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[Lundbeck Foundation](https://lundbeckfonden.com/en)

August 2027 (Application deadline)

Up to DKK 2.3 million for up to two years

Supports bold, high-risk, early-stage research ideas with transformative potential for neuroscience or nervous system disorders.

Research must be based at a non-commercial Danish research institution or hospital, predominantly in Denmark.

--- ## Description LF Experiment is a Lundbeck Foundation programme supporting extraordinary research ideas that challenge established thinking in neuroscience. It seeks unique, high-risk projects in their early phase that could transform understanding of an important topic, open a new research field, or create a novel method or technology. Projects must clearly benefit neuroscience and/or the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of nervous system disorders. The programme welcomes cross-disciplinary approaches that generate insights into biological mechanisms, trial design and emerging technologies. Evaluation centres on the idea rather than previous scientific merits. The programme forms part of the Foundation’s ambition to strengthen neuroscience in Denmark and foster world-class research at Danish universities and hospitals, while supporting scientists at all career levels. --- ## Due Dates - August 2027: Application deadline (anticipated). *All dates are projected based on the annual cycle; check the program page for updates.* --- ## Funding Amount Applicants may request up to DKK 2.3 million for up to two years, covering project-related staff and non-staff costs. The 2026 call allocated up to DKK 60 million, subject to sufficient application quality. The programme page is marked for revision; the following detailed funding rules are from the 2026 call and guide. - PhD salaries cannot be funded. - Permanently employed scientific staff and tenure-track applicants cannot request their own salary. - Hiring other academic staff requires both: - At least four years of post-PhD research experience. - A project period entirely within the applicant’s current employment contract. - Non-university Danish research institutions and hospitals may reserve up to 10% for project-related indirect costs. - Danish university applicants should consult the [project supplement model](https://dkuni.dk/aftale-om-en-faelles-model-for-finansiering-af-forskningsprojekter/). - Conference costs are capped at DKK 20,000 annually per grant-funded scientific full-time equivalent. - Hybrid Open Access costs cannot be funded; Green Open Access publication is required. - Salary budgets must reflect anticipated actual costs; individual supplements require specification and Foundation approval. The host institution is expected to approve the submitted budget. Budget comments must identify existing funding, host co-financing and funding requested elsewhere, without identifying applicants, affiliations or staff. --- ## Eligibility Eligible applicants must: - Hold a PhD by the application deadline; researchers at all career levels may apply. - Base the research at a non-commercial Danish research institution or hospital. - Perform the majority of research activities in Denmark. - Propose bold, early-phase research with transformative potential and clear neuroscience relevance. - Be the clear project driver when collaborating (these are individual grants). - Submit only one application; co-applicants and mentors cannot be assigned. Additional requirements: - Active LF Experiment grant holders at the 2026 deadline were ineligible for the 2026 call. - Unfunded 2026 applicants scoring in the top 30% may apply in 2027. - Applicants scoring outside the top 30% in 2026 cannot apply in 2027. - Applicants receiving an administrative rejection in 2026 cannot apply in 2027. Women and scientists from diverse ethnic backgrounds, particularly groups traditionally underrepresented in academia, are especially encouraged to apply. Administrators may be added only after an award. --- ## Application Process - **Submission:** Apply in English through the [Foundation’s application system](https://nomination.lundbeckfonden.com/login). - **Guidelines:** Read the [2026 call](https://lundbeckfonden.com/files/media/document/Call%20Text%20LF%20Experiment%202026.pdf) and [applicant guide](https://lundbeckfonden.com/files/media/document/Guide%20for%20applicants%20LF%20Experiment%202026.pdf). - **Required documents:** Project proposal, budget, CV, host support letter, and critical-collaborator letters where relevant. - **Anonymity:** Anonymise the proposal, budget, budget comments, pictures, and attachment filenames and descriptions. - **Stages:** Formal eligibility screening, anonymous Talent Panel review, then Research and Prize Committee CV approval. - **Notification:** Decisions follow committee review; an email receipt confirms application submission. Only material submitted through the application system before the deadline is considered. Failure to follow both the call and guide results in administrative rejection. --- ## Additional Information ### Application content The 2026 guide requires the project description to follow this A–I order: - Project title. - In a nutshell: key question, result and impact in lay terms. - Research idea and context. - Proposed method of solution or concept. - Major gain and obstacles, including success criteria and next steps. - Anticipated outcomes, including neuroscience relevance. - Appropriateness: why conventional funding is unlikely. - Probable objections and responses. - References included within the description, not as a separate attachment. The application also requires a roadmap to impact, resubmission history and changes where applicable, and disclosure of any AI tools used and how they were used. Collaboration details belong in the application summary, which is blinded to reviewers. The CV should include ORCID, a permanent email if different from the profile email, and post-PhD research experience. CV and support-letter contents need not be anonymous; their filenames and descriptions must be generic and contain no identifying names or initials. The signed host letter must confirm employment status and contract end date where relevant, salary coverage or request, post-PhD experience, alignment with host strategy, and the host’s commitment to manage the grant and provide infrastructure, facilities and administrative support. Critical-collaborator letters should briefly confirm essential collaboration. Consult the guide for character limits and attachment specifications. ### Evaluation Talent Panel scoring considers: - Originality and fit with the LF Experiment call. - Potential for transformative understanding of a topic. - Potential for a novel method or technology. - Likelihood of support from conventional funding schemes. - Potential impact on neuroscience and/or human health. - Feasibility of the roadmap to impact. Applications are ranked by