Through our Research Networking Grants, we seek to enable knowledge-sharing and facilitate networking and collaborations within the skin research community by providing researchers and students with opportunities to present and discuss the newest research within their field.
Supported events include conferences, meetings, symposia, and workshops focused on skin-related research, which permit international participation.
Grants of up to DKK 500,000 are available.
Applications for multi-event/multi-year support are not eligible.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
An organization representative or individual who is the primary organizer of scientific conference, meeting, symposium, or workshop with a main focus on skin and/or skin diseases may apply for Research Networking Grants.
The following requirements and restrictions apply:
The proposed event should be publicized widely and must be open to international participants.
Where relevant, the event should include opportunities for younger researchers to present their work (e.g., through poster sessions, presentation slots or similar activities).
The event must be scheduled to take place no later than 18 months after application deadline.
The event cannot be commercial/for-profit.
Annual meetings of national and international research societies are ineligible, except for costs related to targeted scientific activities as part of or the program (e.g., a topic-specific workshop, young investigator events, mini-symposia or similar, but excluding general meetings held in connection with the event).
Recipients of active LEO Foundation grants > DKK 12 million must justify why a Research Networking grant is needed in addition to their existing funding.
Applications requesting multi-year/-event funding are ineligible.
Eligible Countries:
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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Oct 01, 2025
Oct 01, 2025
$78,395
Affiliation: LEO Foundation
Address: Lautrupsgade 7, 5. DK 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark CVR no.: 11 62 33 36
Website URL: https://leo-foundation.org/en/grants-and-awards/research-networking-grants/
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