NNF-IAS Fellowships in Health and Sustainability

Fellowship period: September 2027 until July 2029

The eight Nordic Institutes for Advanced Studies are pleased to announce the first call for fellowships in the NNF-IAS fellowship programme on Health and Sustainability, supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

This call is the first of four calls. The first sub-theme is: Inequity in Health.

In this first call, five fellowships are available for curiosity-driven, talented international researchers from any discipline. The five fellowships are distributed among the four main partner institutes and start on September 1, 2027, lasting for 23 months until July 2029. 

NNF-IAS Fellowship Theme: Inequity in Health

The world is facing a period of increased political volatility, environmental instability and new forms of health challenges. These dynamics are locally experienced yet globally interconnected. Addressing such challenges requires new approaches that integrate knowledge, insights and solutions across multiple domains and disciplines. Strengthening global cooperation among relevant research communities will be crucial for mitigating the negative consequences of the many dimensions of health inequity on the rise in our societies. 

The NNF-IAS Fellowship Programme will harness the unique interdisciplinary and collaborative potential offered by the Nordic Institutes for Advanced Studies to strengthen the Nordic research environments within the fields of health and sustainability. The programme values career development and offers interdisciplinary training aimed at preparing the fellows to contribute to transformative breakthroughs in health and sustainability both in the Nordic region and with a global impact.

This call is open for research projects from all research disciplines aimed at understanding health disparities, inequities and the wider interplay of health and environment. 

Potential projects can include but are not limited to: 

• Structural and social determinants of health inequities from both Nordic and global perspectives;
• Health innovations and technologies;
• Equal opportunities, and
• Health challenges related to environmental developments, to mention a few.