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title: "Funding opportunities from Danish Food and Bio Cluster"
date: 2026-06-16
author: "Aino Laakso"
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# Funding opportunities from Danish Food and Bio Cluster

# Funding opportunities from Danish Food and Bio Cluster







 

   

[Valio Food 2.0 research program](/we-are-valio/food-2-0/) has an ecosystem of over 200 members. We now share to our ecosystem new funding opportunities from The Danish Food & Bio Cluster, that has two open research funding calls, and importantly, companies and universities outside Denmark are also eligible to apply.

Please note that the coordinator must be a Danish university or company.

**For academic partners and companies:** **Pathways to Net-Zero: Futureproofing sustainable agri-food system**

- Application deadline 30th September, 2026
- Grant: total pool of 12 million EUR, minimum 400.000 EUR (no maximum) 
    - Funding rate up to 75% is available for projects lasting up to four years.
- Main applicant must be a Danish university or company. Projects need to be for consortia. Priority is given to broad consortias covering the whole value chain and also with European participants.
- Eligible project topics: methane‑reducing technologies, plant‑rich food solutions, climate‑friendly crops, and biogenic carbon utilisation.
- [More information and application](https://www.foodbiocluster.dk/soeg-midler/soeg-midler-pathways-to-net-zero-futureproofing)
- Previous granted projects: see [here](https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fagrifoodture.com%2Fprojects%2F&data=05%7C02%7CAino.Laakso%40valio.fi%7Caea27ea7a7414576c57e08decb8ffec8%7C9c72d32e66f44e08b55a5bde33f76942%7C0%7C0%7C639172016504908937%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9bjAlD6gs5Kn7d0zAdL1QrlItj74wIarNf7TkN%2FBBA8%3D&reserved=0)



 



**For academic partners and researchers: Plant2Food**

- Abstract deadline June 19th, 2026
- This funding is for basic research within the scope of plant crops, special priority is given to the crops; fava beans, rapeseed and potatoes.
- In Call Round 2026, funding can be applied for within three different grant types, each of which has its own requirements for the project’s scope, consortium and budget.
- Main applicant must be a researcher from Aarhus University (DK), University of Copenhagen (DK), Danish Technical University (DK) or Wageningen University (NL)
- Grants: minimum of 4,5 million EUR, fundingrate 100%
- Previous funding projects: [Plant2Food Funded Projects – Plant-based foods of the future](https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprojects-au-dk.translate.goog%2Fplant2food%2Ffunded-projects%3F_x_tr_sl%3Dauto%26_x_tr_tl%3Den%26_x_tr_hl%3Dda%26_x_tr_pto%3Dwapp&data=05%7C02%7CAino.Laakso%40valio.fi%7Caea27ea7a7414576c57e08decb8ffec8%7C9c72d32e66f44e08b55a5bde33f76942%7C0%7C0%7C639172016504940243%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oHo50C%2BRk%2Bvwjzsqt8SkfBEJ5PKwZyp59suWBxPejhc%3D&reserved=0)