Does your idea hold water?
Do you have a product idea that you want to develop? NTNU Discovery provides financial support to employees and students at NTNU and Helse Midt-Norge who are in the initial phase of developing a new product.
You can apply for financial support for pilot projects throughout the year. Students can apply for up to NOK 75,000 and employees up to NOK 200,000.
If you have progressed further, you can apply for main project funding. Students can apply for up to NOK 300.000 in main project funding, staff up to NOK 1.000.000. Main project funding is granted once or twice a year.
This is how you can get support from NTNU Discovery to develop your idea:
I am an
STUDENT
and have a good idea
I am an
EMPLOYEE
and have a good idea
News
Operations and innovations
Helse Midt-Norge RHF is a loyal main partner of NTNU Discovery. This means that all employees in the region's largest workplace, around 22,000 in total, can receive funding to test whether their ideas have commercial potential.
New application deadline for main project 2024
You can now apply for funding for a main project of up to NOK 1,000,000 for employees and NOK 300,000 for students. The application deadline for the main project in autumn 2024 is 30th September
Main collaboration partners:
Partners:
Since 2011, NTNU Discovery has awarded NOK 125 million to 400 projects and ideas.
Around half of the projects have turned into companies.
72 % of the projects that have received support from NTNU Discovery are still active after 3 years.
Since 2011, NTNU Discovery has awarded NOK 125 million to 400 projects and ideas.
Around half of the projects have turned into companies.
72 % of the projects that have received support from NTNU Discovery are still active after 3 years.
Contact:
Projectleader
Jan Hassel
Email: jan.hassel@ntnu.no
Phone: +47 90 65 31 80
Office: Hovedbygget, basement
Håvard Wibe
Email: havard.wibe@ntnu.no
Phone: 41 47 37 68
Office: Hovedbygget, basement
