The Villum Investigator is not reserved for recruitment, but the maximum amount is higher for foreign applicants.
VILLUM FONDEN is pleased to announce the 2024 call for the appointment of outstanding scientists as Villum Investigators. A total amount of DKK 400 million is allocated to this call.
The aim of the Villum Investigator Programme is to allow researchers to pursue original new ideas in technical or natural sciences.
Applicants are expected to be active researchers who have a track record of excellent research for the last 10 years or more.
A Villum Investigator is appointed for a six-year period at a Danish university or another Danish research institution. Applicants who are already established in Denmark may apply for up to DKK 30 million. Applicants who at the time of application have been employed outside Denmark for at least four of the last five years may apply for up to DKK 40 million.
VILLUM FONDEN is committed to diversity and has a focus on equal opportunities throughout the assessment process and grant period (you may find our Gender Policy here).
If you applied for a Villum Investigator grant in 2020 and were not invited for an interview, you are ineligible to apply in 2022. Applicants in the 2022 call who are not invited for an interview will be ineligible to apply in the next Villum Investigator call in 2024.
Villum Investigators can re-apply at the end of their grant period in open competition with other applicants; in the 2022 call we expect an indicative amount of DKK 90 million to be available for present Villum Investigators re-applying.
