LEO Foundation Education and Awareness Grants Program (Denmark)

Funding Information

• Grant amount: Up to DKK 1 million.

Eligible Activities

• They welcome applications for activities and projects that:
  • spur the interest and strengthen the capabilities of children and young people within the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields.
  • disseminate research-based knowledge to the public.
  • increase public awareness about science and its role in developing the society.
  • promote public knowledge and understanding about skin, skin health, and skin diseases.

Eligible Expenses

• The following types of expenses are covered, if directly related to your activity or project:
  • Salary
  • Operating costs (must be specified)
  • Travel
  • Administrative costs up to 5%.

Eligibility Criteria

• The proposed activity or project should have a clear philanthropic aim and must be carried out in Denmark.
• Only one application per call may be submitted from any applicant. If more are submitted only the first will be accepted for evaluation. The rest will be administratively rejected.
• An application can only have one main applicant and one host organization to which all funding will be paid out. If an application involves collaboration(s) which require redistribution of funds, such redistribution and related financial reporting is the responsibility of the main applicant and the host organization.
• Applicants cannot apply for funding for activities or projects that have already been held or will be held before expected notification from the Foundation.
• Applicants who applied for below one million and were not prioritized for funding are only allowed one resubmission of the application previously reviewed, however, with a quarantine of one round. If your application has been previously submitted (partly or in full) to the LEO Foundation, describe all relevant changes made from the previous version in a cover letter uploaded along with the mandatory attachments.
• Applicants who applied for one million or above and were not prioritized for funding cannot resubmit their pitch or full application.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Please note that they do not accept applications or pitches:
  • for activities that are not based in Denmark
  • from students for support of their education, external research stays, etc.

Selection Criteria

• Your application will be evaluated according to the following selection criteria:
  • The applicant’s (and if relevant, co-applicants’) track record, including relevant experience in organizing and managing a similar activity or project
  • The novelty and strategic relevance of the activity
  • The topic and purpose of the activity
  • The expected impact of the activity.

For more information, visit LEO Foundation.