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Challenge Programme - Novo Nordisk Fonden The Challenge Programme aims to contribute substantially to the development of Danish and European research ecosystems within research areas of strategic priority to the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The Challenge Programme targets ambitious research projects within annually selected themes that address some of the major societal and planetary challenges.
Every year, we define new themes that comprise the framework for calls for applications in open competition within that one year. The Challenge Programme gives leading researchers the opportunity to assemble a strong team that can collaborate to develop solutions to the challenges. The Programme provides substantial, long-term funding to enable scientific depth and focus and facilitate synergy between the research partners.
In 2027, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme will award up to DKK 600 million (EUR 80 million) for researchers who want to engage in the following four themes: Theme 1: Advancing Next Generation AMR Diagnostics for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Theme 2: Heat and hypertension – understanding the mechanisms of interaction Theme 3: Unravelling electron transfer mechanisms in hybrid bio-electrocatalysis Theme 4: Harnessing novel Earth-abundant materials for sustainable technologies Each grant will receive up to DKK 75 million (EUR 10 million) for a period of up to 6 years.
In 2026, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme will award up to DKK 600 million (EUR 80 million) for researchers who want to engage in the following four themes: Theme 1: Harnessing Biology for climate-resilient and healthy soils Theme 2: Unravelling the pathways of human invasive fungal diseases Theme 3: Modelling human cardiometabolic disease Theme 4: Biological systems under non-equilibrium conditions Each grant will receive up to DKK 75 million (EUR 10 million ) for a period of up to 6 years.
In 2025, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme awarded up to DKK 478,5 million for researchers engaging in the following four themes: Theme 1: Heterogeneity in biomanufacturing Theme 2: Ectopic fat and cardiometabolic disease Theme 3: Interactions of infectious disease & CMD Theme 4: The NNF Grand AI Challenge Each project received DKK 30-60 million for a period of up to 6 years.
In 2024, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme will award up to DKK 360 million for researchers who want to engage in the following three themes: Theme 1: Integrating safety and environmental sustainability impacts of bio-based solutions Theme 2: Disentangling insulin resistance Theme 3: Novel or emerging technologies for sustainable and continuous energy supply Each project can receive DKK 30-60 million for a period of up to 6 years.
In 2023, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme awarded up to DKK 360 million for researchers wanting to engage in the following three themes: Theme 1: RNA- and Oligonucleotide-based Therapeutics Theme 2: Prediction of Climate Change and Effect of Mitigating Solutions Theme 3: Future Agri-Food Systems Each project received DKK 30-60 million for a period of up to 6 years.
In 2022, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme awarded up to DKK 360 million for researchers wanting to engage in the following three themes: Theme 1: Recycling for a Sustainable Society Theme 2: Energy Materials with Biological Applications Theme 3: Immunity at Mucosal Surfaces Each project received up to DKK 60 million for a period of up to 6 years.
In 2021, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme awarded up to DKK 360 million for researchers wanting to engage in the following three themes: Theme 1: Smart Nanomaterials for Applications in Life Science Theme 2: Proteins for Tomorrow’s Food Theme 3: Mathematical Modelling of Health and Disease Each project received up to DKK 60 million for a period of up to 6 years.
In 2020, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme awarded up to DKK 480 million for researchers wanting to engage in the following four themes: Theme 1: Neurodegenerative diseases in an aging population Theme 2: Quantum simulators for unravelling complex processes in nature Theme 3: Biodiversity & productivity of managed ecosystems Theme 4: The microbial secretome and the plant cell wall Each project received up to DKK 60 million for a period of up to 6 years.
In 2019, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme awarded up to DKK 360 million for researchers wanting to engage in the following three themes: Theme 1: How Dietary Factors Affect the Human Microbiome Theme 2 : Modern Plant Science – Towards a Sustainable World Theme 3 : Emerging Infectious Diseases Each project received up to DKK 60 million for a period of up to 6 years.
In 2018, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme awarded up to DKK 360 million for researchers wanting to engage in the following three themes: Theme 1: Protein Chemistry – Structure, Function and Application Theme 2 : Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Theme 3 : Understanding Obesity at the Cellular Level Each project received up to DKK 60 million for a period of up to 6 years.
In 2017, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme awarded up to DKK 360 million for researchers wanting to engage in the following two themes: Theme 1: Big Data i n Biomedicine Theme 2 : Design and engineering of biological molecules and systems Each project received up to DKK 60 million for a period of up to 6 years.
In 2016, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme awarded up to DKK 360 million for researchers wanting to engage in the following two themes: Theme 1: Antibiotic resistance and/or alternative antibiotics Theme 2 : Oral drug-delivery of biopharmaceuticals Each project received up to DKK 60 million for a period of up to 6 years.
In 2015, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme awarded up to DKK 120 million for researchers wanting to engage in the following two themes: Theme 1: The human microbiome Theme 2: The plant microbiome Each project received up to DKK 60 million for a period of up to 6 years. Read about the grant recipients and the awarded projects in our overview of grant recipients .
In 2014, the Foundation’s Challenge Programme awarded up to DKK 240 million for researchers wanting to engage in the following two themes: Theme 1 : Prevention of diabetes and obesity Theme 2: Acute and late -stage diabetes complications Each project received up to DKK 60 million for a period of up to 6 years.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Leading researchers assembling collaborative teams; targets Danish and European research ecosystems; annual themes change each year (2026 themes: climate-resilient soils, fungal diseases, cardiometabolic modeling, biolo… Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The Evidence for AI in Health (EVAH) initiative is a $60 million joint investment by the Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Wellcome Trust to support rigorous, country-led evaluations of AI health tools in low- and middle-income countries. Delivered in partnership with J-PAL and the African Population and Health Research Center, EVAH funds evaluations of AI-enabled clinical decision support tools in primary and community healthcare settings across Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Pathway A supports early-deployment evaluations focusing on usability, workflow integration, and safety for up to $1 million. Pathway B funds randomized controlled trials, economic analyses, and implementation science studies of tools ready for deployment at scale for up to $3 million. The initiative addresses a critical evidence gap about whether AI diagnostic and clinical decision support tools actually improve health outcomes in resource-limited settings.
AMR Research Call is a grant program from the Novo Nordisk Foundation under its Infectious Diseases Catalyst Grants initiative, providing catalytic funding for exploratory, use-inspired, and innovative research projects with exceptional potential for direct impact on global challenges in human infectious diseases. In 2026, the program focuses on two scientific themes: Novel AMR Tools to combat antimicrobial resistance, prioritizing pathogens on the WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogen List 2024, and Pandemic Influenza research addressing viral infectivity, transmission, and disease severity. A total of DKK 60 million is available. Projects led by a principal investigator based in a Nordic country can receive up to DKK 4 million over three years, while collaborative projects with an international co-applicant can receive up to DKK 7 million. Eligible applicants must hold a position at assistant professor level or above at a university, hospital, or non-profit research institution in a Nordic country. The application deadline is May 15, 2026.