Exploratory Research Instrumentation Programme (Denmark)

The goal of the programme is to:

• Develop novel research instrumentation and methodology from idea to prototype.
• Create a strong Danish ecosystem for technology and method development.
• Facilitate new research and insights, as well as new research infrastructures.

Areas of Support

• The instrumentation and/or methodology to be developed should enable research and development within NNF’s strategic focuses on biomedicine and health sciences, sustainability and biotechnology, and natural and technical sciences.
• Specific overarching research fields include:
  • Biomedicine
  • Clinical and translational medicine
  • Industrial and environmental biotechnology
  • Plant science, agriculture, and food biotechnology
  • Natural sciences with potential applications in health or sustainability
  • Technical sciences with potential applications in health or sustainability
  • Computational science, including data science, with potential applications in health or sustainability.
• Applications for the Exploratory Research Instrumentation within natural, technical, or computational sciences must explicitly describe how the proposed instrumentation and/or methodology may have potential future applications in health or sustainability.

Funding Information

• A total of up to DKK 15 million is available for grants between DKK 2-7 million for a period 1-4 years
• NNF will not award funding for:
  • Salary for the applicant or scientific staff in permanent positions
  • Commercial activities
  • Overhead

Eligibility Criteria

• The applicant must hold a PhD degree and should be employed with a primary affiliation (at least 80 %) as postdoctoral researcher, (senior) scientist, assistant professor, associate professor, professor, or academic technical staff (“AC-TAP”) at a university or other not-for-profit research institution in Denmark. The applicant should have a documented interest in instrument and/or method development and significant expertise relevant for the project at a level commensurate with the applicant’s career stage.
• Exploratory Research Instrumentation grants are individual grants at the disposal of the grantee. If the applied project involves collaboration, the collaboration must be detailed in the project description. Invitation of co-applicants is not possible within this call.

Language

• The application and any additional uploads must be written in English.

For more information, visit Novo Nordisk Foundation.