LF Postdocs 2022

The Lundbeck Foundation awards grants worth DKK 70 million to postdoc projects

31 biomedical science researchers are receiving a grant

Postdocs 2022

One of the Lundbeck Foundation’s strategic goals is to make Denmark one of the world’s leading neuroscience nations – and the LF Postdoc programme is one of the tools the Foundation uses to achieve this.

LF Postdocs research grants are aimed at young, highly qualified scientists working in the field of biomedical sciences – and the 2022 grants were recently announced.

31 grants were awarded in all, and recipients include projects on neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and ALS. The 31 projects will receive a total of DKK 70 million – an average of almost DKK 2,250,000 per grant.

Grants are divided into two categories: so-called general postdocs and clinical postdocs. The former must be able to contribute to progress in the field of brain research, and the latter cover all specialist clinical fields. 23 of the 31 projects belong to the general postdocs category.

All recipients hold a PhD in their field, and they are now looking to specialise further, with a view to a long career in research. An LF Postdoc grant offers an opportunity to realise this ambition by funding the project the recipient wants to tackle, and the grant also includes a salary for the recipient.

The 2022 pool of applicants for postdoc grants was both extensive and of an extremely high professional and academic standard.
Anette Høye, Scientific Project Manager  - The Lundbeck Foundation

An international perspective is a high priority when the Lundbeck Foundation allocates postdoc grants. This means that researchers from abroad are welcome to apply for funding to conduct research at a Danish university, hospital or special institution. It also allows for Danish researchers to apply for a postdoc grant for projects partially conducted at an academic institution overseas. This applies to eight of this year’s recipients of general LF Postdoc grants.

‘Mobility is the keyword when it comes to our postdoc grants,’ says Anette Høye, scientific project manager at the Lundbeck Foundation and one of the drivers behind the postdoc programme.

‘You need to be willing to apply to the places that offer opportunities to learn – and to be willing to embark on a new field of research if it provides particular potential for development. Lots of researchers are willing to do this, and the 2022 pool of applicants for postdoc grants was both extensive and of an extremely high professional and academic standard.’

All applications were evaluated by the Lundbeck Foundation Talent Panel, made up of 15 leading researchers from a wide range of countries.

A general LF Postdoc grant is usually paid out over a period of two to three years. A clinical postdoc grant is paid out over two to five years and enables the recipient to conduct research alongside medical specialty training.

The following researchers have been awarded a 2022 LF Postdoc grant: