Beneficiaries of the main project grants in 2022.

New application deadline for main project 2024

5.08.24

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

Support to carry out a main project in NTNU Discovery is a great opportunity to further develop your idea. Some prerequisites for applying for support to further develop your idea through a main project:

  • You must be employed at NTNU or Helse Midt-Norge or be an active degree student at NTNU.
  • Employees must have reported their idea to NTNU Technology Transfer and received an intellectual property rights (IPR) report from them.
  • Students should have completed a pre-project at NTNU Discovery, and students studying in Trondheim must have received funding from
  • Trønderenergy contribution through SPARK*.
  • The project cannot be associated with an already formed company.

Learn more how to apply as employee eller student.

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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.

4.6 million for “heros of tomorrow”

"I think we should give everyone a big round of applause. These are the heroes of tomorrow," proclaimed Pro Vice-Chancellor Torill Hernes in front of hundreds of people at the biannual event Tech, Hugs & Rock 'n' Roll at Havet on June 6. June, where Trondheim's entire start-up community and Minister of Digitisation Karianne Tung were gathered.

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

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