Pioneer Innovator Grant 2023

The Pioneer Innovator Grant 2023 aims to support innovative research within agriculture, food, industrial, and environmental biotech, as well as med-tech, industrial biotech, pharma, and quantum technologies, promoting sustainability and health-related advancements.

Eligibility

The research project must comprise a main applicant and has the option of including co-applicants when deemed relevant.

The Main Applicant

• The main applicant must be a faculty member, a researcher, or a student employed at a university, hospital, or other research institution in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden).

Co-applicant(s)

• Co-applicants can be included in the project, but are not required.
• Co-applicants may come from the same hosting institution as the main applicant or from different universities, hospitals, or research institutions locally and abroad.

Hosting Institution

• A Pioneer Innovator Grant must be administered by a non-profit organization.
• A Pioneer Innovator Grant cannot be given to a company.
• Projects from incubator development programs and projects where IPR is owned by a university’s holding institution are eligible to apply if:
  • The administrating institution is the university
  • The project and its findings are anchored in academia
  • The project has not resulted in the establishment of a company (given company has not established a CVR/company number)

The Pioneer Innovator Grant 2023 idea and focus must be directly linked to improving the lives of patients and the health of people or sustainability. 

Benefits

The total grant budget is DKK 70 million in 2023, to cover both the Health and the Sustainability areas. Each granted project can receive a grant of up to DKK 1 million for one year. 

Application Process

It is important to carefully read the Information and guidelines for applicants, before initiating the application process.

• Click here to apply.
• Click here for more information.