support exceptional scientists working within any area of biomedical and/or biotechnological sciences.

The goal is to support independent early-to mid-career researchers who are ready to conduct larger and more ambitious studies within biomedicine and biotechnology. NNF Young Investigator Awards are intended to make substantial contributions to the funding needed for new scientific directions and breakthroughs.

Funding Information

• Up to 4 NNF Young Investigator Awards will be granted in 2023.
• Awards up to DKK 25 million (EUR ~3.3 M, USD ~3.5 M) for a period of 7 years.

Eligibility Criteria

An Applicant:

• must be a principal investigator with an independent research group that s/he has directed for less than 7 years in total (considering any Leave of Absence).
• must be employed as a scientist outside of Denmark at a public or private research institution, or at a commercial organization.
• must, if awarded, be employed at the host institution at a level of at least 80% of a fulltime position.
• must, if awarded a Young Investigator Award, establish her/his principal research group in Denmark as soon as possible within one year of receiving the grant.
• may have any nationality.
• may have visiting faculty status in Denmark that must end by May 1, 2023.
• may be associated with a Danish university as an affiliated professor not receiving salary from the institution.
• the project must be anchored at a university, hospital, or other non-profit research institution in Denmark

For more information, visit https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grants/nnf-young-investigator-award/