Novo Nordisk Foundation: Application Calls and Grants

Deadline: May 7, 2025, 2:00 PM (CET) The “Infectious Diseases – Catalyst Grants” provides catalytic funding for exploratory research projects within the thematic research areas pathogenic fungi, novel antimicrobial resistance (AMR) tools, and harnessing innate immunity. Learn a lot more in this video with Peter Lawætz Andersen and see if you should apply for this grant. Remember that the 2025 Catalyst Grants are open for international co-applicants. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/diHRtE7w #InfectiousDiseases #AntimicrobialResistance

DEADLINE: 16 April 2025 2pm (CET) INFORMATION SESSION ON 3 FEBRUARY 2025 10am – 11am (CET) With this open humanitarian call, the Novo Nordisk Foundation wishes to support humanitarian actors and the humanitarian system in identifying, adapting, or integrating research, learning, and innovative approaches to improve the quality of humanitarian response and deliver better outcomes for people affected by humanitarian crises.   Join us for a virtual information session on 3 February from 10am to 11am CET, where you can learn more about the open call and NNF’s strategic priorities with a focus on humanitarian settings. There will also be a Q&A. Please sign up through this link: https://lnkd.in/dKSdd4gz

Deadline: 7 April 2025 2:00pm (CET) The Novo Nordisk Foundation supports participation of teams in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition and the Giant Jamboree for students at relevant Danish universities during 2020-2027. The purpose is to strengthen education programs within synthetic biology and genetic engineering and to contribute to the internationalization of Danish university programs.

Deadline: 2 July 2025 2:00pm (CEST) The primary purpose of the Start Package grant is to make Danish universities or other research institutions more competitive when recruiting top researchers of any nationality. The aim is also to enhance researcher mobility across borders, among Danish universities and from industry to university. The 4-year grant is intended to provide leverage for the hiring Danish university/research institution during recruitment and contract negotiations and to accompany the offer of one of the following positions: Up to DKK 5 million for a tenure track position at the assistant professor level Up to DKK 8 million for a time-unlimited position at the associate professor level Up to DKK 10 million for a time-unlimited position at the full professor level Up to DKK 10 million for a clinical- or clinical chair professor position with mandatory research responsibilities for a minimum of five years A Start Package Grant will provide the host institution with funding that must be used in connection with the candidate’s establishment of an independent research group at the host institution.

Deadline: 29 July 2025 2:00pm (CEST) The Data Science Investigator Programme is composed of three calls – ‘Emerging’, ‘Ascending’, and ‘Distinguished’. Each of these calls targets principal investigators at a specific career stage. The ‘Data Science Emerging Investigator’ grant is for talented starting research group leaders within the field of data science or computational science. The grant is intended for either senior postdocs who have matured to the point of starting their own research group, or junior group leaders in the early phase of establishing their own research group. The purpose of the ‘Data Science Emerging Investigator’ grant is to support highly promising starting group leaders with ambitious projects rooted in data science and computational science with immediate or potential future applications within areas of relevance to NNF’s Strategy. The intended impact is to strengthen the quality and size of the Danish academic environment for data science research and education, which in turn will allow for an increased and improved output of new candidates skilled in data science and computational science, to meet the strong demand for such competencies from all sectors of society.

Deadline: 29 July 2025 2:00pm (CEST) The Data Science Investigator Programme is composed of three calls – ‘Emerging’, ‘Ascending’, and ‘Distinguished’. Each of these calls targets principal investigators at a specific career stage. The ‘Data Science Ascending Investigator’ grant is intended for excellent and independent Associate Professors (or equivalent) who have the ambition and potential to rise to the highest international level. The purpose of the ‘Data Science Ascending Investigator’ grant is to support excellent independent Associate Professors (or equivalent) with ambitious projects rooted in data science and computational science, with immediate or potential future applications within areas of relevance to NNF’s Strategy. The intended impact is to strengthen the quality and size of the Danish academic environment for data science research and education, which in turn will allow for an increased and improved output of new candidates skilled in data science, to meet the strong demand for such competencies from all sectors of society. Starting group leaders are encouraged to compare the eligibility criteria of this call with that of the ‘Emerging’ profile to select the best fit. Professors cannot apply as ‘Ascending’ Investigators, since they are considered ‘Distinguished’ Investigators under this programme.

Deadline: 29 July 2025 2:00pm (CEST) The Data Science Investigator Programme is composed of three calls – ‘Emerging’, ‘Ascending’, and ‘Distinguished’. Each of these calls targets principal investigators at a specific career stage. The ‘Data Science Distinguished Investigator’ is a grant for outstanding professors who have demonstrated the ability to execute and lead research at the highest international level. The Distinguished Investigator grant is for Professors of all ages. Key is that the project is novel, excellent, has potential high impact and is of a character that justifies a five-year grant of this magnitude. The purpose of the ‘Data Science Distinguished Investigator’ grant is to support outstanding professors with novel research ideas within the field of data science and computational science that have a potential for high impact, with immediate or potential future applications within areas of relevance to NNF’s Strategy. The intended impact is to strengthen the quality and size of the Danish academic environment for data science research and education, which in turn will allow for an increased and improved output of new candidates skilled in data science, to meet the strong demand for such competencies from all sectors of society. Assistant and Associate Professors are encouraged to consider the ‘Ascending’ and ‘Emerging’ calls.

Deadline: 5 June 2025 2:00pm (CEST) The purpose of the grants is to facilitate synergy between the research partners, positioning Denmark at an international level in improving prevention and care for patients with non-diabetic endocrine disorders. The objective is to advance the field of non-diabetic endocrinology in Denmark and enhance patient outcomes for those affected by related endocrine conditions.

Deadline: 3 September 2025 2:00pm (CEST) Many scientific challenges that have large implications for health and sustainability can only be addressed through interdisciplinary efforts. With the Exploratory Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme, Novo Nordisk Foundation seeks to strengthen the synergy between researchers, across disciplines, organisations, and national borders. The goals of the Exploratory Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme are to: ●  Enable creative, novel, high-risk/high-gain interdisciplinary research ●  Support early-stage research that requires interdisciplinary collaboration and solutions ●  Stimulate emerging research that spans across scientific disciplines and techniques ●  Break down or overcome the barriers that hamper collaboration across disciplines ●  Strengthen Danish research through internationalisation The Exploratory Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme is designed to fund the exploration of un-tested research areas that demonstrate the potential to have a high level of impact, i.e. high risk/high-gain. Specifically, this programme aims to support fundamental research between technology readiness levels (TRL) 1 and 2, as defined by the European Commission, and encourages the generation of preliminary data to guide researchers toward a more defined and expanded project stage.

Deadline: 3 June 2025 2:00pm (CEST) With this call, the Novo Nordisk Foundation wishes to strengthen the collaboration between the Steno Diabetes Centers and the research environments related to the Centers. The foundation will support research projects with a unifying and collaborative mission to develop knowledge, to exchange experience across the research institutions and to facilitate synergy between the research environments around the Steno Diabetes Centers.