Apply for LEO Foundation Dr Abildgaard Fellowships
About LEO Foundation Dr Abildgaard Fellowships
With the LEO Foundation Dr Abildgaard Fellowships program, we aim to support promising, 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.
Eligible candidates have between two and eight years of research experience since completing their PhD degree. For detailed information on eligibility criteria, please refer to the application guide below.
Previous years’ Fellowship calls have included specific research themes, but in 2025 there are no thematic requirements.
We expect to award up to five Fellowships this year.
How to apply
The LEO Foundation Dr Abildgaard Fellowships program is announced once a year in open competition.
Please read the application guide for the full call text and further information about the eligibility criteria, evaluation process, and requirements for the content of the application.
Application deadline
The call closes at 16:00 (CET/CEST).
| Grant | Opens | Deadline | ||
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LEO Foundation Dr Abildgaard Fellowships |
16 Jan 2025 | 02 Apr 2025 | Apply now | |
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: 2 April 2025 (16:00 CEST) |
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Meet the Dr Abildgaard Fellows
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About Dr Abildgaard
The LEO Foundation was established in 1984 by Dr.h.c. Knud E. Abildgaard, who at the time was the owner of LEO Pharma.
