Science Education and Communication (SEC)

Background

The Lundbeck Foundation wishes to strengthen dissemination and engagement of research-based knowledge within society, with a particular focus on neuroscience and brain related disorders.

Science Education Projects

The Lundbeck Foundation welcome applications for funding for science education projects at high school level or above, which either directly or indirectly reinforce understanding of the brain and the nervous system, and/or which help promote better understanding of brain disorders and their consequences.
Projects must be firmly rooted in the environments in which the projects will be implemented. Therefore, projects must have the clear support of an educational institution.

Science Communication Projects

The Lundbeck Foundation welcome applications for funding for projects that: elucidate the conditions of health research, promote better understanding of the brain and the nervous system, and/or which help promote better understanding of brain disorders and their consequences.
In order to be considered for funding, applicants must clearly describe the connection between the proposed project and expected results.

Who can apply?

Applicants and co-applicants must have relevant experience for the proposed project and the project must be based in Denmark.

The main applicant can only apply once per year.

You cannot apply for projects or events that have been held before expected approval of grants.

 How to apply?

You must submit your application, written in Danish or English, via the Lundbeck Foundation’s application system 

Your application must include the following:

• Summary of the project
• Purpose and aim(s)
• Target group(s)
• Project description
• Expected impact and indicators
• Future anchoring of the project
• Detailed budget
• Applicant’s CV
• Letters of support from the host institution, and/ or other relevant institutions and collaborators

Please see the Guide for Applicants and the application form for further requirements and details

You are welcome to contact Scientific Project Manager Anette Høye (ah@lundbeckfonden.com) if you have any questions regarding your application.

Evaluation process

The evaluation will be based on (listed in no particular order):

• Relevant experience and commitment of applicant
• Choice and relevance of co-applicants/ partners
• Choice of target audience and activity
• The link between the activity and expected main outcomes
• The feasibility and possible pitfalls of the project
• Relevance to neuroscience and/or science
• How the proposed activities, including measures of success and sharing of learnings, are monitored and evaluated
• Value for money

Applications will be evaluated by Lundbeck Foundation’s representatives from the Grants & Prizes and Corporate Affairs departments. They make recommendations for funding to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees who takes the final decision.

Important dates:
Applications should be submitted before 13:00 CET on the day of the deadline.

Deadlines:                         Expected approval of grants:
February 9                         medio April
April 12                               medio June
June 29                              ultimo September
October 12                         medio December

What are the grant conditions?

If your application is successful, a contract will be drafted. As part of this process, you and your host institution (if relevant) will be required to accept Lundbeck Foundation’s General Terms and Conditions for Research Grants, as well as, individual, project-specific amendments, which will be subject to negotiation.

The purpose of the Lundbeck Foundation is to create powerful ripple effects that bring discoveries to lives through investing actively in business and science at the frontiers of their fields