My overview
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Key dates
21/07-2026: Pre-announcement
14/09-2026: The call for proposals opens
16/09-2026: Webinar
16/11-2026: Deadline for pre-proposals (15:00 CET)
14/06-2026: Deadline for invited full proposals (15:00 CET)
After the application deadline, applicants will be asked to confirm their application in e-grant. A request will be sent to applicants via e-grant no later than four weeks after the application deadline. Please contact us if you do not receive this notification.
All Danish applicants are required to submit the international application, including annexes and budgets, in e-grant. Non-public organisations must also upload additional legal declarations to their e-grant case: “No undertaking in difficulty declaration” and “Financial and legal declaration”. In addition, SMEs must submit an “SME declaration”.
If funding is applied for under the de minimis rules, a “de minimis aid compliance form” must also be submitted.
The templates for the declarations can be found at any time under “Documents” below.
Applicants do not need to submit documentation to IFD before the deadline for the international application.
Contact information
For more information about the call, please contact the call secretariat directly:
- sbep.call-secretariat@uefiscdi.ro
For specific questions regarding co-funding from Innovation Fund Denmark:
- Mathias Holm Tveen, Mathias.holm.tveen@innofond.dk, +45 6190 5073, or internationale@innofond.dk
The general requirements and criteria for co-funding from Innovation Fund Denmark are set out in the Guidelines for international projects.
Please note that adjustments to the call may occur. The information on this website is therefore for guidance only. In the event of doubt or questions of interpretation, please refer to the official call text.
How it works – from application to project
See how you apply, and what your application must include.
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You apply for Innoexplorer via the e-grant application system.
How to proceed:
- Go to www.e-grant.dk and create a user account
- Find the call under “Search options” (they all start with “IF”)
- Create and submit your application
You may write the application in Danish or English.
Also remember to attach:
- Max. 6 slides with information about your idea
- A signed budget
- A letter of support from your institution
- If relevant, a list of relevant publications (max. 1 page).
Please note that your institution may have internal deadlines that are earlier than the official application deadline.
Remember to read the guidelines before you apply under “Guidelines and documents” below.
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Innoexplorer has a number of themes within which Innovation Fund Denmark can invest. Your application can either be placed within one of the themes or submitted outside the themes.
You can apply within:
- Green technology and innovation
- Life science, health and welfare technology
- Digital and critical technologies
- Or you can apply outside the themes if your project does not fit within one of the themes above
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When you apply for Innoexplorer, you must complete an application in e-grant including both information and attachments.
In the application, you must, among other things: :
- Write a short summary of your project
- Explain how it fits within a theme (or outside the themes)
- Provide information about you, your team and your institution
See the guidelines for a detailed description of what your application must contain under “Guidelines and documents” below.
Technical questions
T: +45 33 92 91 90
Email: Support.e-grant@ufm.dk
Questions about your application
If you have submitted an application or have a grant from Innovation Fund Denmark, please contact us via your case in e-grant.