# Prevention Lab

**Funder:** Danish Cancer Society
**Budget:** Total DKK 25 mio. over 2024-2027
**Deadline:** 29 September 2026 (15:00 Danish time)
**Duration:** 2024-2027
**Consortium:** Required — a Danish practice partner (e.g. municipality, GP, hospital department, patient organisation, or company) and a researcher from a recognised research institution, as applicant or co-applicant
**Application:** Single stage
**Frequency:** Annual
**Next round:** 2027-09
**Eligible countries:** DK
**Official call:** https://www.cancer.dk/prevention-lab/soeg-stoette/
**Last updated:** 13 Sept 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Funds practice-oriented, innovative prevention and health-promotion research projects within Danish Cancer Society's prevention policy; requires participation of both a Danish practice actor and an affiliated researcher; results should target peer-reviewed publication.

## Summary

Prevention Lab is a Danish Cancer Society call funding practice-oriented prevention and health-promotion research, with a total budget of DKK 25 million over the 2024-2027 period. It requires a consortium pairing a Danish practice partner, such as a municipality, GP, hospital department, patient organisation, or company, with a researcher from a recognised institution. The call runs annually and results are expected to lead to peer-reviewed publication.

## Who should apply

- Researchers at recognised Danish or affiliated research institutions
- Danish practice actors such as municipalities, GPs, hospital departments, patient organisations, or companies
- Teams working on prevention or health-promotion research relevant to cancer
- Applicants able to form a joint researcher-practice consortium before submission

## Key dates

- Deadline: 29 September 2026, 15:00 Danish time
- Single-stage application process
- Project period runs 2024-2027; next round expected September 2027

## Tips for applicants

- Secure a formal commitment from the practice partner early, the consortium requirement is gating, not just preferred.
- Frame the project around Danish Cancer Society's stated prevention policy priorities rather than general oncology research.
- Plan for peer-reviewed publication as an explicit output; reviewers look for a clear dissemination pathway.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does the Prevention Lab grant from the Danish Cancer Society pay?

The call has a total budget of DKK 25 million allocated across the 2024-2027 period, shared across funded projects.

### Who can apply for Prevention Lab?

Applications must include a Danish practice partner, such as a municipality, GP, hospital department, patient organisation, or company, together with a researcher from a recognised research institution as applicant or co-applicant.

### Is Prevention Lab a recurring call?

Yes, it runs annually, with the next round expected in September 2027.

### Does Prevention Lab require a consortium?

Yes, a Danish practice actor and an affiliated researcher must both participate, either as applicant or co-applicant.

### What kind of research does Prevention Lab fund?

It funds practice-oriented, innovative prevention and health-promotion research aligned with the Danish Cancer Society's prevention policy, with results intended for peer-reviewed publication.

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