# Visiting Professorships

**Funder:** Lundbeck Foundation
**Budget:** Up to DKK 500,000
**Duration:** 2-6 months
**Consortium:** No - individual applicant, hosted by a Danish non-commercial research institution
**Application:** Single stage
**Frequency:** Continuous
**Eligible countries:** DK
**Official call:** https://lundbeckfonden.com/apply-grants/visiting-professorships
**Last updated:** 11 Oct 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Supports Danish biomedical research leaders (full or associate professors) at non-commercial research institutions to invite an international guest professor to Denmark for 2-6 months. Covers travel, accommodation, running costs, technical support, but not visitor salary; application must be in English and entire grant managed by a Danish institution.

## Summary

Lundbeck Foundation Visiting Professorships fund up to DKK 500,000 to bring an international guest professor to Denmark for a 2-6 month collaborative visit in basic or clinical neuroscience. The grant is applied for by a Danish full or associate professor at a non-commercial research institution, who hosts and manages the visit. It covers the visitor's travel, accommodation, running costs and technical support, but not their salary.

## Who should apply

- Danish full or associate professors as the applying host
- Based at Danish non-commercial research institutions
- Working in basic or clinical neuroscience
- Able to name and secure an international visiting professor as partner
- Applications prepared and submitted in English

## Key dates

- Rolling deadline, applications accepted continuously
- Single-stage application process
- Visit duration of 2 to 6 months

## Tips for applicants

- Frame the application around the Danish host's research group, not the visitor's CV, the host institution manages and submits the application.
- Budget only for travel, accommodation, running costs and technical support; salary for the visiting professor is not covered.
- Because deadlines are rolling, submit as soon as the visit is planned rather than waiting for a fixed round.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does the Lundbeck Foundation Visiting Professorships grant pay?

Up to DKK 500,000, covering the visiting professor's travel, accommodation, running costs and technical support.

### Who can apply for a Lundbeck Foundation Visiting Professorship?

Danish full or associate professors at non-commercial research institutions who host an international guest professor for neuroscience research.

### Is there a deadline for the Lundbeck Foundation Visiting Professorships?

No, the call has a rolling deadline with continuous applications.

### Does the grant cover the visiting professor's salary?

No, it covers travel, accommodation, running costs and technical support, but not salary.

### How long can a visiting professorship last under this grant?

Between 2 and 6 months.

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