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RJ Sabbatical 2026

Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ) annually announces project support for international sabbatical stays for lecturers and professors with the purpose of completing advanced research within the humanities and social sciences. The RJ Sabbatical provides funding for a research stay abroad lasting 6-12 months, enabling permanently employed researchers at Swedish higher education institutions to focus on completing long-term research projects. The program is designed to support established researchers in advancing their scholarly work through dedicated time away from regular academic duties. Applications open in March 2025 with decisions announced in October 2025, and funded sabbaticals can commence between December 2026 and January 2028.

Till Nanna Svartz minne

The Nanna Svartz Memorial Scholarship is a joint award from Reumatikerförbundet (Swedish Rheumatism Association) and Pfizer, honoring Sweden's first female professor of medicine, Nanna Svartz. The scholarship aims to encourage patient-centered research in Sweden and contribute to increased interest and awareness of rheumatological research among healthcare personnel, decision-makers, and the general public. The award recognizes both senior and early-career researchers who remain research-active with strong research merits. The scholarship of 150,000 SEK can be used for research or related activities such as education or study trips. Great weight is placed on the quality of the nomination and motivation, and previous nominations are not a barrier to being considered. The award is typically presented during Reumadagarna (Rheumatology Days), though the 2025 ceremony will take place at a different event in November.

RECRUIT – Grants for International Recruitment, Spring 2026

RECRUIT is a mobility grant program aiming to strengthen Danish universities in the international competition for top researchers and talents and to build strong ecosystems within supported areas. The grants support the recruitment of researchers at the assistant-, associate-, or full-professor level to Danish universities. All candidates for the RECRUIT programme must be nominated by a Danish university, with a nomination quota allocated to each institution. Candidates must be considered excellent at their career level, with research focus within natural and technical science research and interdisciplinarity, or biotechnology and sustainability. The application process consists of two phases: first, the recruiting university evaluates and selects candidates to nominate; second, nominated candidates prepare and submit applications through the Foundation's NORMA system for review.

Clinical Distinguished Investigator

The Clinical Distinguished Investigator grant supports medical doctors and clinical professors conducting patient-relevant medical research over a 5-year period. The program aims to support medical research with relevance to patients and human health, including translational and clinical research, disease mechanisms, treatment methods, epidemiology, diagnostic methods, public health, intervention studies, register-based research, and clinical trials. Applicants must maintain clinical responsibilities throughout the grant period, spending 20-50% of their time in clinical work while dedicating 50-80% to research. The grant provides up to DKK 11 million total over 5 years (approximately DKK 2.2 million per year) for project-related expenses. The project must be anchored at a Danish university, hospital, or other non-profit research institution. Up to two Clinical Distinguished Investigator Grants will be awarded in each cycle. This is an individual grant at the disposal of the applicant, requiring institutional support from both clinical and research department heads.

Distinguished Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism – Nordic Region

The Novo Nordisk Foundation seeks to support outstanding professors with ambitious projects within endocrinology and metabolism to understand the human organism and the mechanisms underlying health and disease at a basic and clinical level. The grant aims to promote Nordic research at the highest international level. The overall goal is to obtain new knowledge and better treatment or prevention of disease relevant to the human organism within the areas of endocrinology and metabolism, relating to cellular energy homeostasis, and hormonal disorders of the endocrine system. Areas supported include research involving patients and/or clinical practice but could also include animal models, model organisms, cellular- or sub-cellular systems (with clear whole body relevance) as well as in silico analysis, with the overall purpose of solving challenges related to endocrinology and metabolism in health and disease. Research projects within all subfields of endocrinology, e.g. thyroid, reproduction, or bone and calcium metabolism can be supported. The NNF will award up to two grants.

Ascending Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism – Nordic Region

The Novo Nordisk Foundation seeks to support the consolidation of accomplished associate professors with ambitious projects within endocrinology and metabolism to understand the human organism and the mechanisms underlying health and disease at a basic and clinical level. The purpose of this call is to stimulate the continued development of excellent research leaders and promote Nordic research at a high international level. The grant is for principal investigators at associate professor level to consolidate their research groups and reach their full potential as research leaders. The overall goal is to obtain new knowledge and better treatment or prevention of disease relevant to the human organism within the areas of endocrinology and metabolism, relating to cellular energy homeostasis, and hormonal disorders of the endocrine system. Areas supported include research involving patients and/or clinical practice but could also include animal models, model organisms, cellular- or sub-cellular systems with clear whole body relevance, as well as in silico analysis, with the overall purpose of solving challenges related to endocrinology and metabolism in health and disease.

Alwallsfonden

Alwallsfonden (Njurförbundets Stipendiefond till Professor Nils Alwalls Minne) riktar sig till anställda inom njursjukvården i Sverige för aktiviteter och projekt som syftar till att förbättra situationen för personer med njursjukdom. Fonden grundades 1986 för att hedra Professor Nils Alwalls minne och hans banbrytande insatser inom dialysområdet. Utdelningen ur fonden ges i form av rese- och studiestipendier samt produktionsbidrag till personer och projekt som inte är forskning. Stipendiefonden ger inte bidrag till privatpersoner för personligt bruk.

LF Professorships

The Lundbeck Foundation professorship programme supports the development of a research environment centred on an internationally recognised scientist and research leader in order to advance ground-breaking research. The purpose is to support scientists qualified to the level of full professor who have demonstrated excellent research leadership and have a track record of significant achievements over the past ten years. The programme aims to make Denmark leading in neuroscience research by funding relevant biomedical, health, clinical and other sciences in Denmark. Successful applicants are expected to make significant contributions to research while developing and mentoring junior researchers. The research should be within the field of basic or clinical neuroscience, or science with clear relevance to neuroscience, with the term used in its broadest sense to include medical, technical, natural and social sciences as well as humanities. The Lundbeck Foundation Professor must be based at a non-commercial Danish research institution and is expected to spend the majority of their time on the project.

Visiting Professorships

The Visiting Professorships program supports Danish biomedical research groups to invite foreign guest researchers at the professor level to Denmark for 2-6 months to encourage collaboration between excellent senior scientists in Denmark and international peers. The Lundbeck Foundation's ambition is to make Denmark leading in neuroscience research by funding relevant biomedical, health, clinical and other sciences in Denmark. The goal is to foster world-class research at Danish universities and Danish university hospitals through international collaboration, which is seen as one of the best ways to elevate the Danish research environment and strengthen the career path of the researchers involved. The visit must be of mutual benefit to both the Danish research group's/department's research activities as well as the guest's research endeavors. The research should be within the field of basic or clinical neuroscience, or science with clear relevance to or potential benefit for neuroscience, used in its broadest sense including medical, technical, natural and social sciences as well as humanities.