Small-scale funding for cross-disciplinary plant-based food projects
Green Solutions Centre Living Lab “Our Plant-based future", provides funding for small scale pilot projects where the main activity is to develop and test specific solutions within the transition to more plant-based food production.
Development of solutions (technical, products, ideas, concepts, etc.) must be based on cross-disciplinarity and co-creation with one or more end-users. The amount per pilot project is DKK 100-300,000. Max project period of 1½ years.
A small-scale pilot project can be based on the following:
- an existing research project, that can be boosted with development and test of a solution and a cross-disciplinary approach
- a collaboration between UCPH and external partners – e.g. as a pre-project for a research application based on co-creation with external partner(s) and focused on development of a plant-based solution
- an ambition to make a diverse partnership, based on academic commitment and extern partners for example around existing UCPH infrastructure
The funds can be used for salaries (from research assistant to researcher) of the staff carrying out the tasks in the project and for other project related costs. The project must be managed and run by one or more researchers, but the actual execution can be carried out by, for example, a research assistant or other KU-employees with competencies within the field.
The most important aspect is the specific content: development of the specific solution(s) in a cross-disciplinary and user-inclusive set-up, as well as learning from the process and having the opportunity of testing the solution.
Find more elaborate information in this flyer or contact Green Solutions Centre Living Lab Manager: Mette Frimodt Møller.