Guide for applicants for Lundbeck Foundation Postdocs 2023
Deadline November 9, 2022 13:00 CET
Please note that this form is ONLY for applications for Lundbeck Foundation Postdocs.
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Applicants may only upload enclosures as pictures, not documents.
Applications must be submitted in English no later than November 9, 2022 13:00 CET via the
Lundbeck Foundation application system.
Please note that this is a guide showing the fields of the application form.
Your application must be submitted via Lundbeck Foundation’s application system.
Contact information
Field Description (if any) Help
E-mail
First name
Family name
Country
Address Institution – where you are
currently employed
Postal code Institution – where you are
currently employed
Phone Your phone number
Date of birth
Language
Gender
Academic degree Highest academic degree
Position 1
Position 2
Project Information
Field Description (if any) Help
Project title Max 100 characters
Summary of A description of the application that makes it
application possible for non-experts to understand what
it is about.
Max 1,500 characters
Project start No earlier than 1 April 2023 and no later
date than 31 December 2023.
Project end
date
Application form
Field Description (if any) Help
Type of postdoc 1. Scientist in Denmark who Further description of types
wish to conduct research at a 2 and 3:
research institution outside
Denmark for up to 36 months 2. Scientists from abroad
(and no less than 12 months) that already have a
and who plan to return to research position in
Denmark to continue the Denmark are eligible if the
research. employment is from March
2022 or later.
2. Scientist from abroad who
wish to conduct research in an 3. Scientists with at least 3
established Danish research years of PhD,
environment. postdoctoral, and/ or
industrial training in
3. Scientist in Denmark who another research
wish to continue to conduct environment and/ or topic by
research within their current the application deadline are
affiliated research environment eligible.
and already have had at least
3 years postdoctoral training in
another research environment
and/or on a different research
topic
Applicant's scientific List up to five of your most
achievements/discoveries important scientific
achievements/discoveries and
explain their impact. You are
welcome to refer to the list of
publications.
Max 3,000 characters
Applicant's level of Describe in your own words
independence your level of independence as
a researcher.
You can consider including
examples of your contribution
to innovative solutions to
scientific problems, your
experiences to formulate and
execute research projects
(study design, statistical
analysis of data, interpreting
the results), expertise in writing
scientific publications and grant
proposals and presentations.
Your work, if any, with
students, patients,
policymakers, and the public.
Teaching experiences if any.
Feel free also to describe your
future career plans. Do not
include information you already
have provided in the
application or in your included
CV.
Max 2,000 characters
Applicant's CV Note mandatory CV structure.
CV structure:
1. Personal data: name,
address, etc.
2. Education (for academic
degrees, list the date and year
of obtaining the degree)
3. Current and most recent
positions held. In case of
temporary employment, state
the termination date of the
employment contract
4. Scientific awards and
honours
5. Scientific focus areas
6. International relations
7. Supervision of students
8. Invited and keynote lectures
9. Research funding. List the
research funding you have
received thus far, if any
Max 10,000 characters
Full publication list for Only published scientific
applicant articles and reviews or articles
in press or preprints available
on public repositories.
Do not include citation reports
(i.e. impact factor, H-index,
etc). Please indicate author
role.
Max 50,000 characters
Project description Full project description - The following questions
including hypothesis/es, should be addressed as part
objectives, background, of an ambitious plan for the
preliminary data, methods and future research:
anticipated outcomes. What kind of new insights,
results and/or new tools and
Images (.jpg) should be pasted methods may your research
directly into the project produce? How will your
description. Maximum number research redefine the
of images: 5. Maximum file research in its respective
size per image: 1 Mb. It is field? How may your
important to respect the research have implications
maximum file size as images for human health?
will otherwise get cropped in
the resulting pdf. If you are planning a longer
stay in an international
Max 12,500 characters. research group, explain why
and how this will benefit the
research question you are
working with, and how you
think it will benefit your
research career.
The potential short- or Max 1,500 characters Describe how the project
long-term benefits for the will contribute to this.
advancement of
neuroscience and/or
therapies for nervous
system disorders
Anticipated project impact State in 3-5 bullet points the In the annual scientific
anticipated scientific and/or reports, you will be asked to
societal impact of the project assess the degree to which
assuming that the project the project’s anticipated
outcomes will be successfully impact has been realised.
realised at the end of the
project period. You will also be asked to
assess the degree to which
Note that the (number of) the anticipated outcomes
publications are not considered provide conclusive evidence
to create impact in their own confirming or dismissing the
right; only the results initial hypothesis/es.
presented therein can be
considered to create impact.
