The purpose of the ‘Project Grants for research within nutrition related CMDs’ is to develop new understandings and the translation/implementation of new and existing knowledge into society within prevention and management of nutrition related CMDs,

Funding Information

• A total of up to DKK 30 million is available for grants up to DKK 4 million (DKK 5 million if the project includes an international co-applicant) for projects lasting up to three years.
• If there is an international co-applicant, it is expected that the main applicant receives at least half of the project funding but no more than DKK 4 million.
• If relevant, the grant period can be extended to 4 years to cover 4-year PhD stipends without changing the granted amount.
• The grant cannot be used to cover salary for main applicants, co-applicants, or scientific faculty with time-unlimited contracts.

Eligible Expenses

• Applicants may apply for funding for the following types of expenses directly related to the project:
  • Salary for research and technical assistance, including laboratory technicians, nurses, dieticians, kitchen staff, postdoctoral researchers, PhD students (including tuition fee up to DKK 80,000 per year per student, which must be specified in the budget), and research-year students.
  • Equipment required for the project.
  • Operating expenses, e.g., materials, consumables, data management and services directly related to the project.
  • Collaborative activities e.g., workshops, meetings, exchange, and seminars between the partners of the programme.
  • Travel expenses in relation to the project, e.g., conference and workshop participation and presentation of research results derived from the project.
  • Publication costs related to results originating from the project.
  • For Danish Universities, the new agreement on Project Supplement applies, under which all approved project specific scientific university FTEs (PhDs, post docs and research assistants) trigger a yearly fixed project supplement to the Universities.
  • Bench fee: Support for individual researchers for the coverage of direct expenses needed to conduct the research project applied for (must be specified in the budget, not applicable for Danish universities).
  • Administrative expenses (up to 5% of the applicant’s overall budget and included in the budget) to cover administrative expenses directly related to the project (not applicable for Danish universities).

Eligibility Criteria

• The main applicant must be based at a Danish university, hospital, or other non-profit research organisation. They must have at least a 50% affiliation at this institution.
• The profile of applicants may be experienced independent researchers who have already established their own line of research or researchers that are in the process of establishing themselves as independent researchers. As this grant cannot cover salary of the grantee, the applicant must be guaranteed his or her own salary for the entire applied project period. Applications from Master students and PhD students will not be taken into consideration.
• If there is a co-applicant, they must be employed at a university, hospital, or other non-profit research organisation outside of Denmark. The co-applicant should significantly contribute to the scientific advancement of the project and receive part of the funding. Collaboration with industry is possible within this programme, however funding cannot be awarded to industrial partner(s).
• All study designs will be eligible for funding (e.g., follow-up studies, observational studies, registry-based research, re-analysis of existing original data and RCT) as long as it is the most appropriate method for the given research question within the allocated time and budget. Projects including anti-obesity medication are not eligible for funding.

Ineligible Criteria

• The Foundation will not award funding for:
  • Commercial activities
  • Overhead/indirect costs (such as rent, electricity, water and maintenance)
  • Double funding of projects:
    • If the applicant has received funding for the proposed project from other sources, in part or in full, this must be accounted for in the budget, as no budgetary overlaps are allowed
    • If an identical or overlapping project proposal has been submitted to other funding institutions than the Foundation, it must be noted in the application
    • If the applicant receives funding for the project, or parts of the project, from other sources following submission of the application to the Foundation, the Foundation must be informed immediately

For more information, visit Novo Nordisk Foundation.