Deadline: 31-Aug-23
The Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) is offering project grants for science communication and debate to strengthen scientific and technical aspirations, knowledge and competencies among children, young people and the general population in Denmark.
The purpose of this call is to contribute to engagement and interest in natural science and technology and to facilitate communication and qualified public debates on topics within natural and technological science including health and sustainability.
Project Fields
- Applicants may apply for grants for projects that in creative and engaging ways communicate topics and facilitate fact-based debate on challenges relevant to society within natural sciences research, technology development, sustainability, climate, energy production and health.
- Projects on these topics may involve all types of media, instruments and channels in order to;
- contribute to inspire and engage broad target groups;
- raise awareness of challenges relevant to society;
- facilitate public, fact-based and critical debate; and
- increase the dissemination of reliable sources of natural science knowledge and counteract misinformation.
- For example, applicants may apply for grants for science journalism, television and documentary productions, podcasts, animated videos, communication through social media, lectures, makerlabs, seminars, workshop activities, theatre, festivals, or debate events.
- The projects’ target group(s) must be within the Danish Realm and can be children, young people and/or the general population. The project activities must primarily be made available to the target group(s) outside the education system.
- It is important to demonstrate that the chosen media is in accordance with the purpose and target group(s) of the project, and that the project is focused and coherent as well as based on selected, relevant activities and instruments.
Funding Information
- A total of up to DKK 30 million is available for grants between DKK 100,000–6,000,000 for projects of up to 6 years duration.
- 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 administrating institution for the project applied for. The administrating institution for the project must be a public institution and/or nonprofit organisation, including educational institutions, municipalities, research institutions, museums or associations in the Danish Realm.
- Private companies and producers may apply for grants for noncommercial projects with nonprofit aims. In this case, the company will be the administrating institution for the project.
- A person may only be the main applicant for one application in the calls. Co-applicants are not subject to similar rules. Applications, which fall within the calls for Project grants for natural science education and informal learning environments or Grants for vocational education and training, will not be considered in this call.
- A main applicant or project group with an active grant, which was awarded in the open competition calls within education and outreach in the period 2018-2021, is only able to apply for a new grant in the last year of the active grant. However, a new grant may not be paid out until the existing grant is completed.
Ineligible
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation will not award grants for:
- Commercial activities
- buildings
- overhead (such as rent, electricity, water and maintenance)
For more information, visit Novo Nordisk Fonden.
