Support for Events

Funding is available for events that promote research-based innovation in the public sector and events that address user involvement as a method and practice.

The funding is intended to stimulate meeting places between research and innovation communities and actors in the public sector, civil society and business.

Event requirements

• The event must be academically rooted in one or more of the overarching objectives and priorities described in the portfolio plan for Democracy, Governance and Renewal.
• The event will have different actors as a target group (e.g. research and innovation environments, actors in the public sector, civil society, business and users).
• The event must take place in Norway.
• You can apply for up to NOK 200,000.

Norwegian research organisations may apply for funding to organise national or international events (such as workshops, seminars or conferences) that are in line with the objectives of Tax Economics Research (SKATT).

In order to be eligible for funding, the theme of your event must be within the framework of the previous work programme for Tax Economics Research, and the event must be well anchored internationally.

We will not support events that are budgeted as activities in ongoing projects with funding from the programme, including the Centres for Public Economics.

Funding will be awarded to events with a scientific basis in one or more of the thematic areas set out in the portfolio plan for energy, transport and low emissions.

The following apply for applications to the topic of environment-friendly energy:

• You can apply for up to NOK 100 000 in funding per event.
• We will do a special assessment of the benefit when receiving grant applications for support for annual events.

Funding will be awarded to events with a scientific basis in one or more of the thematic areas set out in the Portfolio plan for Energy, transport and low emissions. We only provide support for events where research dissemination forms a main part of the programme.

You can apply for a maximum of NOK 100 000 per event and a minimum of NOK 50 000.

Support may be sought for events with a scientific basis in one or more of the thematic areas set out in the HAVBRUK work programme.

A maximum of NOK 100 000 may be sought per event.

All available funding for support for events within this topic are now allocated for 2022. This part of the call is therefore closed for the rest of the year.

Support may be sought for events with a scientific basis in one or more of the thematic areas set out in the MARINFORSK work programme.

A maximum of NOK 100 000 may be sought per event.

• To be eligible for Support for Events, the event must present preliminary or final results from at least three research projects with funding under the MAROFF programme (Innovation Project for the Industrial Sector, Knowledge-building Project for Industry or Researcher Project). The relevant projects must be clearly stated in the project summary in the grant application form and/or the project description.
• Funding will only be provided for events in which are primarily focused on the dissemination of research.
• A maximum of NOK 150 000 may be sought per event.

You can apply for support for events that promote health research and health innovation. Funding will contribute to building capacity and competence within the prioritised thematic areas as described in the Portfolio plan for Health. The aim of support for events is to stimulate meeting places between research and innovation environments and users. There is also need for events mainly focusing on users' involvement as a method and practice.

Requirements for the application

• The event must be relevant for one or more prioritised areas as described in the Portfolio plan for Health (see Relevant plans below).
• The event must include relevant users and the importance and relevance of the event for the users/end users must be described in the application.
• You must indicate a tentative programme for the event in the project description.
• The event must take place in Norway.
• You can apply for a minimum of NOK 100 000 and a maximum of NOK 300 000. If you apply for a higher or lower amount of funding, the grant application will be rejected. 

The funding is to help to create meeting places for research environments, entrepreneurs, venture capital investors, business and public enterprises that are working or seeking to bring together research and innovation to facilitate new ideas and restructuring.

The following guidelines apply for applications for support under this thematic area:

• The event must help to direct wider attention to research-driven and industry-oriented innovation;
• The research component must be a clearly defined part of the main focus of the event;
• The planned event must encompass and have a budget for a minimum of 50 participants, and must be of national and/or international interest;
• A maximum of NOK 100 000 may be sought per event.

The Research Council must have the opportunity to present information about itself.

Only Norway’s representatives in the Management Committee (MC) for a COST Action will be eligible to apply for funding under this call.

The Research Council is working to increase the participation of Norwegian researchers in COST Actions. Funding may be sought for two different types of events:

• Larger meetings for COST networking activities in Norway, first and foremost Management Committee meetings. The following applies for applications for such events:
  
  • The Research Council can contribute up to NOK 100 000.
  • Research Council support may comprise more than 50 per cent of total costs, but other funding sources must be specified in the application, and funding provided centrally from COST for this type of event must be fully utilised.
• Support for dissemination activities to spread relevant knowledge and information from the network in question to other relevant research groups in Norway by establishing national networks. The following applies for applications for such activities:
  
  • The Research Council will normally contribute up to NOK 30 000. A higher funding amount may be considered if adequate grounds are provided.
  • The activity may involve physical or virtual meetings. Other types of measures may also be considered for funding.

