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If a programme runs out of funding it will be indicated on this page. This call for proposals will be closed when all available funding has been allocated. Applications will be processed on an ongoing basis, so applicants are encouraged to check with the contact person for the relevant programme prior to creating an application to confirm that adequate funding is still available.
Purpose
Support for events is available to approved Norwegian research organisations, companies, public entities, non-governmental organisations and groups of such entities in order to better equip them to organise conferences, workshops and seminars. Funding may also be granted for international conferences when the Norwegian applicant is the main organiser.
The event must serve as a meeting place for disseminating research results, exchanging knowledge, expanding the knowledge-base and/or establishing new scientific collaboration. Funding is available for both physical and virtual events.
About the call for proposals
Funding is available for support for events. This funding is intended to better equip applicants to organise conferences, workshops and seminars.
This call for proposals applies across a number of activities under the Research Council. You may only apply for support from the activities/programmes that are listed in the call. Please note that some thematic areas/research programmes may have special requirements and guidelines for this type of funding. Applicants are therefore advised to consult the relevant programme for information about any specific requirements and guidelines. For more information, see “Relevant thematic areas for this call” below.
- You may only submit one application per event under this call.
- The project description must indicate which thematic area/programme the event is relevant to and why, and must explain the anticipated benefits.
- Applications must be submitted at the latest six weeks before the event is to be held. It is not possible to seek funding for events to be held more than 18 months in the future.
- The event is required to be open to interested parties and relevant actors and must be advertised via appropriate channels.
- Funding for events will not be granted for ordinary dissemination activities to be included in an ongoing project with Research Council funding.
- Measures seeking to reduce environmental impact are encouraged.
- It must be made clear that the event has received Research Council funding.
Who is eligible to apply?
Applications will be accepted from approved Norwegian research organisations, companies, groups of companies, public entities and organisations that have been issued an enterprise number under the Register of Business Enterprises. See here for the list of approved Norwegian research organisations and the definition of public sector bodies.
Sole proprietorships and private persons are not eligible to apply for support for events.
Some thematic areas/research programmes may stipulate additional requirements. More information about this is available under the individual programme.
Who can participate in the project?
Requirements relating to the Project Owner
The organisation listed as the Project Owner in the application form must have authorised you to submit the grant application.
Partners are not to be listed in the application under “Project partners”, but they may be mentioned in the project description.
What can you seek funding for?
You may seek funding for one event per application. The support is to cover costs that are necessary to carry out the event. The amount of funding you may seek per event is stated below under the individual thematic areas/programmes.
You may not apply for funding from more than one programme for an event.
More information about the budget can be found here.
De minimis aid
Support to research organisations or other entities that pursue both economic and non-economic activities may only be used for the organisation’s non-economic activity. Thus, it does not constitute state aid. The Research Council requires a clear separation of accounts for the organisation’s economic and non-economic activities.
Support will be awarded to companies as de minimis aid. This means that companies (defined as an “undertaking” in the state aid rules) may receive maximum EUR 200 000 in de minimis aid over a period of three fiscal years. A declaration form for de minimis aid must be submitted with the grant proposal.
Prior to disbursement of any de minimis aid, the Research Council will request written confirmation and an overview of all other de minimis aid that the company has received in the course of the three fiscal years in question. For companies that are a part of a group of linked enterprises, the ceiling amount generally applies to the group as a whole. For more information on de minimis aid, see the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013.
Reports and disbursement of funding
The Research Council will only disburse funding for events that are carried out. Funding will be disbursed in arrears based on an approved account report. A separate project account must be kept for the event. The Research Council has the right to request access to the final accounts and other information related to the event, including attendance figures. The funding provided may not contribute to a net profit.
Relevant thematic areas for this call
This call is relevant for all the thematic areas below. Special requirements and guidelines may be indicated in some of the thematic areas/programmes. In the grant application form, please select the thematic area under which the activity you are applying for support from is listed.
Energy, transport and low emissions
Under this call, this thematic area applies to support for events within the priorities of the ENERGIX, CLIMIT and TRANSPORT2025 work programmes.
Environment-friendly energy, CO2 capture and storage
Please remember to select the topics most relevant to your project proposal in the grant application form.
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Support may be sought for events with a scientific basis in one or more of the thematic areas set out in the CLIMIT work programme.
The funding amount of NOK 1 million under the CLIMIT programme is distributed equally between the Research Council and Gassnova. The secretariat for the CLIMIT programme determines whether proposals related to CO2 capture and storage are to be processed by the Research Council or Gassnova.
For larger-scale, international events targeting the CLIMIT programme, it is possible to seek up to NOK 200 000 in funding.
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Global development and international relations
Under this call, this thematic area applies to support for events within the priorities of the NORGLOBAL2 work programme.
Development research
Oceans
Under this call, this thematic area addresses all priorities as outlined in the HAVBRUK, MARINFORSK and MAROFF work programmes.
