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| Deadline | Announcement | |
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| Open-ended | Personal Overseas Research Grants for fellowship-holders under the KOSK and KOSK II programmes. | Choose |
Objectives:
The primary objective of the KOSK II programme is to promote the environmentally sound and sustainable use of Norwegian natural gas resources and to enhance value creation within the Norwegian chemistry industry in the long term. The programme will contribute to the reduction of use and production of environmentally damaging and hazardous compounds and to the internationalisation of Norwegian research in research fields with a high level of international activity.
To achieve this overall objective, the programme has established the following strategic aims:
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To enhance the value-creating potential of Norwegian petroleum resources with special focus on the utilisation of natural gas. Further develop professional groups of high international calibre, which through basic research and education will generate new knowledge and form the basis for the development of technology, methods, products and processes.
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To establish and further develop dynamic, internationally competitive research groups at the universities and research institutes in the field of organic synthesis.
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To continue to educate a large number of candidates in Norway in the field of catalysis and organic synthesis in order to meet the needs of industry and research institutions for qualified personnel and to lay the foundation for future expansion and establishment of new enterprises in the chemical industry
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To promote increased cooperation between outstanding researchers in Norway and abroad in the field of catalysis and organic synthesis.
Priority research tasks
Catalysis
Basic research in the field of catalysis must focus primarily on catalytic processes for the refinement of natural gas into chemicals and fuels. All important aspects of catalyst technology are potential areas of research: synthesis, characterisation, mechanisms and kinetics. Specific topics may include:
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Production and use of synthetic gas, including hydrogen.
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Production and further refinement of olefins.
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Direct conversion of methane and light alkanes.
Organic synthesis
In the field of organic synthetic chemistry, focus will be placed on developing and expanding dynamic research groups that can solve synthesis-related problems within the following priority areas:
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Selective synthesis.
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Metal-induced reactions.
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Synthesis of biologically active compounds.
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Development of new, effective and environmentally sound technology in the field of organic synthesis.
In both priority areas (catalysis and organic synthesis), the programme will award funding to basic research projects involving high risk as well as to more strategically oriented projects. All projects must incorporate a recruitment component, i.e. they must include doctoral and post-doctoral research fellowships.
This programme/activity normally accepts grant applications from:
Independent research institutes, universities and university colleges.
Duration:
2007-2012
Overall budget:
The programmes budget for 2011 is approximately NOK 15 million.
See also
Attachments
- KOSK II Programplan (PDF-75.9 KB)
- KOSK-II Handlingsplan (PDF-41 KB)
Contact
- Trude Dypvik Senior Adviser +47 22 03 73 10 tdy@forskningsradet.no
- Bente Gjelsnes Senior Executive Officer 22 03 73 65 bg@forskningsradet.no
