Danish funding programs – technical development

EUDP (DK)

Program description:
The Energy Technological Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP), supports projects with experimental development and testing of a technology, system or method under reality-like conditions and thereafter introducing it to market. EUDP offers funding for the development and/or demonstration of all types of energy technology contributing to the goals of the energy policy including: wind power, heating, energy efficiency, bioenergy, smart energy and system integration, and oil and gas.

Typical grant size/Max. grant size: 8-12 MDKK / 100 MDKK (our estimation)
Subsidy rate: for SMEs up to 70% for industrial research and up to 45% for experimental development
Call frequency: 2 times a year

MUDP (DK)

Program description:
The Environmental Technology Development Program (MUDP) supports the development of technologies, processes and/or services within environmental technology. MUDP supports projects within eight primary areas: Water, climate adjustment, circular economy and the reuse of resources in waste, cleaner air, less noise, fewer problematic chemicals, industrial environmental efforts, and ecological construction.

Typical grant size/Max. grant size: 1,5-4 MDKK / 7 MDKK (our estimation)
Subsidy rate: for SMEs up to 70% for industrial research and up to 45% for experimental development
Call frequency: 1-2 times a year

Grand Solutions (DK)

Program description:
Innovation Fund Denmark offers co-financing for projects focusing is on research, technology, experimental development and/or market development.

Typical grant size/Max. grant size: 10-20 MDKK / 30 MDKK
Subsidy rate: Maximum co-financing of up to 65% (up to 75% for SMEs).
Call frequency: 1-2 times a year

InnoBooster (DK)

Program description:
Innobooster is a funding programme within Innovation Fund Denmark. The programme invests in promising ideas from small and medium-sized companies and start-ups. InnoBooster boosts great innovation ideas with clear and ambitious goals such as new products, services or improvement of a process to increase competitiveness.

Typical grant size/Max. grant size: 0.6-1 MDKK / 5 MDKK
Subsidy rate: 35%
Call frequency: Open call (with December holiday break)