Project Grants in Bioscience and Basic Biomedicine
Supports Danish research projects in bioscience and basic biomedicine, including studies on microbiota-host interactions, to advance understanding of fundamental mechanisms in human health and disease.
Funder: Novo Nordisk Foundation
Due Dates: June 18, 2026 (call opens) | September 1, 2026 (full application deadline)
Funding Amounts: DKK 1–4.5 million per grant for 1–3 years; total call budget DKK 104 million (DKK 12 million earmarked for microbiota-host projects)
Summary: Supports Danish fundamental research projects in bioscience and basic biomedicine, including a focus on microbiota-host interactions.
Key Information: Only one application per year per researcher for project grants in this and related NNF categories.
Description
This grant supports high-level research projects in bioscience and basic biomedicine at Danish universities, hospitals, or non-profit research institutions. The aim is to advance understanding of the human organism and the fundamental mechanisms underlying human health and disease, with a broad scope that includes molecular biology, cell biology, bioinformatics, genetics, microbiology, pharmacology, and related fields. The 2026 call also earmarks funding for projects on microbiota-host interactions, emphasizing their molecular mechanisms and physiological roles.
Research funded by this grant typically involves animal, cellular, subcellular, or in silico model systems. Projects are expected to be of international standard and to contribute to the advancement of health-related knowledge.
