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Get an overview: How will Innovation Fund Denmark invest in 2025

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Get an overview of the foundation's application rounds and preliminary deadlines in the new year.

Based on agreements regarding the research reserve and the Finance Act, Innovation Fund Denmark expects to allocate DKK 2 billion in 2025 for research and innovation in areas such as future green solutions, digitalization, technology, life science, health, quantum technology, artificial intelligence, and space technology.
The board of Innovation Fund Denmark has now approved the majority of the frameworks for investments in 2025.

Below is an overview of the known application rounds, deadlines, and specific themes for the various programs in 2025.

Please note that the Innobooster program will open in a new, revised version in March 2025.

 

*The figure was adjusted on December 18, 2024

Innofounder
How to apply for Innofounder in 2025
Open section, How to apply for Innofounder in 2025

Thematizations

 

  • Green technology and innovation
  • Life science, health and welfare technology
  • Critical and digital technologies

 

 

Application rounds

Innofounder has two application rounds in 2025.

1st application round

  • Opens: January 28, 2025
  • Application deadline: February 25, 2025
  • Expected panel meetings: weeks 21 – 23

 

2nd application round

  • Opens: August 4, 2025
  • Application deadline: September 4, 2025
  • Expected panel meetings: weeks 48 – 50

See the application rounds here: Innofounder - current options for applying

Innobooster
You can apply for Innobooster again in March.
Open section, You can apply for Innobooster again in March.

Innovation Fund Denmark is in the process of changing Innobooster's program design.

 

The program is expected to reopen on March 4, 2025 in a new and improved version

 

Thematizations

  • Green technology and innovation
  • Life science, health and welfare technology
  • Critical and digital technologies
Industrial Researcher
How to apply for Industrial Researcher in 2025
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Thematizations

 

    • Green technology, innovation and research
    • Life science, health and welfare technology
    • Critical and digital technologies

 

Application rounds

Industrial Researcher has two application rounds in 2025.

1st application round

  • Opens: February 4, 2025
  • Application deadline: March 4, 2025

2nd application round

  • Keep an eye on the website for more information.
     

See the application rounds here: Industrial Researcher - current options for applying

Innoexplorer
How to apply for Innoexplorer 2025
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Thematizations

 

  • Green technology and innovation
  • Life science, health and welfare technology
  • Critical and digital technologies

 

Application rounds

Innoexplorer has three application rounds in 2025.

 

  • 1st application round
      • Opens January 2, 2025
      • Application deadline January 30, 2025 at 12:00 noon
      • Panels will be held in weeks 11-13
  • 2nd application round
      • Opens: March 27, 2025
      • Application deadline: April 24, 2025 at 12:00 noon
      • Panels will be held in weeks 23-25
  • 3rd application round:
      • Opens: August 27, 2025
      • Application deadline: September 24, 2025 at 12:00 noon
      • Panels will be held in weeks 45-47

See all applications rounds here: Innoexplorer - current options for applying

 

Innomissions
According to the agreement on the research reserve 2025, Innovation Fund Denmark is investing 311.1 million kroner in a strengthened strategic green research and innovation effort within the four green missions:
Open section, According to the agreement on the research reserve 2025, Innovation Fund Denmark is investing 311.1 million kroner in a strengthened strategic green research and innovation effort within the four green missions:

 

 

1) Capture and storage or utilization of CO₂ (CCUS)

 

2) Green fuels for transport and industry (Power-to-X, etc.)

3) Climate- and environmentally friendly agriculture and food production

4) Circular economy with a focus on plastics and textiles

 

Application round:

Opens: December 18, 2024

Application deadline: March 26, 2025

Expected decision: June 2025

 

Keep an eye on the Innovation Fund's website for upcoming application options and application deadlines.

Grand Solutions
How to apply for Grand Solutions in 2025
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Thematizations

 

  • Life science, health and welfare technology
  • Green research, technology and innovation (part A and part B respectively)
  • Biotechnology and biosolutions
  • Critical and digital technologies
  • Space technology
  • Quantum technology

 

 

Application rounds

The application round consists of two phases.

  • Phase 1 opens in mid-January 2025 and closes on March 19, 2025.
  • Phase 2 opens on May 23, 2025 and closes on August 19, 2025.
  • The applicant is expected to receive a response to Phase 2 in November 2025.

See all applications rounds here: Grand Solutions - current options for applying

Webinars

 

 

International collaborations
How to apply for International Collaborations
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Innovation Fund Denmark invests in international cooperation to strengthen Danish research and innovation and promote Danish innovative solutions globally.

 

Life science, health and welfare technology

 

Horizon Europe:

  • ERA4Health - Call 3 – InterHeart.
    To be announced
  • THCS - Call 3 – Better care closer to home: Enhancing primary and community care.
    Application deadline: 30-01-2025
  • EP PerMed - Call 2 - Pharmacogenomic Strategies for Personalized Medicine (PGxPM2025)
    Application deadline: 18-02-2025
  • Rare Diseases - Call 1 - Pre-clinical therapy studies for rare diseases using small molecules and biologicals – development and validation. Application deadline: 13-02-2025
  • One Health Antimicrobial Resistance – Call 1.
    Application deadline: To be announced.

Nordic

  • NordForsk - Sustainable health and care systems for the elderly (NORELD).
    Application deadline: 20-02-2025

 

Critical and digital technologies

Horizon Europe

  • Chips JU - R&I Calls 2025 (ECS R&I/Non-Initiative Part). <
    Application deadline: spring 2025
  • Chips JU - Quantum Pilot Lines Calls (Chips for EU Initiative Part)
    Application deadline: January 21, 2025

EUREKA

  • Eureka Network calls; (undecided topic)
    Application deadline: TBA

Nordic

  • Nordic/Baltic Initiative on responsible and ethical use of AI.
    Application deadline: TBA

 

Quantum

  • EUREKA Applied Quantum Technologies II.
    Application deadline: spring 2025

 

Green research and innovation

Horizon 2020

  • M-ERA.NET 3 - Call 2025
    Application deadline: spring 2025

Horizon Europe

  • Biodiversa+ - Call 5 – Restoration of ecosystem function, integrity, and connectivity – BiodivFunc.
    Application deadline: November 2025
  • Water4All – Call 4 – Water and Health
    Application deadline: September 2025
  • SBEP Sustainable Blue Economy – Call 3
    Application deadline: November 17, 2025
  • FutureFoodS - Call 1 - Transforming Food Systems - reshaping food system interactions, fostering food innovations and empowering sustainable food choices.
    Application deadline: January 15, 2025
  • AFST Agroecology - Call 2 - Integrating environmental, economic and social perspectives in assessing the performance of agroecology. Value chain and policy implications.
    Application deadline: February 17, 2025
  • AgData Agriculture of Data - Call 1.
    Application deadline: TBA
  • CETP Clean Energy Transition - Call 4 (Call 2025)
    Application deadline: autumn 2025
  • DUT Driving Urban Transition - Call 4 (Call 2025)
    Application deadline: autumn 2025
  • EUPAHW Animal Health and Welfare - Call 2
    Application deadline: TBA

Bilateral

  • USA-DK- Call 2024 (Floating Offshore Wind).
    Application deadline: January 14, 2025

 

All themes

Horizon Europe

  • Eurostars 3 - Call 8.
    Application deadline: March 2025
  • Eurostars 3 - Call 9
    Application deadline: autumn 2025
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Keep an eye on the Innovation Fund's website for upcoming application options and application deadlines.

See published apply options here