| Name of activity/title | Innovation call- grants for innovative applications outside academia |
| Domain/action | Domain 3: contribution to developing innovations and businesses Actions: – Testbeds and platforms |
| Goal of activity/short summary | Competition for innovation grants for researchers and doctoral students to develop commercial or non-commercial applications outside the academia. The ideas are pitched to a jury consisting of university and industry representatives. The selection is based on the innovation level of the idea, potential impact, and potential feasibility. In 2024, the grant was for 250 000 SEK. |
| Type of stakeholders involved | Academic staff (researcher), doctoral students, industry, support structures, |
| Description | The Innovation call is open once a year. Researcher and doctoral students submit their idea descriptions. An initial selection will be done by innovation advisers and selected applicants will get the opportunity to pitch their ideas in front of the jury. The funds can be used for paying salaries for part of the year in order to spend time on the innovation and development of applications. The successful applicant will work with LNU Innovation to establish the plan and receive support for the development. |
| Resources required | Funding, R&D support services |
| Lessons learned/success factors | Innovation call has been very popular with a lot of applications and interest. Successful projects should clearly outline the benefits to people, and society outside academia. |
| Time period | Ongoing, annual |
| Link (if relevant) | https://lnu.se/en/medarbetare/researcher/researcher5/LNU-Innovation/Innovation-call/ |
| Partner who submitted the practice | Linnaeus University |
| Key words | Innovation, idea testing, prototyping, industry, funding, commercialization |
Categories:idea bank