Purpose
Many scientific challenges that have large implications for health and sustainability can only be addressed through interdisciplinary efforts. With the Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme, NNF seeks to strengthen the synergy between researchers, across disciplines, organisations, and national borders. The goals of the Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme are to:
- Enable creative, novel, high-risk/high-gain interdisciplinary research
- Provide long-term support of interdisciplinary collaborations and research ideas grounded in robust preliminary data
- Stimulate emerging research that spans across scientific disciplines and techniques
- Break down or overcome the barriers that hamper collaboration across disciplines
- Strengthen Danish research through internationalisation
- Educate and train the next generation of researchers with interdisciplinary skills
Research areas:
The Programme is designed to fund research ideas grounded in robust preliminary data, which require and interdisciplinary approach and demonstrate the potential to have a high level of impact, i.e. high- risk/high-gain. Research must align with NNF’s strategic focus areas of Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, and Natural and Technical Sciences, with applicability in health or sustainability. Research within Social Sciences and Humanities can be an element of the proposal but cannot be the primary drive. Applicants with project ideas that have yet to secure preliminary data are encouraged to consider the Exploratory Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme as an alternative.
Funding
Up to DKK 19.4 million over 4 years per grant. The total annual budget for this call is DKK 97 million.
Application process
Please read “Information and Guidelines for Applicants” carefully before initiating the application process. Essential information about eligibility, required content, the evaluation criteria, budget structure, etc. is found in these guidelines.
The application must be completed and submitted using the foundation’s application system NORMA that can be accessed via the link “Apply now“.
