The Children’s Science Box (Børnenes forskerboks)
Grantee: Jakob Lund Pedersen, Børnebogsforlaget
Amount: DKK 1,506,000
Grant category: Education and Awareness Grants
Year: 2026
Geography: Denmark
A box of eight illustrated children’s books on the life and research of well-known Danish scientists is distributed to Danish kindergartens. The goal is to spark early scientific curiosity among the 4-6-year-olds and provide pedagogues with age-appropriate tools that are aligned with the STEM curriculum for kindergartens. The researchers are selected to balance concrete and abstract science, historic and modern-day scientists, and diversity in gender and ethnicity. The books are supplemented with educational material introducing preschoolers to hands-on experiments and playful activities related to the presented research fields. More than 3000 Danish kindergartens have already committed to receiving a box, and the municipality of Roskilde serves as a development and test partner.
Let’s Get Personal: Individual (Skin) Health in the World of Precision Medicine
Grantee: Ken Arnold, Medicinsk Museion
Amount: DKK 1,700,000
Grant category: Education and Awareness Grants
Year: 2026
Geography: Denmark
The university museum Medicinsk Museion will create a new major exhibition exploring precision health through science, culture, and history, including a focus on skin as a visible and personal organ and barrier. The goal is to enhance public understanding of personalized medicine and its ethical, social, and scientific perspectives. Target groups include the general public, students, and health professionals with an expected 500,000 visitors over the exhibition lifetime of ten years.