Research Grants (Open Competition)

Research Grants (Open Competition) is sponsored by LEO Foundation. The LEO Foundation offers open competition research grants to support the best dermatology research projects worldwide, including those focused on understanding the underlying medicinal, biological, chemical, or pharmacological mechanisms of dermatological diseases and their sym…

Apply now for LEO Foundation research grants Apply for Research Grants Research Grants are open competition grants given to support the best dermatology research projects worldwide. We welcome applications for research projects that improve the understanding of the underlying medicinal, biological, chemical, or pharmacological mechanisms of dermatological diseases and their symptoms.

We also welcome applications for projects that address clinical issues among people who are at risk of developing, or have developed, a skin disease, including how it impacts their quality of life and the societal costs involved. The Research Grants program has three annual calls.

Please read the application guide for the full call text and further information about the eligibility criteria, evaluation process, and requirements for the content of the application. Grant terms and conditions All submitted applications will be administratively screened for eligibility and mandatory requirements.

If approved as eligible, the applications will undergo external review by the Foundation’s Scientific Evaluation Commitee . Based on this evaluation the LEO Foundation Board of Trustees will make the final decision, and applicants will be notified of the results. All calls close at 16:00 CET/CEST.

Research Grants (round 1) To support the best dermatology research projects worldwide. It is important that the applicant carefully reads the application guide before initiating the application process, as this document contains the complete call as well as detailed instructions for the application process. DEADLINE: 8 January 2026 (16:00 CET) Research Grants (round 2) To support the best dermatology research projects worldwide.

It is important that the applicant carefully reads the application guide before initiating the application process, as this document contains the complete call as well as detailed instructions for the application process. DEADLINE: 19 March 2026 (16:00 CEST) Research Grants (round 3) To support the best dermatology research projects worldwide.

It is important that the applicant carefully reads the application guide before initiating the application process, as this document contains the complete call as well as detailed instructions for the application process.

DEADLINE: 25 August 2026 (16:00 CEST) All application deadlines Scientific Evaluation Committee Scientific Evaluation Committee is an international panel of independent experts who evaluate applications submitted for Research Grants. Learn more about our committees .

Associate Professor, Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering (United Kingdom) Senior Associate Consultant, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Department of Dermatology (USA) Associate Professor, M. D. PhD, University of Lausanne (Switzerland) MD, PhD, Arthur C.

Curtis Professor of Skin Molecular Immunology Professor, Dermatology Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Emerging Scholar, University of Michigan, Department of Dermatology (USA) Professor, Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Integrative Immunobiology (USA) Director, MD, Centro Studi GISED (Italy) Professor, University College London, UCL School of Pharmacy (United Kingdom) Professor, University of California, Irvine, Department of Developmental and Cell Biology (USA) Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (USA) Niroshana Anandasabapathy Associate Professor, PhD.

M. D.

, Weill Cornell Medicine (USA) Associate Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (USA) Lecturer, King's College London (United Kingdom) Professor, Queen's University Belfast, School of Pharmacy (United Kingdom) Associate Professor, Medical University of Innsbruck, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology (Austria) Professor of Immune Regulation, Newcastle University, Biosciences Institute (United Kingdom) Professor, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital (Denmark) Professor, University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health (Australia) Niroshana Anandasabapathy is Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, USA and a reviewer for the Scientific Evaluation Committee (SEC).

Applications that are not submitted online, or applications that are not in compliance with our application requirements and guidance are not eligible for support.

Moreover, we do not support: Graduate students below PhD students and/or academic fees except PhD-tuition fees Administration or overhead costs exceeding 5% Participation in domestic meetings or courses Passive attendance at conferences Expenses incurred prior to making an application or obtaining a grant Research projects about skin cancer Research projects involving commercial companies Research projects involving drug testing for commercial purposes Applications from other foundations or associations, including patient organizations Please contact the grant team for further information Scientific Management Assistant eva.

bang-hansen@leo-foundation. org Senior Scientific Officer eva. benfeldt@leo-foundation.

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