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Grants

Novo Nordisk Foundation - Innovation and early commercialisation grants

Novo Nordisk Fonden - Innovation og tidlig kommercialisering

Status

Closed for now

Recurring call expected January 2027.

Closed
Amount
1,200,000 DKK

Pioneer Innovator Grant: up to DKK 1.2 million per grant for 1 year (total budget DKK 190 million per year for Pioneer and Distinguished Innovator grants).

Funder

Novo Nordisk Foundation

private · national

Deadline: One call a year — 2026 call opened 1 Aug and closed 15 Sep 2026 14:00 (Copenhagen); results December 2026.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Main applicant must be a researcher or student employed at a university, hospital or research institution in the Nordic countries; grants cannot be given to a company (pre-CVR).

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grant/pioneer-innovator-grant/

"support for projects in open competition and for stand-alone initiatives"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: novonordiskfonden.dk

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