Villum Investigator
Funds internationally experienced Danish university researchers to advance long-term strategic research projects.
The Villum Investigator 2026 program is a biennial large-scale research grant from the Villum Foundation — the technical and natural sciences arm of the VELUX FONDEN group in Denmark — offering individual awards of up to DKK 30 million over a six-year period to experienced researchers at Danish universities or GEUS (the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland). The 2026 cycle has a total budget…
Curiosity-driven foundational research in technical and natural sciences by experienced investigators at Danish universities or GEUS; health and veterinary research are excluded.
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