What is Skylab Funding?
The main goal of the programme is to help students and young researchers find soft funding and grants for their startups and prototypes.

Who can apply?
All DTU students, PhD’s and postdocs + alumni (within 1 year from graduation) and teams with at least one DTU profile in the founder team.

Where to sign up?
Fill in the form at the bottom of the page and submit it together with your project description before the deadline

When can I participate?
Skylab funding accepts applications twice a year; in February and September.

Template for Project Description

Skylab Funding

Next application deadline: September 11th, 2022

Note: The application date is the same as Skylab Ignite and Skylab Incubator– contact Jakob Svagin if you apply for any of those as well.

Applications for DTU Skylab Funding can be submitted by all registered DTU students on Bachelor and Master studies and within a year after graduation. Ph.D. students can also apply with a commercial project.

You can apply for grants of 15.000 DKK - 150,000 DKK per project. Applications in English and Danish are accepted.

Please read the application guidelines and have a look at the application example before you apply.

The Skylab Funding is created in collaboration with and funded by

Tranes Fond
Kai Houmann Nielsens Fond
Nimbs Fond
Kaptajn Aage Nielsens Familiefond
Den Danske Maritime Fond
Bevica Fonden.
BioInnovation Institute Foundation

The foundations have the mandate to decide which projects will be rewarded a grant. All applications will be handled confidentially. You can not apply on behalf of others but students who apply should be the founder or at least have ownership of the idea, project, or start-up.

If you have trouble uploading the application, please contact the the Skylab Funding Team; Michael Persson miper@dtu.dk - always write "Skylab Funding" in the subject line

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Funding application

Team Name

Name of contact person

Study number (students) or initials (DTU staff) of contact person

Study lines represented on the team

Do you have non DTU co-founders on the team? Who? from where?

Telephone Number

Email of contact person

1 short line that describes your startup (ex “Filtration technology for wastewater treatment plants”)

Select the primary vertical of your startup

Select the secondary vertical of your startup

Are any of the co-founders Employed at DTU? If yes, tick box

Do you have a registered CVR nr? If yes, please note it here:

Tick this box if you also want to apply for Our Accelerator Programme Skylab Ignite.

Link to a Video Pitch

Total budget of application

Upload a 3-page startup description*

*Find the template here: Startup Description Template

All applications will be processed and evaluated after the application deadline and you will receive a receipt via email within a few working days.

If you do not receive this within one working week, please get in touch with us.

The total processing time from deadline to received grant is approximately one month.

You can read more about other projects that have received funding. Information is to be found in the drop down menu to the left.

Updated by Pål Simon Fernvall on 25 May 2022

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