Danish Funding Programmes
Annually, Denmark invests almost DKK 20 billion in research and development. A part of this amount is invested via national funding programmes with different thematic focus and support for different phases in the innovation cycle.
Do you have an innovative idea?
Are you looking for counselling and help to find the right funding programme that will enable you to turn the idea into reality? We can help you! Contact us!
Overview of Danish Funding Programmes
Innobooster accelerates innovative ideas with ambitious goals, enhancing competitiveness through new products, services, or process improvements. It's ideal for companies seeking new knowledge via collaborations or specialized staff. Innobooster funds knowledge-driven projects from Danish SMEs, startups, and scientists, offering grants up to DKK 5 million.
Grand Solutions projects are high-risk, aiming for ambitious outcomes that drive new knowledge, growth, employment, and societal solutions in Denmark. The projects involve collaboration among companies, universities, and research institutions, covering stages from research to implementation. Projects typically receive DKK 5-30 million in grants and last 2-5 years.
The Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme supports Danish green energy innovations, supporting research tied to development projects. EUDP funds projects to help Denmark cut emissions by 70% by 2030 with focus on green electricity, energy efficiency, heavy transport, and Power-to-X. Available funding in 2025 is set to DKK 543 million.
MUDP offers grants for development, testing and demonstration projects of new environmental technologies, focusing on larger strategic investments of 5-10 million DKK, while also supporting smaller projects.
Projects aligning with UN global goals, such as clean water, clean air, circular economy, and better chemistry, are highly valued.
Green Development and Demonstration Programme supports Danish food production projects in agriculture and fisheries to reduce the climate footprint and promote sustainability. Grants are given to development, demonstration and networking projects within the entire food cluster.
EUopSTART aims to intensify the internationalisation of Danish research and strengthen the collaboration between research institutions and businesses. This pre-funding scheme reduces risks and resources for developing larger EU proposals, offering small grants for preparing Horizon Europe proposals.
Innofounder
Innofounder helps entrepreneurs in realizing early-stage R&D by making it possible to work full-time on the project, validate market needs and developing a functional prototype to demonstrate the solution's feasibility. Startups receive a monthly grant of DKK 27,500 for a year and a DKK 100,000 development grant.