Applications Invited for Informing Humanitarian Response Through Research, Learning and Innovation Grant

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About the Organization

The Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) is an international enterprise foundation focusing on medical treatment and research.

In 2023, the foundation had a net worth of DKK 1,114 billion (US$167 billion), making it the wealthiest charitable foundation in the world. NNF owns Novo Holdings A/S, a holding company that is the majority voting shareholder of Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical corporation.

About the Grant

Humanitarian needs may arise from several, interrelated factors, including extreme poverty and the effects of climate change, conflict, disaster, and displacement. The purpose of the open call is to support humanitarian actors and the humanitarian system in identifying, adapting, or integrating research, learning, and innovative approaches to improve the quality of humanitarian response and deliver better outcomes for people affected by crisis. This open call will focus on improving health outcomes and food security.

Areas of support

With this call, the Novo Nordisk Foundation is looking for applications focusing on research, learning, and/or innovative approaches in humanitarian settings.

Applications should fall within one or more of the below sub-themes. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications that focus on both food security and health.

Food security:

• Improving food security in crises
• Strengthening the climate resilience of food systems in humanitarian operations

Health

• Improving cardiometabolic disease prevention and management in crises including its comorbidities, such as infectious diseases and mental health
• Strengthening the climate resilience of health systems in humanitarian operations

Grant Size

A total of up to DKK 35 million is available for grants between DKK 1 million and DKK 5 million for projects lasting up to 2 years.

Eligibility

• Proposed projects must directly relate to the provision of humanitarian assistance in emergencies, disaster prevention and preparedness, or recovery. It may also pertain to the provision of assistance to people affected by protracted and complex crises.
• International humanitarian organizations are eligible to apply. An international humanitarian organization is understood as an organization with engagements in humanitarian settings in more than one country. Main applicants are encouraged to engage research or knowledge institutions, local organizations, regional networks or similar as co-applicants. Only main applicants and co-applicants that are not-for-profit are eligible to apply.
• A main applicant may submit a maximum of one application. If further applications are submitted, they will be disregarded.
• Sub-offices of the same organization may not submit more than one application in total. “An organization” is defined as an entity with separate legal personality.2 We urge sub-offices and sub-entities of the same organization to coordinate with their HQ or their Nordic Office (if they have one), such that only one application is submitted.
• The Novo Nordisk Foundation will only accept applications from highly transparent organizations and institutions, whose annual reports and annual audited financial reports are publicly available.

How to Apply

Call closes: 16 April 2025 2:00pm (Copenhagen time)

Application guidelines

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