Aquaculture, Fisheries, Food - Blue sector, Marine sector, Maritime sector, Ocean technology
Please remember to select the topics most relevant to your project proposal in the grant application form.
Please note that special requirements and guidelines have been stipulated for some of the priority areas.
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- 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.
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Health
You can apply for support for events that promote research in prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and services that are professionally rooted in one or more of the priority areas of the portfolio plan for Health research.
- The event will stimulate interdisciplinary meeting places between research, innovation environments and users.
- 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 minimum of NOK 100 000 and a maximum of NOK 300 000.
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Relevant plans
Industry and services
Under this call, this thematic area applies to support for events within research-based innovation.
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.
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Internationalisation
Under this call, this thematic area involves support for events aimed at promoting cooperation with the Research Council’s priority partner countries outside Europe and for COST Action-related events. Please note that the priority areas below have specific requirements and guidelines.
Funding for increased international participation
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.
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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.
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Climate and polar research
Under this call, this thematic area applies to support for events that are based in one or more of the priorities described in the portfolio plan for Climate and polar research.
Climate, Polar
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 under the KLIMAFORSK programme:
- 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.
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Relevant plans
Funding is available 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. Relevant events include scientific meetings and workshops for the purpose of sharing scientific findings, planning research collaboration or developing joint grant applications and dissemination measures. The event must be of relevance to polar issues.
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 and the US).
- Funding will not be provided for concluding 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.
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Land-based food, the environment and bioresources
Under this call, this thematic area encompasses support to events of relevance for the BIONÆR programme and events within the priorities set out in the MILJØFORSK work programme.
Production systems, Climate, Bioeconomy, New products, Food safety, Services
Please remember to select the topics most relevant to your project proposal in the grant application form.
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 applications for support for events addressed to the BIONÆR programme:
- 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.
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Enabling technologies
Under this call, this thematic area applies to support for events that build on one or more of the objectives in the BIOTEK2021, IKTPLUSS and NANO2021 work programmes.
Biotechnology, Research on ICT development, Nanotechnology/advanced materials
Please remember to select the topics most relevant to your project proposal in the grant application form.
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.
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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.
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Education and competence
Under this call, this thematic area encompasses all priorities set out in the FINNUT work programme.
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.
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Practical information
Requirements for this application type
Please note that it is not possible to revise and resubmit grant applications multiple times for calls for proposals with open-ended submission deadlines. It is therefore important that your application is completely finished before you submit it.
General requirements:
- All items in the project description template must be completed. Responses to each item should be as concrete and clear as possible.
- The applicant/Project Owner must come from an eligible category of institution.
- The grant application must lie within the scope/satisfy the objectives of this call.
- The application form must be fully completed.
- The project description must provide answers to the items set out in the text of the call.
- Grant applications and all attachments, may be submitted in Norwegian or English.
- All attachments must be uploaded in PDF format.
- The required attachments must be included using the designated templates.
Requirements relating to finances and budget:
- The funding amount sought, expenses to be covered and any own financing to be provided must be in keeping with the framework of the call.
- The budget must be formulated correctly to clearly indicate what the funding will cover.
All the templates for attachments are available for download at the end of the call for proposals.
Mandatory attachments
- A project description of maximum 5 pages using the designated template.
- A CV of maximum 4 pages for the project manager, using the designated template.
- A preliminary programme for the event.
- For enterprises: A declaration form for de minimis aid using the designated template.
Applications that do not satisfy the above requirements will be rejected.
Links to websites and documents, as well as other attachments than those specified above, will not be included in the application review process. There is no technical validation of the content of the attachments you upload, so please make sure that you upload the correct file for the selected type of attachment.
Assessment criteria
In 2019 the Research Council introduced three new assessment criteria: Excellence, Impact and Implementation. These criteria have been designed to be applicable for assessing basic and applied research activities alike.
Excellence
• The extent to which the concept is sound, credible and novel.
Solidity
• The extent to which the project objectives are clear and relevant.
• The quality of the proposed deliverables from the project.
Impact
• The extent to which the expected effects are specified.
• The extent to which expected impacts on the system and societal levels are specified.
Knowledge sharing and exploitation
• The quality of the proposed communication and dissemination activities.
• The extent to which it is credible that the proposed outputs will contribute to the specified effects and impact.
Implementation
• The extent to which the Project Manager and project group are qualified and have the necessary expertise and are positioned to implement the project.
• The extent to which management structures and procedures are appropriate.
Plans and management
• The extent to which the work plan is clear and understandable, and the time table realistic
• The extent to which objectives and measures are coherent.
• The extent to which the project has the support of the leadership of the Project Owner and any partners, and the allocation of roles in the project is clear.
• The extent to which the budget is realistic and appropriate, and resources are allocated so that each of the partners can fulfil their role.
• The extent to which potential risks have been discussed.
Administrative procedures
Applications will be processed by the Research Council administration. The processing time is up to six weeks after receipt of the application.
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