RECRUIT Sabbatical Grants 2026

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Call opens 11 December 2025 Call closes 26 February 2026 2:00pm (Copenhagen time) Announcement of results June 2026 Recurring calls Yes Amount Up to DKK 1 million per grant Location Denmark, Going abroad from Denmark Career stage Research Leaders (Mid-career/Associate Prof.), Research Leaders (Established/Prof.) Purpose Please note that there are changes to the 2026 call. There will be two calls in 2026, with the next call opening in May. The purpose of the RECRUIT Sabbatical grants is to support internationalisation by enabling transient embedment of university faculty in a foreign environment. The grants support university faculty in time-unlimited positions. All candidates for the RECRUIT programme are nominated by Danish universities. A nomination quota for RECRUIT is allocated to each Danish university. The candidate’s research focus must lie within natural and technical science research and interdisciplinarity, and biotechnology and sustainability. Grant types The RECRUIT programme offers several types of grants through open competition: RECRUIT Sabbatical grants: Up to DKK 1 million over up to 1 year. This grant is both available for researchers in Denmark going abroad and international researchers coming to Denmark Application process The application process consists of two phases, where the first phase is undertaken prior to submission deadline by the universities and the second phase by the Foundation after submission deadline. The recruiting university conducts an evaluation of relevant candidates and selects which candidates to nominate. This process is organised by the university. A nomination list must be submitted to the Foundation by the university before the application deadline. The university cannot prioritise among the nominated candidates. Only candidates nominated by the university will be considered for funding. Nominated candidates should prepare and submit an application using the Foundation’s application and grant management system, NORMA. For more detailed information, please read the Guidelines carefully. List Grant listings All the projects we have funded are listed here. You can customise your search by grant year and category and use free text search.