In order to apply for a Visiting Researcher Grant, the following requirements must be fulfilled:

• Application can be submitted by senior academics (senior lecturer/associate professor or above).
• At the time of allocation of the grant, you must be employed at a university outside Denmark.
• You must be able to document your intended collaboration with one or more researchers at a Danish research institution (a letter of support from the collaborating host principal investigator should be included).
• You must have an academic degree at PhD level or higher.
• You must have an excellent academic record.
• You must be able to document teaching experience.
• You must be willing to teach/give lectures or participate in organising education or networking activities offered by DDEA and/or review applications for DDEA.

Please also consult our Funding Terms.

Applications must be written in English and submitted via our online application form.

Please note that you must have a user login to the DDEA Grant Website before you can submit an application. 

You can edit and review your data before the final submission. After submitting your final application, you will receive an email acknowledging receipt of your application – if you do not receive this email, please contact the DDEA Secretariat at ouh.ddea@rsyd.dk to make sure that your application has been successfully submitted. Please note that the date of submission stated in the e-mail is the date when you created the application.

You must upload your application in one single PDF file!

The application should include the following documents, which should be numbered as specified below: 

0. Title page: Name of applicant, project title, name and affiliation of host principal investigator.

1. Abstract in English (half A4 page).

2. Lay abstract in Danish (half A4 page) (please ask your principal investigator to help you write this abstract).

3. Project description including:

• Specific aims including purpose of visit
• Preliminary studies (if applicable)
• Research design and methods
• Literature cited (no page limit)
• Detailed budget
• Detailed time schedule for the project

The page limit for the project description is five pages (font size 12, single spacing), including figures and tables, but excluding references. We will not consider applications with research plans exceeding the page limit.

4. Motivation letter (max. one A4 page), including:

• Description of expected benefit to Danish diabetes and/or classical endocrine research
• Description of how you as a DDEA Visiting Researcher may contribute to the DDEA education and networking activities
• Opportunities for knowledge exchange between the Danish host institution and your home institution
• Future career plans

5. A short description (one to two A4 pages) on how your research project relates to the four DDEA funding focus areas*: Internationalisation, interdisciplinarity, collaboration across sectors, and patient and/or public involvement (as four separate paragraphs). Importantly, the reviewers will also assess this part.

6. Recommendation and acceptance from host principal investigator/host institution, including expected benefit to Danish diabetes and/or classical endocrine research.

7. Your Curriculum Vitae (max. two A4 pages).

8. Your publication list including journal impact factor (for each publication), H-index and total number of citations (no page limit).

9. Description of your teaching experience.

10. Copy of your PhD diploma or highest academic degree diploma.

11. Short Curriculum Vitae of host principal investigator (max. two A4 pages).

12. Other relevant documents

* The four funding focus areas of DDEA

• International collaboration: Such as study abroad; recruitment from abroad; and/or affiliation of collaborators from abroad. The collaboration can be documented by e.g. a collaboration agreement or an email from the collaborator describing the nature of the collaboration. The international collaboration must create actual value for the project and the applicant and it should therefore be incorporated in the project from the beginning.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration: Such as affiliation of collaborators from other research disciplines e.g. basic science, clinical science, epidemiology, psychology; and/or integration of different research disciplines in the project. The collaboration must be described in the research plan with regard to the description of the hypothesis, methods and/or idea development. The collaboration should result in synergy between the collaborators.
• Collaboration across sectors: Such as affiliation of collaborators from other sectors e.g. industry, general practice, university hospitals; formalized agreements with collaborators from other sectors; and/or change of research/work environment in other sectors. The collaboration can be documented by joint publications based on affiliation and educational background of authors, joint and funded applications, patent applications or spin-off companies. The collaboration should result in synergy between the collaborators.
• Patient and/or public involvement (PPI): The application should include a separate paragraph that reflects on and outlines explicit plans and strategies for PPI in the study. It should be discussed how PPI can improve and contribute to this particular study and detail the benefits and relevance of the study for patients/users and society. PPI requires different approaches in various contexts, such as basic research, epidemiological research, and clinical research. Given the diverse nature of research disciplines and methodologies, the extent and manner of meaningful PPI will vary in applications from different research areas. However, it is imperative that all applications adhere to a baseline level of PPI, as outlined in our guidelines. Please see our guidelines for integrating meaningful PPI into your project proposal.

The DDEA Secretariat will process all incoming applications. Applications not fulfilling the eligibility criteria and/or technical requirements will not be considered.

All eligible applications will be submitted to the DDEA Grant Review Committee for a scientific evaluation. Evaluation of the applications will consider four evaluation criteria: 1) the applicant; 2) the project; 3) the research environment; and 4) the DDEA four funding focus areas: internationalisation, interdisciplinarity, collaboration across sectors, and patient and/or public involvement.

For further information about the evaluation procedure, selection process and evaluation criteria (including the DDEA funding focus areas), we refer to the guidelines for the DDEA grant review process and evaluation criteria for grants.

We will inform you about the decision by 11 December 2024.

Funding Terms

We will cover individual expenses, including salary, travel and accommodation expenses up to a maximum of DKK 400,000. Specific funding terms will be outlined in the grant notification letter.

Please note that we do not cover overhead or operating expenses.

Employment

The Danish host institution will be responsible for the employment of you as a visiting researcher. We will have no influence on the employment other than allocating the grant to your host institution.

Commitment to DDEA

As a DDEA visiting researcher, we expect you to be involved in organizing or teaching at courses, seminars or workshops offered by DDEA, to participate in general DDEA activities, and to submit an annual reporting of activities and research results deriving from the project.

For further information about the Visiting Researcher Grants, please contact Managing Director Tore Christiansen at tore.christiansen@rsyd.dk, tel. +45 2964 6764 or Head of Administration Tine Hylle at tine.hylle@rsyd.dk, tel. +45 2374 1691.

For information about user login to the DDEA Grant Website, please contact the DDEA Secretariat at ouh.ddea@rsyd.dk or tel. +45 2466 9802 (Office Assistant Mette Roed).