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LF Professorships 2027 – expression of interest

The Lundbeck Foundation’s LF Professorships 2027 offer up to DKK 40 million over six years to neuroscience researchers qualified to full-professor level with demonstrated research leadership, through a two-step process starting with a short expression of interest. This guide covers research areas consistent with the scheme, eligibility and readiness checks, what assessment panels typically value and how to prepare for the 14 January 2027 expression of interest deadline.

Pubrica InsightsEditorial team, reviewed by a subject specialist
Next deadline
14 January 2027
Last checked
10 November 2026
Funder
Lundbeck Foundation
Sources
1
Apply through the official call

Key dates

Application deadline
14 January 2027
Details last checked
10 November 2026
Apply through the official call

About the call

Funder
Lundbeck Foundation
Country
Denmark
Scheme type
Programme
Funding
Up to DKK 40 million over 6 years
Eligibility
Neuroscience researchers qualified to full-professor level with demonstrated research leadership; two-step process starting with a short expression of interest.
Scope
Life sciences

Topics consistent with the call

  • Molecular and cellular neuroscience of brain function and disease
  • Systems and circuit neuroscience, including neural coding and behaviour
  • Neurodegenerative disorders and mechanisms of neuronal loss
  • Psychiatric disorders and their biological basis
  • Neurodevelopment and the formation of brain circuits
  • Translational and clinical neuroscience linking mechanisms to patients

Based on the published scope; the official page sets out the full themes and requirements.

Is your work a fit? Check before you apply

  1. Confirm your research falls within neuroscience as defined in the call.
  2. Check that you are qualified to full-professor level with demonstrated research leadership.
  3. Confirm host institution and location requirements in the Lundbeck Foundation call documents.
  4. Prepare a concise expression of interest that sets out an ambitious six-year programme.
  5. Submit a complete, institutionally approved expression of interest before 14 January 2027.

Why This Funding Call Matters

Neuroscience faces major open questions about how the brain works and why it fails in neurological and psychiatric disease. Long-term, substantial funding allows senior researchers to pursue ambitious programmes and build strong teams. A professorship of up to DKK 40 million over six years offers the stability to undertake such work, and the two-step process allows applicants to test their idea through a short expression of interest before preparing a full application.

Who Should Apply

Academic backgrounds

  • Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Psychiatry
  • Neurobiology
  • Neuropharmacology

Institutions and sectors

  • Universities
  • University hospitals
  • Public research institutes

What Reviewers Typically Value

  1. An ambitious research vision that addresses fundamental questions in neuroscience.
  2. A strong track record of research leadership and scientific achievement.
  3. A credible plan for building and sustaining a research team over six years.
  4. Clear potential for the programme to strengthen the host research environment.

Ideas You Could Develop

Circuits of decision-makingA programme combining recording and manipulation of neural circuits to explain how the brain makes choices.
Early mechanisms of neurodegenerationA project identifying cellular changes that precede neuronal loss in a neurodegenerative disease.
Biology of psychiatric riskA programme linking genetic risk for a psychiatric disorder to changes in brain development and function.

Your Plan to the Deadline

A suggested schedule working back from 14 January 2027. Adjust it to the stage your work has reached.

  1. By 19 Nov 2026

    Read the call documents; confirm eligibility, budget limits, assessment criteria and institutional requirements.

  2. By 3 Dec 2026

    Agree the research question, aims, team and partners; contact your research office.

  3. By 17 Dec 2026

    Draft the case for support, methods, impact and budget.

  4. By 31 Dec 2026

    Obtain internal review, letters of support and institutional sign-off.

  5. By 9 Jan 2027

    Final checks against the funder’s guidance and formatting rules.

  6. By 14 Jan 2027

    Submit through the funder’s system before the deadline.

What you gain

  • Funding for the research, team and resources it needs.
  • Recognition from a competitive, peer-reviewed process.
  • Reviewer feedback that strengthens future applications.
  • A track record for larger grants and fellowships.

What happens after you apply

  1. Eligibility check: the funder confirms the application meets the call rules.
  2. Peer review: external reviewers assess the proposal against the published criteria.
  3. Panel: a committee ranks proposals; some schemes include an interview.
  4. Decision: outcomes are released on the funder’s timetable.
  5. Award: successful applicants agree terms and reporting requirements before starting.

What the Funder Are Looking For

The Lundbeck Foundation is looking for outstanding neuroscience researchers at full-professor level with demonstrated research leadership who can lead an ambitious programme over six years. Strong expressions of interest typically present a compelling scientific vision, a strong record of achievement and a realistic plan for building a team. Eligibility, host requirements and assessment criteria should be confirmed in the Lundbeck Foundation call documents.

Read the official pageThis guide summarises the opportunity. Confirm deadlines, eligibility and requirements on the official page before you plan your work, and record the date you checked it.Open the official page

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How Pubrica Can Help

Pubrica’s subject specialists can help you prepare a competitive proposal, planned back from the deadline. You remain the author of your work.

Grant writingProposal writing structured to the funder’s guidance and assessment criteria. Literature review and gap analysisThe evidence base and the gap your proposal addresses. Study designStudy design and methods that reviewers can assess. Statistical analysis planSample size and analysis plans for the proposal. Data management planData management and sharing plans to funder requirements. Proposal editingEditing of the full proposal for clarity and consistency.
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FAQs

Questions Researchers Ask

The next published deadline is 14 January 2027. Dates can change, so confirm them on the official page before you plan your work.

The call documents set out requirements for applicants and host institutions, which may include relocation to Denmark. Check the eligibility rules on the Lundbeck Foundation grants page and contact the Foundation if uncertain.

Neuroscience researchers qualified to full-professor level with demonstrated research leadership; two-step process starting with a short expression of interest. Confirm the full eligibility rules in the call documents.

Yes. Pubrica’s specialists can review, write, edit and format your proposal. You remain the author and the person responsible for the submission.

Sources

  1. Lundbeck Foundation. (2026). LF Professorships 2027 – expression of interest. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://lundbeckfonden.com/grants-prizes/apply-grants

How to cite this page

Pubrica Insights. (2026). LF Professorships 2027 – expression of interest. Pubrica. https://pubrica.com/insights/calls-and-conferences/lf-professorships-2027-expression-of-interest/

  • Lundbeck Foundation
  • Neuroscience
  • Professorship
  • Denmark
  • Research leadership

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