Daylight Research Call 2026

The Daylight Research call supports innovative research that places daylight at the core of the project and advances understanding or use of daylight across human, nature, and technology themes.

VELUX Stiftung lists this opportunity for Research teams, Climate, Energy & Environment, Global. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

Researchers and research teams should confirm formal eligibility on VELUX Stiftung's application pages before submitting.

Projects should align with the 2026 focus on innovative research and one or more of the daylight research topics.

Daylight and humans, including health, wellbeing, behaviour, and human-centred outcomes.

Daylight and nature, including ecological and environmental dimensions.

Daylight technology, including novel approaches that improve understanding or use of daylight.

Seed research projects may request CHF 50,000 to CHF 100,000 for up to one year. Research projects may request CHF 100,000 to CHF 300,000 for up to four years.

Application deadline: Jun 4, 2026.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Use the official Daylight Research call page and VELUX Stiftung application guidance. The next deadline is 4 June 2026 at 23:59 CEST.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.