overall score. Each reviewer may cast one decisive vote for an extraordinary application; applications receiving these votes rank highest. The Research and Prize Committee checks selected applicants’ CVs to confirm their qualifications. ### Award conditions and surveys Successful applicants must sign the Foundation’s general grant conditions. Scientific reports assess whether anticipated outcomes were realised and whether they confirm or dismiss the initial hypotheses. For the 2026 call, applicants were expected to complete up to two short Copenhagen Business School surveys: one after submission and a second only for rejected applicants. Responses do not affect current or future funding evaluations, are anonymised before analysis, and are reported to the Foundation only in aggregate. --- ## External Links - [LF Experiment programme page](https://lundbeckfonden.com/apply-grants/lf-experiment) - [2026 call text and host-letter template](https://lundbeckfonden.com/files/media/document/Call%20Text%20LF%20Experiment%202026.pdf) - [2026 applicant guide](https://lundbeckfonden.com/files/media/document/Guide%20for%20applicants%20LF%20Experiment%202026.pdf) - [Application system](https://nomination.lundbeckfonden.com/login) - [General applicant eligibility criteria](https://lundbeckfonden.com/grants-prizes/applicants) --- ## Contact Information | Contact | Email | Phone | Webpage | |---|---|---|---| | Anette Høye, Senior Scientific Programme Manager | ah@lundbeckfonden.com | +45 3912 8005 | [Profile](https://lundbeckfonden.com/om-os/moed-os/anette-hoeye) | | Peter Thostrup, Scientific Programme Director, Open Programmes | pth@lundbeckfonden.com | +45 3912 8021 | [Profile](https://lundbeckfonden.com/om-os/moed-os/peter-thostrup) | | Lundbeck Foundation | | +45 39 12 80 11 | [Contact page](https://lundbeckfonden.com/en/contact-the-lundbeck-foundation) |76:T569,## Grant Eligibility Requirements ### Organization Type - The research must be hosted by a non-commercial research institution or hospital (i.e., not a commercial/for-profit company). ### Degree Requirements - The applicant must hold a PhD by the application deadline. ### Geographic/Institutional - The research must be based at a Danish research institution or hospital. - The majority of the research activities must be performed in Denmark. ### Prior Funding / Proposal Limits - Each applicant may submit only one application. - Researchers holding an active LF Experiment grant at the time of the call deadline were not eligible for the 2026 call. - 2026 applicants who scored in the top 30% of applications but were not funded may apply in 2027; those scoring outside the top 30% cannot apply in 2027. - 2026 applicants who received an administrative rejection cannot apply in 2027. ### Other Eligibility Requirements - LF Experiment grants are individual grants: where a project involves collaboration, the applicant must be the clear driver of the project. - Co-applicants and mentors cannot be assigned to the application (an institute administrator can only be added if the grant is awarded). - Proposals must be bold, early-phase research with transformative potential and clear relevance to neuroscience; proposals without clear relevance to neuroscience are rejected.77:Tf66,Funder: Lundbeck Foundation Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Application deadline) Funding Amounts: Up to DKK 2.3 million for up to two years Summary: Supports bold, high-risk, early-stage research ideas with transformative potential for neuroscience or nervous system disorders. Key Information: Research must be based at a non-commercial Danish research institution or hospital, predominantly in Denmark. --- ## Description LF Experiment is a Lundbeck Foundation programme supporting extraordinary research ideas that challenge established thinking in neuroscience. It seeks unique, high-risk projects in their early phase that could transform understanding of an important topic, open a new research field, or create a novel method or technology. Projects must clearly benefit neuroscience and/or the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of nervous system disorders. The programme welcomes cross-disciplinary approaches that generate insights into biological mechanisms, trial design and emerging technologies. Evaluation centres on the idea rather than previous scientific merits. The programme forms part of the Foundation’s ambition to strengthen neuroscience in Denmark and foster world-class research at Danish universities and hospitals, while supporting scientists at all career levels. --- --- ## Funding Amount Applicants may request up to DKK 2.3 million for up to two years, covering project-related staff and non-staff costs. The 2026 call allocated up to DKK 60 million, subject to sufficient application quality. The programme page is marked for revision; the following detailed funding rules are from the 2026 call and guide. - PhD salaries cannot be funded. - Permanently employed scientific staff and tenure-track applicants cannot request their own salary. - Hiring other academic staff requires both: - At least four years of post-PhD research experience. - A project period entirely within the applicant’s current employment contract. - Conference costs are capped at DKK 20,000 annually per grant-funded scientific full-time equivalent. - Hybrid Open Access costs cannot be funded; Green Open Access publication is required. - Salary budgets must reflect anticipated actual costs; individual supplements require specification and Foundation approval. ## Eligibility Eligible applicants must: - Hold a PhD by the application deadline; researchers at all career levels may apply. - Propose bold, early-phase research with transformative potential and clear neuroscience relevance. - Be the clear project driver when collaborating (these are individual grants). - Submit only one application; co-applicants and mentors cannot be assigned. Additional requirements: - Active LF Experiment grant holders at the 2026 deadline were ineligible for the 2026 call. - Unfunded 2026 applicants scoring in the top 30% may apply in 2027. - Applicants scoring outside the top 30% in 2026 cannot apply in 2027. - Applicants receiving an administrative rejection in 2026 cannot apply in 2027. ### Application content The CV should include ORCID, a permanent email if different from the profile email, and post-PhD research experience. CV and support-letter contents need not be anonymous; their filenames and descriptions must be generic and contain no identifying names or initials. ### Evaluation Talent Panel scoring considers: - Originality and fit with the LF Experiment call. - Potential for transformative understanding of a topic. - Potential for a novel method or technology. - Likelihood of support from conventional funding schemes. - Potential impact on neuroscience and/or human health. - Feasibility of the roadmap to impact. 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