The Novo Nordisk Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad 2026 is now accepting applications. Candidates are urged to visit here to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
About Novo Nordisk Foundation - Postdoc Fellowship for Research Abroad
Opportunity Details
- Date Published: October 30, 2025
- Application Deadline: January 13, 2026
- Category: Grants
- Oppotunity Locations: Denmark
The purpose is to support internationalisation of promising and ambitious young researchers and enable them to do post-doctoral research abroad and facilitating the return to, and integration in, the Danish academic research environment. The fellowship offers an opportunity to carry out a research project within bioscience and basic biomedicine, where 3 years are dedicated to work at a university, hospital or other research institution abroad, followed by up to 1 year at a university, hospital or other research institution in Denmark.
Benefits of Novo Nordisk Foundation - Postdoc Fellowship for Research Abroad
- A total of up to DKK 15 million is available for grants. The total duration of the fellowship is 4 years.
Novo Nordisk Foundation - Postdoc Fellowship for Research Abroad Requirements
- Will carry out research for at least 3 years abroad, followed by up to 1 year in Denmark.
- Has obtained a PhD degree within 5 years of the fellowship start date (excluding leave of absence).
- Has considerable prior association to the Danish education or research community, e.g., by having a Danish master's degree or PhD or several years of research experience at a Danish institution and has a clear intention of returning to Denmark after the stay abroad.
- Has at least one first author paper accepted for publication or published.
- Can apply as a PhD-student if the supervisor signs a declaration stating that the applicant is expected to graduate before the start date of the fellowship.
- Can apply if a postdoctoral stay abroad has already started. However, the time spent as postdoc abroad must not exceed 1 year at the time of application.
- Has established contact with the laboratory abroad and has support from the principal investigator/lab head at the foreign research institution.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
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Application Deadline
13 January, 2026
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