Submissions open for Novo Nordisk Foundation Conferences, Symposia and Workshops

The primary objective of the programme is to support bottom-up events that gather scientists and students within a novel and exciting field, to establish an emerging community, or to draw focus to a novel branch of an established field and forge new collaborations. It is not an aim to support single instances of recurring events (e.g., an annual meeting of established societies). However, as a secondary objective, when special and well-argued reason exists, this programme could provide funding for a single event that is a part of a recurring series. Such reasons could be a particular strategic focus, or an extraordinary opportunity for the Danish scientific community.

Areas of Support

• Biomedical and health science research and applications: support basic research in biomedicine that paves the way for advances in translational medicine and innovative clinical applications.
• Sustainability: addresses the escalating global sustainability challenges and the potential to make a positive impact for the environment.
• Natural and technical science research and interdisciplinarity: supports basic natural and technical sciences research with potential applications in health and sustainability.
• Research in art and art history: supports research that enables a significant contribution to the field of art history in Denmark.
• Innovation: aims at translating scientific discoveries into products and solutions that improve the health of people and the sustainability of society and the planet.
• Education and Outreach: are focused on early engagement of students and educators in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines & scientific literacy, awareness and appreciation in the general population and help build a strong voice for the importance of scientific research.

Funding Information

• A total of up to DKK 8.2 million is available for grants up to DKK 500,000 for projects lasting up to 1 year.

Eligibility Criteria

• The following requirements must be demonstrated for an application to be eligible:
  • The event must be within a field of research supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Events where the primary focus is career guidance are not supported.
  • Applicants must be in tenured or tenure-track like positions, anchored at a university, a research institution, or a museum in Denmark, The Faroe Islands, or Greenland. The host institution must administrate the grant.
  • The main applicant must be a specific person and must be the lead organiser with relevant subject-matter competencies (e.g., a researcher at a university). I.e., the applicant cannot be a scientific society or a professional event organiser, though support from an organiser can be used.
  • Events must take place in either Denmark, The Faroe Islands, or Greenland.
  • The event must be executed within 18 months of grant notification. Events planned later than this are requested to apply at one of the upcoming calls of the programme. The programme call is open biannually.
  • Having an active Conferences, Symposia and Workshops grant does not exclude the applicant from applying for other of the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s grants, and vice versa. However, applicants who have major funding from NNF or other sources (≥10 million) must justify the need for additional funding from the CSW programme.

For more information, visit Novo Nordisk Foundation.