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RECRUIT — Grants for International Recruitment

RECRUIT — Grants for International Recruitment

Supports Danish institutions recruiting international academic talent across major career stages.

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The Novo Nordisk Foundation's RECRUIT programme is a mobility grant scheme designed to help Danish universities compete internationally for top academic talent by providing substantial, long-duration financial packages to support the recruitment of outstanding researchers at assistant-professor, associate-professor, and full-professor career levels. The Autumn 2026 call opened on 5 May 2026 and cl

Nomination-based grants for Danish universities to recruit internationally competitive researchers at assistant-, associate-, and full-professor level in natural and technical sciences, biotechnology, and sustainability.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.12–84 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 29 Jul 2026Source: novonordiskfonden.dk