Applications Invited for Research Grants in open competition

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About the Organization

The LEO Foundation is one of Denmark’s largest enterprise foundations and an engaged owner of the pharmaceutical company LEO Pharma. The Foundation’s main objective is to ensure the company’s long-term development and success as a global leader in dermatology, delivering outstanding results.

Besides the ownership, the Foundation provides philanthropic grants with the aim to support the best international research in skin diseases and make Denmark a global beacon for skin research.

About the Grant

With the Research Grants in Open Competition program, the LEO Foundation aims to support the best dermatology research projects worldwide.

The proposed activities can be within basic, translational, technical, epidemiological, or clinical research.

We welcome applications for research projects that improve the understanding of skin biology, as well as the underlying medicinal, biological, chemical, or pharmacological mechanisms of dermatological diseases and their symptoms.

We also welcome applications that address clinical issues among people who are at risk of developing, or have developed, a skin disease, including how it impacts their quality of life and the societal costs involved

The LEO Foundation only supports investigator-initiated clinical trials, i.e., the applicant has conceived the proposed research project, and will conduct and publish the involved trial or study independent of commercial interests.

The Foundation does not support:

• Projects on skin cancer (e.g., melanoma, CTCL, BCC and SCC), at present. However, research using skin cancer models may be permitted if the models are used as tools to investigate other aspects of skin biology or skin diseases.
• Research projects involving commercial companies.
• Research projects involving drug testing for commercial purposes.

Funding

The typical amount approved for funding of a research grant is DKK 2-4 million. The following types of expenses are covered:

• Salary and mandatory benefits for employees including main applicant (see note below on salary justification)
• Running costs / operating expenses incl bench fees Equipment
• Publication costs
• Travel and conference expenses
• Tuition fees for PhD students
• Administrative costs up to 5%

For Danish universities, administrative costs and bench fees are replaced by project supplements.

 Costs NOT covered include: Salary for student workers, graduates and undergraduates (i.e., below PhD student level).

Eligibility

• Any researcher who has obtained at least a PhD degree or equivalent academic qualifications may apply.
• The applicant must be affiliated with a university, hospital, or other non-profit organization.
• The LEO Foundation welcomes applicants from anywhere in the world.

How to Apply

Deadline: 12 Sep 2024  

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