Awards
The Research Council of Norway awards two prizes annually, each of NOK 500,000. Anyone can make suggestions for candidates.

The Research Council's Innovation Award is given to a company that has distinguished itself with exceptionally good utilisation of research results, and thus created research-based innovation.
The Research Council’s Award for Excellence in Communication of Science is given to a researcher who has demonstrated outstanding ability, creativity and innovation in communicating the research results from his or her field.