Grant opportunity
DFF-Research Project2 2026
Independent Research Fund Denmark is accepting DFF-Research Project2 applications for ambitious, resource-demanding researcher-led projects that require coordinated research teams.
- Funder
- Independent Research Fund Denmark
- Application deadline
- Application deadline: Oct 7, 2026
- Award
- DKK 2.55 million to DKK 4.45 million excluding overhead
- Applicant
- Researchers and research teams
- Discipline
- All Disciplines
- Region
- Denmark
- Posted
- May 23, 2026
Call summary
Overview
DFF-Research Project2 supports particularly ambitious, resource-demanding research projects that often involve coordinated and mutually binding collaboration around a well-defined research question.
Who can apply
- Applicants should meet the DFF-Research Project2 eligibility rules, including institutional affiliation, applicant role, and limits on the number of applications and active DFF grants.
- Projects may be formulated by a single researcher and team, or as a coordinated collaboration, where the research objective is sufficiently ambitious and resource-demanding.
What it supports
- Excellent researcher-led projects across scientific fields that need a larger project structure than DFF-Research Project1.
- Applicants should use the official 2026 call for proposals and the specific DFF-Research Project2 page as the controlling application guidance.
Funding and duration
The official 2026 call lists DFF-Research Project2 with a budget framework of DKK 2,550,000 to DKK 4,450,000 excluding overhead.
Application deadline
Application deadline: Oct 7, 2026
How to apply
Review the DFF-Research Project2 page and the official 2026 call for proposals, then submit through DFF's application route by 7 October 2026 at 12:00 noon.
Call details
About the opportunity
DFF-Research Project2 supports particularly ambitious, resource-demanding research projects that often involve coordinated and mutually binding collaboration around a well-defined research question.
Independent Research Fund Denmark lists this opportunity for Researchers and research teams, All Disciplines, Denmark.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for All Disciplines grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in Denmark contexts.
Eligibility
Applicants should meet the DFF-Research Project2 eligibility rules, including institutional affiliation, applicant role, and limits on the number of applications and active DFF grants.
Projects may be formulated by a single researcher and team, or as a coordinated collaboration, where the research objective is sufficiently ambitious and resource-demanding.
Funding and benefits
The official 2026 call lists DFF-Research Project2 with a budget framework of DKK 2,550,000 to DKK 4,450,000 excluding overhead.
Themes and supported activities
Excellent researcher-led projects across scientific fields that need a larger project structure than DFF-Research Project1.
Applicants should use the official 2026 call for proposals and the specific DFF-Research Project2 page as the controlling application guidance.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Application deadline: Oct 7, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Review the DFF-Research Project2 page and the official 2026 call for proposals, then submit through DFF's application route by 7 October 2026 at 12:00 noon.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.