Find funding opportunities

Below is a list of some foundations especially relevant to researchers from Department of Biology. But there are many more, see the rest of this page.

• Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF)
• Carlsberg Foundation
• Villum Foundation
• Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF)
• Aarhus University Research Foundation (AUFF)

Most important career grants for young researchers:

• Independent Research Fund Denmark: Sapere Aude: DFF-Starting Grant
• Villum Foundation: Villum Young Investigator
• Lundbeck Foundation: LF Fellows
• European Research Council (ERC): Starting Grant
• Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF): Inge Lehman (targeted female applicants)
• Carlsberg Foundation: Semper Ardens Accelerate (targeted newly appointed associate professors)
• EMBO Young Investigator
• Novo Nordisk Foundation: Emerging Investigator (a broad range of calls with different themes)

• DARA: Danish Advanced Research Academy
• Danish Data Science Academy

• Aase og Jørgen Münters fond
• The Azrieli Foundation
• AU Connect
• Augustinus-fonden
• Bertebos Foundation
• Botanisk forening
• Botanisk Rejsefond
• Brorsons rejselegat
• Danish Data Science Academy
• Dansk Tennis Fond
• Fiedlers legat
• Frands Chr. Frantzens Fond
• Franks Minde Legat
• Frimodt-Heineke Fonden
• GSNS grants for PhD Students
• Hede Nielsens Fond
• IDAs og Berg-Nielsens Studie- og Støttefond
• Knud Højgaards Fond
• Niels Bohr Fondet
• Oticon fonden
• DGS Forskning og Teknologi legat
• SERI Scholarships and grants
• Siemens fonden

• AIAS.AUFF Research Fellowships
• The Azrieli Foundation
• AU Connect for collaborations with companies
• Circle U:
  • Postdoc Mobility Programme
  • Intersectoral Mobility Programme
• Danish Data Science Academy Fellowships
• Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF):
  • International postdoc
• Innovation Fund Denmark
  • Industrial postdoc in the private sector
  • Industrial postdoc in the public sector
  • Innoexplorer
• Lundbeck Foundation
  • LF Experiment
• Novo Nordisk Foundation
  • Postdoc fellowships for research abroad (Oxford, Weizman, Stanford, Massachussetts, Uppsala)
  • Postdoc fellowships (thematic)
• Villum Foundation
  • Villum International postdoc (earmarked female scientists)
  • Villum Experiment
• Carlsberg Foundation
  • Internationalisation fellowships
  • Visiting fellowships (Oxford)
  • Reintegration fellowships
• Europe
  • MSCA Postdoctoral fellowships
  • EMBL
  • EMBO

• Carlsberg Research Infrastructure
• Novo Nordisk Research Infrastructure - Large equipment and facilities
• Novo Nordisk Exploratory Research Instrumentation

• AUFF Support for activities at Sandbjerg Estate
• AUFF Support for events at Hejmdal
• Carlsberg Foundation Conferences
• Danish Data Science Academy -  Course and Event Funding
• Novo Nordisk Foundation Conferences, Symposia and Workshops
• Company of Biologists
• Global Innovation Network Programme
• Bioelectrochemical Society
• Symposia sponsorship

The list includes opportunities for all career levels (postdoc, starting, consolidating, advanced)

• AUFF International Mobility
• Carlsberg Field trips / Research Stays (over DKK 100.000)
• Carlsberg Field trips / Research Stays (max DKK 100.000)
• Circle U:
  • Postdoc Mobility Programme
  • Intersectoral Mobility Programme
• Danish Data Science Academy - Visit grant
• EMBO Scientific Exchange
• Fulbright
• The Company of Biologists
• MSCA Staff Exchange
• Humboldt Research Fellowship
• Humboldt Foundation
• Global Innovation Network Programme
• The DANEMO Stipend
• ERASMUS Mobility for staff

• National Institute of Health (USA)
• Nordforsk
• Office of Naval Research (USA)

• Innovation Fund Denmark
• The Kitchen
• AU Connect
• EIT Water
• Bio Studio
• BioInnovation Institute

• AUFF Recruiting Grants
• AIAS-AUFF Fellowships
• RECRUIT - Grants for International Recruitment 2025 - Novo Nordisk Fonden
• RECRUIT Sabbatical Grants 2025 - Novo Nordisk Fonden
• Start Package grants for Faculty recruitment-  Novo Nordisk Fonden

• 15. Juni Fonden
• Aage V Jensens Naturfond
• Aage V. Jensen Fond (no webpage)
• Aage V. Jensen Charity Foundation
• Beckett-Fonden
• Bodil Pedersen fonden
• Circle U Funding Scheme
• COWI-fonden
• Dansk Center for Havforskning
• Den Raben-Levetzauske Fond
• Den danske maritime fond
• Den Danske Naturfond
• Elisabeth og Knud Petersens Fond
• Elna og Erik Mariagers Fond af 1980
• EMBO
• European Outdoor Conservation Association
• Frants Christian Frandsens Legat
• Frimodt-Heineke Fonden
• MUDP
• GUDP
• Hedeselskabet
• Ib Henriksens fond
• Industriens Fond
• Jægernes Naturfond
• Kronprins Frederiks og Kronprinsesse Marys Fond
• Lundbeckfonden
• MTHP fond
• Poul Due Jensens Fond
• Realdania
• Salling Fondene
• Torben og Alice Frimodts Fond
• Troels Myndel Fonden (no webpage)
• Troels Myndel Pedersen Botanisk-Taxonomiske-Forskningsfond (no webpage)

Some foundations are accepting unsolicited applications.

Check their websites or a scientific officer from the foundation to learn more. 

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