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 248 million for support of Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowships at the four prestigious institutions Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford Bio-X, University of Oxford and Weizmann Institute of Science (DKK 32 million), as well as for the Quantum-AI Biomedical Frontiers Fellowships supporting exchange between Cleveland Clinic and Danish universities (DKK 14 million) and up to six Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme grants, each of up to DKK 19.6 million and up to twelve Explorative Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme grants, each of up to DKK 6.7 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.
