Focus Areas

• The proposed research must involve a clear element of biotechnology. One or more of the following topics should preferably be included in the research:
• Use or engineering of biological/biotechnological tools and systems for synthesis and production of valuable products (e.g., chemicals, proteins and materials)
• Development of technologies and processes that can be utilized directly for bio production
• Improvement of the efficiency of bio manufacturing
• Use or engineering of biological/biotechnological tools and systems to protect or improve the environment
• Understanding, protection or manipulation of natural or industrial ecosystems related to application of biotechnology
• Data science promoting research within industrial or environmental biotechnology, including related ecosystems research

Funding Information

• The total grant amount is up to DKK 4.3 million for a 3-year grant.
• Duration: The grant period should be 1-3 years.

Eligible Countries

• Projects must be based at a university or other non-profit research institution in Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.

Eligibility Criteria

• Main Applicants:
  • Eligible candidates may be junior-level researchers, under the condition that they can document to have established themselves as independent researchers. As the grant cannot cover salary of the grantee, the applicant must be guaranteed their own salary for the entire project period.
• Co-applicants:
  • In addition to the main applicant, applications may include one or more co-applicants who contribute scientifically to the project and will receive a financial share of the grant:
    • A co-applicant must have an independent research program at a university or other nonprofit research institution.
    • There is no geographic restriction to the location of a co-applicant.
    • The project may also include research partners who do not receive funding.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Applications from Master students and PhD students will not be taken into consideration.
• It is not possible to be the grant holder for more than one active Project Grant within Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology or Biotechnology-based Synthesis and Production.

Assessment Criteria

• Novelty and originality of the research idea
• Equivalent scientific quality
• Potential impact on the research areas mentioned in Section 1.2; and
• Feasibility of the proposed research
• Capability of the applicants.

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