[ Velux Stiftung | Research funding on daylight, healthy ageing and ophthalmology ]

Velux Stiftung was founded in 1980 by Villum Kann Rasmussen, a Danish engineer. He developed a novel window construction that could be installed in sloping roofs, which he named “VELUX” (“Ve” for ventilation, and “Lux” for light).

The Velux Stiftung supports basic and applied research in the fields of:

1. daylight
2. healthy ageing
3. ophthalmology

• Interdisciplinary biomedical research projects in ophthalmology aiming to develop and assess new diagnostic, prevention, or treatment methods for eye diseases adapted to the local context and environment of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
• Institutional research capacity building projects: projects aiming at sustainably building, developing, or reinforcing institutional structures enabling biomedical ophthalmology research.

• stem from innovative, out-of-the-box ideas,
• be relevant beyond the borders of a single discipline,
• accelerate research by removing bottlenecks,
• enable implementation of research and
• promote and/or implement their results inside and outside academia.

• Both individual researchers and research groups can apply.
• The main applicant (e.g. professor, group leader) must be a permanent employee of a university or other permanent research entity anywhere in the world.
• Non-permanent employees are welcome to apply as co-applicants.
• For Ophthalmology projects: applicants are invited to apply in consortia of research groups with at least one partner based in a LMIC.

• Research staff costs (personnel costs, doctoral students, teaching replacement).
• Associated research costs (e.g. consumables, conference, travel, publication).
• Equipment costs may be included if duly justified.
• Does NOT cover overheads nor social insurances.
• For Ophthalmology projects: up to CHF 100’000 per year with at least 50% to be used in LMICs.

• 30 April & 30 September 2022 for Daylight Research applications
• 30 April & 30 September 2022 for Healthy Ageing applications
• 30 May 2022 for Ophthalmology applications

• Submit the research proposal, the detailed budget the Data Protection Policy consent of each co-PI and CVs through the online submission portal (link will be available here). Please check the application factsheet for more details.
• If you are unsure about the fit of your project idea to the scope of the call, please send an abstract at [email protected].