Four Villum Young Investigators upgraded to YIP+
A YIP+ grant is up to DKK 4 million and the grant period is up to three years from 2022
This year, the YIP Programme has granted a total of DKK 118 million, including DKK 16 million to YIP+ recipients.
Last year VILLUM FONDEN’s VILLUM Young Investigator Programme (YIP) was supplemented with YIP extension grants, also known as YIP+. These grants have been launched to ensure stable research careers for the very best from the VILLUM Young Investigator Programme:
“Our programme committee has been most impressed by the high standard of this year’s YIP+ candidates. Just four years since receiving their original YIP grant, this year’s four recipients have already proven their ability and determination as research leaders as they have established careers at a top international level. We hope that YIP+ will provide them with the stability they need to reach the next level,” says Thomas Bjørnholm, Executive Chief Scientific Officer of VILLUM FONDEN.
This year’s grants will ensure a stable research career for four of the most talented YIP recipients from the 2017 cohort, which may potentially allow them to qualify for ERC Consolidator grants or other funding of a similar class. During the selection process, there has been an emphasis on seeking out applicants who have demonstrated their talent with a track record of outstanding research and building up their capacity during the initial years of their current YIP grant. Furthermore, the successful candidates have proposed ambitious plans for their future research.
Meet the four YIP+ recipients
Below you can read their abstracts - click on the researcher’s name to see more.
Who will be the next YIP+ recipients?
In April 2022, current YIP grant recipients with grant letters dated January 2018 will receive an invitation to apply no later than 12:00 on 9 June 2022.
Applicants’ salaries cannot be covered by these grants, and their host institution must confirm unambiguously that applicants hold a permanent faculty position or equivalent at a Danish research institution.
It is expected that 10-15 YIP recipients may apply each year, of which around five may be awarded a YIP+ grant.
Press photos
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