Participation in the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition and Grand Jamboree 2026
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Participation in the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition and Grand Jamboree 2026 supports Danish university teams’ competition participation to strengthen synthetic biology education.
Funder: Novo Nordisk Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to DKK 200,000 per university annually
Summary: Supports Danish university teams participating in iGEM and the Grand Jamboree to strengthen synthetic biology education and internationalization.
Key Information: Each eligible Danish university may nominate only one team per year.
Description
The Novo Nordisk Foundation supports student teams from relevant Danish universities participating in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition and its Grand Jamboree. The Foundation’s support covers 2020–2027 and aims to strengthen education in synthetic biology and genetic engineering while contributing to the internationalization of Danish university programs.
Run by the independent, nonprofit iGEM Foundation, the competition brings multidisciplinary student teams together to address everyday global problems through synthetic biology. Teams design, build, test, and measure systems of their own design using interchangeable biological parts and standard molecular biology techniques, then present their work at the Grand Jamboree. iGEM emphasizes an open, cooperative community and collaboration alongside competition.