Max 500 characters
Gender dimension in the Describe the gender dimension Describe how the project
project in your project. takes into account
differences between gender
Max 1,000 characters in the experimental set-up
and analysis.
If it is not relevant to the
project, state why.
Do not describe the
composition of the research
group.
Literature references Max 10,000 characters Literature references cited
in the project description.
Description of the research Max 2,500 characters Provide information on the
environment(s) research environments in
Denmark, and – if relevant
to your application – abroad.
Explain why you have
chosen to work there.
Place(s) where the project Max 2,000 characters List the place(s) where the
will be carried out, project will be carried out:
including duration (months)
Research group, institution
and department.
Include the duration
(months).
Remember to upload
letter(s) of support from
head(s) of the research
groups who will host the
applicant in Denmark and, if
applicable, abroad.
Danish institution that will Max 500 characters Place in Denmark where the
administer the grant project will be administered:
Institution, department and
postal address.
Remember to upload a
letter of commitment from
the institution, who must
agree to administer the
entire grant amount.
Comments to the budget Budget information (funding State information regarding:
already obtained for the project - funding already obtained
or applied for from other for the project
sources) and additional - co-financing provided by
information, if any. your host institution
- funding applied from
Max 2,000 characters others
Note:
For applicants staying at
least 12 months abroad:
The relocation costs and/or
children lump sum - if
justified - must be a budget
entry in the application
Date of PhD degree You must have obtained a PhD
less than four years before the
application deadline
(calculated from the date on
the PhD diploma) or be able to
document that you are
expected to gain your PhD
within six months of the
application deadline.
Note rules for leave of absence
apply (see call text).
Maternity or paternity leave Number of weeks. The PhD seniority of
after PhD degree applicants will be reduced
If no leave enter 0. by the actual number of
weeks of leave multiplied by
1.5. The calculation will be
done by the Foundation.
Other types of leave Number of weeks. The PhD seniority of
applicants will be reduced
Other types of leave (illness or with the actual number of
family care) and/or clinical weeks for other types of
postgraduate education (klinisk leave; and reduced with 12
basisuddannelse) after PhD months for applicants with
degree. clinical postgraduate
education (Klinisk
If no leave enter 0. Basisuddannelse). The
calculation will be done by
the Foundation.
Budget
Field Description (if any) Help
Create entry For travel-related costs Only include budget items
(travel, accommodation, per applied for.
diem, conference fees, etc.), a
maximum of DKK 20.000/
year may be included in the
budget.
For applicants staying at least
12 months abroad (see call
text):
The relocation costs and/or
children lump sum related to
the stay(s)- if justified - must
be a separate budget entry in
the application. The sum of
the total budget may in this
case exceed DKK
800,000/year.
A maximum of 10% of the
budget may be reserved for
project-related, indirect costs,
if appropriately justified.
Type(s) of indirect costs and
the amount must be specified
in the budget.
Enclosures
Images
Field Description (if any) Help
Name
Description
Image (letters of support, Browse & Upload Here you can upload
CVs, etc.) Only: .jpg Letter(s) of Support, host
Max size per image: 1 mb CV, etc.
Max number of images: 4
Co-applicants and institute administrator
Field Description (if any) Help
E-mail Co-applicants and mentors
will receive an e-mail with a
link to confirm the
relationship to the applicant.
An application cannot be
submitted until a co-applicant
and/ or mentor has
confirmed this.
Institute administrators will
not receive an e-mail and will
not have to confirm.
Role -Co-applicant - Host and/or mentor CV
-Mentor (keep it short) can be added
-Institute administrator here (unless it is uploaded
as an enclosure)
- A mentor is an experienced
professional offering career
and personal advice to the
less experienced mentee. A
mentor should not have
direct management authority
in relation to the mentee.
- An institute administrator
can be added at any time to
help administer the
application and/ or grant if
applicable
First name
Family name
Phone
Gender
Position 1
Academic degree Highest academic degree
CV Max 2,500 characters Upload or write short (1-2
pages) CVs for co-applicants
and mentors
Publications Max 2,500 characters Upload or write short (1
page) publication lists for co-
applicants and mentors
mentioning only publications
relevant to the project
proposal
