Leo Nielsen and Karen Margrethe Nielsen's Scholarship for Pharmaceutical Scientific Basic Research - Former Director Leo Nielsen and wife Karen Margrethe Nielsen's Scholarship for Pharmaceutical Scientific Basic Research

What the Leo Nielsen Scholarship gives you

You receive a grant of 20,000 to 50,000 DKK (about 2,700 to 6,700 EUR) for basic medical research. The money can cover running costs and equipment for your project, a student-assistant wage, or a research trip or stay abroad. The award comes from a private Danish foundation, set up in 1987 to support basic research in medicine. It prefers immunology, viral diseases and cell research, and in recent years has focused on one of these three fields per year, rotating between them. The grant rarely covers salaries.

Who can apply

• Level: You are a master's or doctoral student, or a younger researcher.
• Field: You work in basic medical research. Immunology, viral diseases and cell research are preferred.
• Age: For a research trip or stay abroad, you are no older than about 35.
• Nationality: Any nationality can apply.
• University: You can study or research at any institution.

How to apply

Send your application by post to the foundation's administrator in Copenhagen, in several copies. Include a detailed project description, your CV, a publication list and the application form. The deadline is 31 December each year. If it falls on a weekend, you have until the following Monday. Approved grants are paid out from March at the earliest.

If you are weighing other options alongside this medical research grant, our guide Scholarships in Denmark covers further funding available in Denmark.