The Committee implements the Board of the Foundation’s grant decision to award Postdoctoral Fellowships within interdisciplinary research with international partner institutions, and the grants for the Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme and the Explorative Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme, that supports novel, cross-disciplinary, high-risk/high-gain research initiatives.
The Board has established an annual grant budget of DKK 203 million for support of Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowships at the four prestigious institutions Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, University of Oxford and Uppsala University (DKK 38 million), up to five Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme grants, each of up to DKK 19.4 million and up to 10 Explorative Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme grants, each of up to DKK 6.8 million.
The Committee members are appointed by the Board in accordance with the general rules covering the Foundation’s committees.
The current members of the Committee are listed below.
