Deadline: 31-Aug-23
The Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) is providing project grants to support general science education and cultivate interest, knowledge and competencies in natural science and technology among children, young people and the general population in Denmark.
The aim of this is to strengthen students’ competencies within the STEM subjects, and to ensure a strong grounding in natural science in their vocational occupation in health and sustainability. In addition, the purpose is to strengthen recruitment of students in STEM-related vocational education.
Project Fields
- Applicants can apply for support for projects that strengthen the quality of teaching the basic subjects within STEM and the STEM related content of subjects in programme specialisations in vocational education and training (EUD and EUX). This also applies to support for projects that can strengthen the STEM subjects’ contribution to the green transition, including also within sustainable food production. Applicants may also apply for funding of projects that aim to motivate more young people to choose a STEM-related vocational education.
- This could include:
- The development and implementation of methods, materials and resources for STEM teaching, including strengthening the cohesion between STEM related content in the basic subjects and in the subjects of the programme specializations.
- Activities with the aim to enhance recruitment and retention within STEM-related vocational education and training, science competitions, and special offers and activities for talented students at vocational education and training within STEM programmes.
- Development projects to improve the competences of teachers and a holistic teaching approach within STEM basic subjects and subject programme specialisations with STEM content. Please note that applicants can only apply for support to participate in continuing education programmes that have been developed in the present project.
- The project’s activities must be aimed at target groups within the Danish Realm.
- Collaborations with industries/companies are encouraged.
Funding Information
- A total of up to DKK 20 million is available for grants between DKK 100,000and DKK 6,000,000 for projects lasting up to 6 years.
- It is possible to apply for funding for development projects and follow-up research for the development project applied for. This call does not include sheer research projects.
- The project may be an independent, delimited project or a part of a larger project that is also supported by other partners.
Eligibility Criteria
- During the grant period, the applicant must be a leader at or responsible for a project at the project’s administering institution. The administering institution must be a public institution and/or non-profit organisation, including educational institutions, municipalities, research institutions, museums or associations within the Danish Realm.
- Private companies may apply for grants for non-commercial projects with non-profit aims. In this case, the company itself acts as the administering institution.
- A person may only be the main applicant for one application in the calls. Co-applicants are not subject to similar rules.
Ineligible
- NNF will not award funding for:
- Commercial activities;
- buildings; and
- overhead (such as rent, electricity, water and maintenance).
For more information, visit Novo Nordisk Fonden.