The Distinguished Innovator Grant aims to accelerate commercialization of research findings and the development of novel technologies within sustainability or health.
Eligibility
- The main applicant must be a senior faculty member or researcher employed at a research institution or hospital/clinic in the Nordic countries.
- It is required that the main applicant has a personal proven track record within innovation, i.e., previous experience of academic innovation projects and experience of establishing patents and spinouts from the academia.
- It is required that the main applicant will act as an ambassador for innovation within academia and engage younger researchers and the surrounding innovation ecosystem.
Funding
Each grant can be of maximum DKK 6.8 million for a period of 3 years.
Funding can not be used for the salary of the main applicant and co-applicant and overhead. Administrative support may account for a maximum of 5% of the total budget and must be included therein.
Further Information
Please see the application guidelines.
Contact
Pål Fernvall, pfe@novo.dk
Charlotte Schöller, cgs@novo.dk