The following applies for applications to this priority area:

• You may apply for support for events (meetings, seminars, workshops) that will help to enhance cooperation with countries outside Europe.
• The event must be targeted towards the development of collaboration projects.
• The purpose of the collaborative effort must be to develop joint project proposals, for instance to the EU framework programme or to other multilateral calls for proposals.
• The priority partner countries relevant in this context, are the US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
• You may apply for a maximum of NOK 100 000 per event.
• The event may also take place in Norway, provided that the conditions mentioned above, are met.
• You may also apply for funding for hosting virtual meetings. We may in that case, and if necessary, cover expenses for licenses and equipment.

Support may be sought for events with a scientific basis in one or more of the thematic areas set out in the portfolio plan for Climate and polar research.

The following applies for applications to events on climate research:

• Concluding seminars for projects (with prior Research Council funding) are not eligible for funding, and are to be covered by project funding.
• Events held annually are not eligible for funding for two years after a grant has been awarded.
• A maximum of NOK 100 000 may be sought per event.

Funding is available for events with a scientific basis in one or more of the polar thematic areas set out in the portfolio plan for Climate and polar research.

The following applies for applications to events on polar research:

• Applicants may seek up to NOK 150 000 in funding per event.
• The event must incorporate international participation. Priority will be given to proposals for events with participation from one or more European countries or Norway’s partners under the Panorama strategy (Canada, India, Japan, China, Russia or the US).
• Funding will not be provided for seminars for projects with prior Research Council funding, which are to be covered by project funding.
• Events held annually are not eligible for funding for two years in a row.

Funding for event support for this topic has now been used up for 2022. This part of the call for proposals is thus closed for the rest of the year.

Under this call, funding may be sought for events within the topics in the Portfolio plan for Land-based food, the environment and bioresources.

To be eligible for funding, events must encompass more than individual projects, must be open, and must include public administrators and other relevant users. This is intended to expand the reach of ideas and concepts and provide new impetus.

The following guidelines are used when assessing application:

• completely new or innovative initiatives are encouraged;
• open, thematically-oriented seminars are eligible for funding;
• support will not be provided for conventions or conferences;
•  support will not be provided for large-scale events that would be carried out regardless;
• support will not be provided for concluding seminars for projects (are to be covered by project funding);
• events held annually are not eligible for funding for two years after a grant has been awarded.
• A maximum of NOK 100 000 may be sought per event.

Funding for event support for this topic has now been used up for 2022. This part of the call for proposals is thus closed for the rest of the year.

Support may be sought for events addressing the topics biodiversity and the environment.

A maximum of NOK 100 000 may be sought per event.

Funding will be awarded to events that spread knowledge about the circular economy or that contribute to knowledge sharing between relevant stakeholders. Funding is available for events that is based on one or more of the thematic priorities for the circular economy in the Portfolio plan for Land-based food, the environment and bioresources (see Relevant plans below).

The following applies for applications to the topic of circular economy:

• Applicants may seek up to NOK 100 000 in funding per event
• Funding will not be provided for seminars for projects with prior Research Council funding, which are to be covered by the project funding.

Support for events in biotechnology. The event should be aimed at the development or application of biotechnology in the health, agriculture, industry or marine sectors.

• The event must involve relevant users and the application must describe the usefulness of the research for relevant user groups.
• The tentative program for the event must be included in the project description.
• You can apply for a maximum of NOK. 100,000 per event.

The IKTPLUSS programme provides funding for new knowledge and technology that will lead to enhanced productivity and efficiency. ICT-related events are to focus on data and services, complexity and resilience as well as a safe and secure information society. The IKTPLUSS programme extends across a wide range of sectors and areas of society.

A maximum of NOK 100 000 may be sought per event.

Events must address the topics of nanotechnology, microtechnology and advanced materials as they are described in the NANO2021 work programme.

A maximum of NOK 100 000 may be sought per event.

Funding may be sought for events that promote research and innovation in the field of education research. The support is to help build capacity and competence within the FINNUT programme's priorities and encourage meeting places between users and research and innovation environments.

• Only projects that have already received project funding through the FINNUT programme may apply.
• The event must be scientifically rooted in one or more of the thematic priority areas described in the FINNUT work programme.
• The event must involve relevant users and the grant application must describe how relevant user groups will benefit from the research.
• A preliminary programme for the event must be included in the project description.
• The event must be held in Norway.
• Up to NOK 150 000 may be sought.
• Funding may only be sought to cover direct expenses such as rental costs, material costs, travel expenses and purchase of services.