The Research and Innovation programme funds university-based research groups and academic institutions working on technologies, methods and theories that ensure humanity is able to live within the Earth’s planetary boundary related to climate change.
The grants, available from 2025, are not discipline-specific or limited to science and technology, instead prioritising impactful, real-world research across any domain. Potential applicants are identified and vetted by Board Member and Programme Expert Poul Toft Frederiksen and the research specialist committee.
“We will be looking for research groups and funders with a clear road to impact, and providing funds to areas that may be currently under-funded. Our committee will consider innovative research from across multiple fields, as the solutions we need to tackle the climate crisis are inherently interdisciplinary.”
Poul Toft Frederiksen
We are not currently reviewing applications for this programme. Applications will be open during 2024 and research institutions, universities and think-tanks will be selected by the Programme Expert and invited to apply.
Our other programmes
Learn more about the policy and activism programme
Policy & Activism
The Policy & Activism programme is focused on funding NGOs, interest groups and think-tanks that are working to influence decision-making, at a policy or project level.
Learn more about the humanitarian response programme
Humanitarian Response
The Humanitarian Response programme provides financing for crisis response in regions experiencing the impact of climate change and where capacities to protect vulnerable populations are low.
Programme expert
Poul Toft Frederiksen is Head of Programme, Research and Learning at the Grundfos Foundation, where he leads engagement with academia. Formerly an engineer at Grundfos, he has held various positions within research and academia, including as Chairman of the Council for Technology and Society of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences. Poul has a PhD from the Technical University of Denmark.
