Deadline: 18-Jun-25
The Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science hereby calls for applications for networking activities under the Global Innovation Network Programme (GINP).
Purpose and Objectives
- The overall purpose of GINP is to give added value to the research and innovation ecosystem in Denmark nationally and increase the global impact of Danish research and knowledge-based innovation internationally in areas with significant innovation potential by means of cooperation among stakeholders at institutional and organisational level.
- GINP makes it possible for the eligible applicant:
- To establish relations and interaction with relevant stakeholders with little or no existing relationships. Thus, the applicant can form new networks with international partners.
- To deepen and/or expand the relationship and interaction with partners and valuable stakeholders in already well-established international networks. Thus, the applicant can take initiative and set a direction by developing new activities for a more specific engagement within the stakeholder network in a particular area of interest. The added value to an existing network must be thoroughly described.
- The objectives are:
- To strengthen international networks in order to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to societal and global challenges and provide long-term possibilities and added value for the applicant, the partner(s) and other stakeholders in Denmark.
- To support the realisation of the global potential for Danish research and knowledge-based innovation by providing access to valuable international partners in the eligible countries and to enable increased collaboration with these partners under national and international funding and investment programmes that target Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3-7.
Research, Technology and Innovation Areas
- GINP is open to all scientific, innovation and technological areas and fields. However, in line with national priorities and strategies, the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science can in case of equal quality give priority to networks, partnerships and strategic alliances that contribute to:
- The green transition in Denmark and worldwide;
- Denmark’s national positions of strength within health and life science;
- Strategic research and innovation in digital and new, emerging technologies.
Funding Information
- An amount of approximately DKK 14,3 million is reserved for this call including overhead/administration expenses.
- Each application can be supported with up to a maximum amount of DKK 750.000 excluding overhead/administration expenses.
Duration
- The maximum activity period is two years. For each grant, the activities must begin in 2026 (January 01 until December 31) and must be completed no later than two years after the starting date.
Eligible Activities
- GINP supports international networking activities, such as the organisation and execution of:
- Workshops, seminars and conferences involving all partners
- Delegation visits involving all partners.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following stakeholders and organisational units from Denmark are eligible applicants under GINP
- Research and Technology Organisations (RTO, in Danish ‘GTS-institutter’)
- National Cluster Organisations (in Danish ‘nationale viden- og erhvervsklynger’)
- Individual departments at universities (corresponding in Danish to ‘institutter’)
- Publicly owned hospitals with research under the five regions
- Other higher education institutions with research under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science
- Other government funded institutions with research under a Ministry of the Government of Denmark.
- The eligible applicants have been selected for their ability to establish networks capable of supporting Danish science and innovation from a long-term perspective and for their ability to provide value for other stakeholders in Denmark.
- The applicant must as a minimum have one international partner from the national science and innovation systems from an eligible GINP country. Eligible GINPcountries are countries outside the EU and the European Economic Area. An application can have partners from more than one of the eligible countries. Applications without an international partner are not eligible and will be rejected. Partners from EU countries are not eligible for GINP-funding.
For more information, visit Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science.