Once a year, NOVI awards the NOVI Scholarship to the 9th–10th semester student(s) who can present a business idea with such sustainable potential that the concept can be transformed into a company at NOVI in Aalborg.

The NOVI Scholarship is awarded annually at Aalborg University's Annual Celebration.

Winner of the NOVI Scholarship in 2025

This year, the scholarship went to Alan Mozafar Khorsid, Esben Nielsen and Mikkel Dalsager Jungersen, the creators of Alai. A platform that uses real-time data to analyze and predict strategic opportunities and identify vulnerabilities during football matches. 

Despite the company's youth, Alai has quickly established collaborations with several Danish football clubs like F.C. Copenhagen, Brøndby IF, AaB and Randers FC. They are also in dialogue with several Premier League clubs.

Recipients of the NOVI Scholarship

• 2025: Alan Mozafar Khorsid, Esben Nielsen og Mikkel Dalsager Jungersen with the business idea: Alai
• 2024: Mikkel Krogshede and Jonas Koefoed Petersen with the business idea: Pull & Go
• 2023: Tobias Harpøth Adamsen, Nanna Heidemann Jensen, and Frederik Nørgaard Jensen with the business idea: AR-Simply
• 2022: Rozalia Godsk and Anders Godsk with the business idea: Cinematronic
• 2021: Lea Becker Frahm and Stefan Dybro with the business idea: Pacific North
• 2020: Beata Dobsa, Simona Lásková, Kristine Bitsch, and Rita Szabó with the business idea: TRAVELLI app
• 2019: Steffen Nielsen, Malt Nørgaard, and Asger Hvid Damtoft with the business idea: Hexastate CBM Solutions
• 2018: Jonathan Toftegaard Hansen, Morten Brodersen Jensen, and Thomas Holm Thomsen with the business idea: e-shoptimizer