LEO Foundation Awards - for outstanding young skin researchers
LEO Foundation Dr Abildgaard Fellowships - for emerging research leaders
Research Grants - to support the best skin research projects worldwide
Education and Awareness Grants - to strengthen the pipeline of future researchers
Serendipity Grants - for novel and unexpected discoveries
Research Networking Grants - to enable knowledge-sharing and networking
LEO Foundation Visiting Researchers - fostering collaborations and exchange
Standalone grants - to strengthen excellent skin research
Application deadlines
Below, you’ll find the application deadlines for all our grants. Calls are announced on an ongoing basis.
Important: All calls close at 16:00 CET/CEST.
Use the dropdown menu to view detailed information and access application guides for each call.
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Research Grants (round 1) |
13 Nov 2025 | 08 Jan 2026 | ||
To support the best dermatology research projects worldwide. It is important that the applicant carefully reads the application guide before initiating the application process, as this document contains the complete call as well as detailed instructions for the application process. DEADLINE: 8 January 2026 (16:00 CET) |
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LEO Foundation Visiting Researchers (round 1) |
17 Nov 2025 | 13 Jan 2026 | ||
To stimulate a cohesive and agile skin research ecosystem by supporting temporary embedment of skin researchers in a foreign research environment with the aim of fostering genuine international collaborations and strengthening the exchange of knowledge, ideas, methodology, and technology between Danish and international skin research communities. DEADLINE: 13 January 2026 (16:00 CEST) |
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Research Networking Grants (round 1) |
17 Nov 2025 | 13 Jan 2026 | ||
Through our Research Networking Grants, we seek to enable knowledge-sharing and facilitate networking and collaborations within the skin research community by providing researchers and students with opportunities to present and discuss the newest research within their field. DEADLINE: 13 January 2026 (16:00 CEST) |
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Education and Awareness Grants (round 1) |
18 Nov 2025 | 14 Jan 2026 | ||
To strengthen the pipeline of future researchers within the fields of medicine, chemistry, and pharmacy, and to raise awareness about science, including skin and skin diseases. It is important that the applicant carefully reads the application guide before initiating the application process, as this document contains the complete call as well as detailed instructions for the application process. DEADLINE: 14 January 2026 (16:00 CET) |
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LEO Foundation Dr Abildgaard Fellowships |
18 Dec 2025 | 19 Mar 2026 | ||
For talented, emerging research leaders with ambitions to establish or expand an independent research group at a Danish institution, and to pursue novel and important research questions within skin and skin diseases. Grants of DKK 12 million are awarded for a five-year period. DEADLINE: 19 March 2026 (16:00 CEST) |
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Research Grants (round 2) |
22 Jan 2026 | 19 Mar 2026 | ||
To support the best dermatology research projects worldwide. It is important that the applicant carefully reads the application guide before initiating the application process, as this document contains the complete call as well as detailed instructions for the application process. DEADLINE: 19 March 2026 (16:00 CEST) |
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Education and Awareness Grants (round 2) |
17 Feb 2026 | 14 Apr 2026 | ||
To strengthen the pipeline of future researchers within the fields of medicine, chemistry, and pharmacy, and to raise awareness about science, including skin and skin diseases. It is important that the applicant carefully reads the application guide before initiating the application process, as this document contains the complete call as well as detailed instructions for the application process. DEADLINE: 14 April 2026 (16:00 CEST) |
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Serendipity Grants |
26 Mar 2026 | 21 May 2026 | ||
For novel and unexpected, also known as serendipitous, discoveries made by current LEO Foundation Grants of up to DKK 4 million are awarded for a two-year period. DEADLINE: 21 May 2026 (16:00 CEST) |
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LEO Foundation Visiting Researchers (round 2) |
09 Apr 2026 | 04 Jun 2026 | ||
To stimulate a cohesive and agile skin research ecosystem by supporting temporary embedment of skin researchers in a foreign research environment with the aim of fostering genuine international collaborations and strengthening the exchange of knowledge, ideas, methodology, and technology between Danish and international skin research communities. DEADLINE: 4 June 2026 (16:00 CEST) |
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Research Networking Grants (round 2) |
09 Apr 2026 | 04 Jun 2026 | ||
Through our Research Networking Grants, we seek to enable knowledge-sharing and facilitate networking and collaborations within the skin research community by providing researchers and students with opportunities to present and discuss the newest research within their field. DEADLINE: 4 June 2026 (16:00 CEST) |
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Research Grants (round 3) |
29 Jun 2026 | 25 Aug 2026 | ||
To support the best dermatology research projects worldwide. It is important that the applicant carefully reads the application guide before initiating the application process, as this document contains the complete call as well as detailed instructions for the application process. DEADLINE: 25 August 2026 (16:00 CEST) |
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Education and Awareness Grants (round 3) |
04 Aug 2026 | 22 Sep 2026 | ||
To strengthen the pipeline of future researchers within the fields of medicine, chemistry, and pharmacy, and to raise awareness about science, including skin and skin diseases. It is important that the applicant carefully reads the application guide before initiating the application process, as this document contains the complete call as well as detailed instructions for the application process. DEADLINE: 22 September 2026 (16:00 CEST) |
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The skin is the largest organ of the body
We pave the way for curing skin diseases by catalyzing outstanding research that pioneers new discoveries and transforms our understanding of the skin and its diseases.
Covering two square meters and performing many functions, the skin is a vital organ of the body, providing a defense against everything from infections to sun and cold. But what happens in the skin when, for example, eczema or psoriasis occurs? Skin diseases are among the most common health problems worldwide, affecting around one in three people. We have become significantly better at treating the 1,500 or so known skin diseases, but many patients still lack effective treatments
Much more research is required to provide better diagnoses, treatments and perhaps even cures for the millions of people living with skin diseases.
At the LEO Foundation, we support free and independent skin research of the highest quality that can pioneer discoveries and transform our understanding of the skin and its diseases. We also provide grants for education and awareness activities that strengthen the talent base for the next generation of researchers, and promote and communicate science to the public.
We support research and activities that improve our understanding of the skin, including the medicinal, biological, chemical, and pharmacological mechanisms involved in skin diseases.
We also support research and activities addressing clinical issues among people who are in risk of developing, or have developed, a skin disease, including how it impacts their quality of life and the societal costs involved.
Finally, we support education and awareness activities in Denmark, within the fields of medicine, chemistry and pharmacy.