# MicroMAX Collaborative Research Grants 2027

**Funder:** Novo Nordisk Foundation
**Budget:** DKK 16 million (total available)
**Deadline:** 15 September 2026 (2:00pm Copenhagen time)
**Duration:** 2–4 years
**Consortium:** Required — main applicant at Danish institution + 1–2 co-applicants (Danish or international non-profit)
**Application:** Single stage; results announced March 2027
**Frequency:** Annual
**Eligible countries:** DK
**Official call:** https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/grant/micromax-collaborative-research-grants/
**Last verified:** 1 July 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Main applicant must be ≥80% affiliated with a Danish university, hospital, or non-profit. 1–2 co-applicants required (domestic or international non-profit). At least one party must have synchrotron crystallography expertise. Projects use the MicroMAX beamline at MAX IV (Lund, Sweden) in biomedicine, health, sustainability, biotech, natural/technical, or data science.

## Summary

MicroMAX Collaborative Research Grants 2027 from the Novo Nordisk Foundation fund research projects using synchrotron-based crystallography, with DKK 16 million available across 2-4 year projects. The main applicant must be ≥80% FTE affiliated with a Danish university, hospital, or non-profit organisation, and projects require 1-2 co-applicants (domestic or international) with at least one party holding synchrotron crystallography expertise. Research must fall within biomedicine, health, sustainability, biotechnology, natural/technical sciences, or data science, with non-health/sustainability projects needing to articulate future applications in health or sustainability.

## Who should apply

- Main applicants with ≥80% FTE affiliation at a Danish university, hospital, or non-profit research institution
- Research teams including 1-2 co-applicants (domestic or international) from non-profit institutions
- At least one team member with expertise in synchrotron-based crystallography
- Projects in biomedicine, health, sustainability, biotechnology, natural/technical sciences, or data science

## Key dates

- Deadline 15 September 2026, 2:00 PM Copenhagen time
- Single-stage application; results announced March 2027
- Project duration 2-4 years

## Tips for applicants

- At least one team member must explicitly hold synchrotron crystallography expertise; a named co-applicant's prior synchrotron publications strengthen the credibility signal.
- Clarify the role each co-applicant plays: reviewers check for genuine collaboration, not honorary authorship, divide responsibilities by method, biology, or validation.
- If your project sits outside health or sustainability (e.g. pure materials chemistry), draft a 1-2 sentence future-applications bridge in the abstract; vague statements here tend to be scored as speculative.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much can I request from the MicroMAX Collaborative Research Grants 2027?

The total funding pool is DKK 16 million; individual project budgets and the exact award ceiling per project are not specified in the call, so check the full guidelines on the Novo Nordisk Foundation website.

### Who must be the main applicant for MicroMAX Collaborative Grants?

The main applicant must be ≥80% FTE affiliated with a Danish university, hospital, or non-profit research organisation.

### Can my co-applicants be based outside Denmark?

Yes, 1-2 co-applicants are required and may be based at universities, hospitals, or non-profit research institutions in Denmark or abroad.

### Do all team members need synchrotron crystallography expertise?

No, but at least one party in the consortium must have synchrotron-based crystallography expertise.

### What is the project duration for MicroMAX Collaborative Grants?

Projects run for 2-4 years.

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Source: [The Great Grantsby](https://grantsby.eu/grants/novo-nordisk-foundation-micromax-collaborative-research-grants-2027-2026-09) — EU grant monitoring for academic researchers. Always verify details on the funder's website before applying.