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LEO Foundation Visiting Researchers

LEO Foundation

The purpose of the LEO Foundation Visiting Researchers program is to stimulate a cohesive and agile skin research ecosystem by supporting temporary embedment of skin researchers in a foreign research environment with the aim of fostering genuine international collaborations and strengthening the exchange of knowledge, ideas, methodology, and technology between Danish and international skin research communities.

A LEO Foundation Visiting Researchers grant can be up to DKK 2 million for a research visit of minimum 3 months.

Applicants must be at or above postdoc level.

The program is anchored in Denmark, i.e., an applicant from a Danish research institution can apply to visit a research institution abroad, or an applicant at an international research institution can apply to visit a Danish research institution.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

🎯 1. Outstanding Early-Career Dermatology Researchers

The LEO Foundation Awards—three USD 100K prizes annually (Americas, EMEA, Asia‑Pacific)—target scientists aged 30–40 with 5+ first/co-first/last-author peer-reviewed publications in skin-related research .

Applicants must be actively engaged in skin research at a primary institution within their award region.

🧪 2. High-Impact, Patient-Relevant Skin Disease Research

Both Awards and Research Grants emphasize projects that advance understanding or treatment of skin disease—including clinical, mechanistic, or quality-of-life studies .

The Grants Advisory Committee prioritizes transformative science that offers tangible patient benefits .

📋 3. Strategic Fit & Funding Discipline

Research Grants in open competition (three rounds/year) support basic, translational, or clinical studies in dermatology.

Funding policies exclude:

Skin cancer studies

For-profit/commercial research

Overhead >5%

Use of funds prior to grant approval.

🏛 4. Rigorous Independent Review Process

Applications undergo administrative eligibility checks followed by evaluation by an international Scientific Evaluation Committee, and final decisions are made by the LEO Foundation Board.

Award applications are peer-reviewed by 3–4 external experts .

📈 5. Demonstrated Impact & Accountability

Grantees must report outputs, outcomes, and societal impact annually through Researchfish or Foundgood platforms .

LEO evaluates long-term impact based on seven defined societal indicators .

💡 6. Strategic Commitment to Skin Research

The Foundation continues to expand its philanthropic footprint—planning to double annual grants to ~DKK 500M by 2030—underscoring its commitment to deepening investments in early-career and skin-related science.

✅ Summary Table

Success Factor	What You Should Do
Age 30–40, early-career	Ensure you're eligible and represent emerging talent
Strong publication history	Present ≥5 quality peer-reviewed first/last-author papers
Active in dermatology research	Be institutionally based in your award region
Patient-centric project	Focus on skin disease mechanism or patient impact
Follow scope & rules	Don’t propose skin cancer or commercial projects; limit overhead
Quality proposal & review prep	Submit rigorously for blind external committee review
Plan for impact tracking	Be ready for annual progress and outcome reporting

🌟 Final Insight

To succeed with LEO, position yourself as a high-performing early-career dermatology researcher, with innovative, patient-relevant projects and a clear plan for translational value and impact tracking. Ensure strict alignment with Foundation guidelines and budget discipline.

Specialties

Dermatology

Eligibility Requirements

The proposed research visit must have a clear focus within skin research. The involved activities can be of a basic, translational, epidemiological, or clinical nature.

Applicants must be at or above postdoc level and employed at a university, hospital, or other nonprofit research institution during the grant period.

A LEO Foundation Visiting Researchers grant is an individual grant at the disposal of the applicant if awarded. The grant is administered by the involved Danish research institution, whether this institution is receiving a visiting researcher from abroad or sending an employee to a foreign institution.

Various permits, including residence and work permits, visa, local tax regulations, and insurance related to the research visit, are the joint responsibility of the applicant and the institution receiving the applicant during the research visit, i.e., the physical host of the visiting researcher. An enclosed acceptance letter from the receiving institution must confirm a commitment to procuring relevant permits and counseling to facilitate the researcher’s integration into the country and institution. Applicants are encouraged to set aside funding for reasonable associated relocation costs in the budget.

Eligible Countries:

Denmark

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: LEO Foundation

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: Lautrupsgade 7, 5. DK 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark CVR no.: 11 62 33 36

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