DFF-International Postdoctoral Grant
Supports Danish postdoctoral talent with grants for international placements and cross-border scientific collaboration.
The DFF-International Postdoctoral Grant is Independent Research Fund Denmark's mobility instrument for early-career researchers who completed their PhD within the past three years. The autumn 2026 call (E26) closes on 5 November 2026 at 12:00 noon Danish time. Awards of up to DKK 1,550,000 excluding institutional overhead fund two-year international research stays, making this one of the smaller …
Funds two-year international research stays for early-career Danish researchers across all scientific fields, requiring at least 12 consecutive months abroad.
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