Call for The OUH Internationalisation Fund 2026
Proposals for The OUH Internationalisation Fund are invited.
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Application deadlines 2026 (expected) |
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Wednesday 8 October 2025 - ONLY FOR ACTIVITIES IN 2026 Wednesday 10 December 2025 - ONLY FOR ACTIVITIES IN 2026 Wednesday 18 February 2026 Wednesday 15 April 2026 Wednesday 17 June 2026 Wednesday 9 September 2026 Wednesday 11 November 2026 |
If you have started an application in efond in one application round, but decided to submit via a later round, and want to proceed with the application already created in efond, please contact ouh.intpuljen@rsyd.dk. The secretariat may be able to move your application to the subsequent round.
Significant changes from previous call
- Application deadlines will be app. every other month, see above.
- If buy out in category a) International research stays for clinicians and researchers or salary in category c) Short Stays at OUH is applied for, up to 50 percent can be covered from the OUH Internationalisation Fund.
Overall objective
The Region of Southern Denmark and OUH strive to increase collaboration with hospitals and researchers abroad. The aim is to increase development, volume and quality of research as well as introducing new clinical methods to the benefit of treatment of patients. To achieve this goal, the OUH Internationalisation Fund is established in order to strengthen and develop the following for OUH and employees affiliated to OUH:
- Participation in international research networks.
- New diagnostic and treatment methods including, for example, prevention, assessment, diagnosis, care, follow-up, rehabilitation, and palliation as well as innovative technologies.
- Opportunities for attracting and retain the best research talents.
- Opportunities for establishing additional elite research centres.
With the fund, OUH is able to co-finance:
- International research stays and stays for learning new clinical methods.
- Affiliation of international adjunct associate professors and adjunct professors to OUH/SDU.
- Short Stays at OUH - Visits from international researchers.
The OUH Internationalisation Fund applies for all disciplines of research and all medical specialties.
Treatment is to be regarded in the broadest sense possible. It includes, for example, prevention, assessment, diagnosis, care, follow-up, rehabilitation, and palliation.
The OUH Internationalisation Fund can be applied within the below mentioned three different categories. For each category, requirements, eligible costs, etc., are listed separately, see links below. The abovementioned overall objective of the fund applies for all three categories. Please note that the OUH Internationalisation Fund cannot cover expenses for seminars, conferences and courses abroad.
- a) International research stays for clinicians and researchers including pre-graduate and PhD students.
- b) Affiliation of international adjunct associate professors and adjunct professors.
- c) Short Stays at OUH - visits from international researchers.
A total of DKK 5 m from the OUH Internationalisation Fund is available every year.
If in doubt which of the above categories to choose, please contact ouh.intpuljen@rsyd.dk before submitting.