Astra Activities 2026-2028

Grantee: Mikkel Bohm, Astra

Amount: DKK 15,000,000

Grant category: Standalone grants

Year: 2026

Geography: Denmark

SIC Skin Immunology and Barrier Research in Sub-Saharan Africa

Grantee: Jonathan Coquet, University of Copenhagen, LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center

Amount: DKK 13,504,945

Grant category: Standalone grants

Year: 2026

Geography: Denmark

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