Interdisciplinary Research Networks (IRN) at AU Natural Sciences

Once a year AU Natural Sciences publishes a call for funding of Interdisciplinary Research Networks. The call usually opens early/mid August, with a deadline early/mid October. The 2025 call is closed. Proposals submitted by the deadline 15 October 2025 are currently under review.

Documents below are from the 2025 call but give a good indication of what to expect from the 2026 call:

Call for proposals - published 15 August 2025

Proposal template for establishement of a new network also available for download in MS word format

Proposal template for extension of an existing network also available for download in MS word format

Rules of procedure for evaluation of proposals (unchanged since 2024 call)

Guidelines for Interdisciplinary Networks support by AU Natural Sciences (unchanged since 2024 call)

The following intiatives do receive funding as Interdisciplinary Research Network:

AUSBI - the Aarhus University Structural Biology & Biophysics Initiative (programme pilot, funding period 1 May 2024 - 31 Dec 2025)

AUNAB - the Aarhus University Network on Artificial Biology (funding period 1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027)