Pre-project for Health Pilot

• Public sector bodies that are registered with a business register number in Norway. See definition of public body.
• This call is open to companies that have been issued a business register number under the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises and carry out economic activity in Norway. Sole proprietorships are not eligible to apply.
• Research organisations, see approved research organisations.
• Patient organisations, cluster organisations, industry organisations and user organisations that have a Norwegian business register number.

Requirements relating to partners
A project constellation is required to have a minimum of the following:

• A business that is registered under the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises and carries out economic activity in Norway or an amalgamation of businesses represented by e.g. an industry cluster or a special interest organisation.
• Someone who represents the health and care services. 

If the Project Owner is a patient organisation, cluster organisation, industry organisation, user organisation or a research organisation, at least one relevant business and someone who represents the health and care services are required to participate, as described in the points above.

We would like relevant stakeholders in Norwegian society or user organisations to be involved as partners.

Other actual or potential partners must be listed in the project description.

You will find detailed and important information about what to enter in the project budget on our website.

Project costs are the actual costs that are necessary to carry out the project. Pre-project funds can cover the following costs:

• The Project Owner’s and registered partners’ payroll and indirect costs
• Other operating expenses, including for advisory services and similar services that exclusively apply to the project

Examples of activities that may be included in a pre-project:

• Needs assessment, needs clarification and market dialogue
• Mapping and obtaining partners and identifying resources
• Identifying activities that are required to complete an innovation process up to implementation and, if applicable, procurement

Calculation of funding
You can apply for funding for up to 100 per cent of budgeted project costs, limited upwards to NOK 300,000.

You can apply for funding for budgeted project costs.

Support will be awarded to undertakings as de minimis aid. This means that an undertaking may receive maximum EUR 200,000 in de minimis aid over a period of three years.

Before the disbursement of de minimis aid, the Research Council will request written confirmation and an overview of all other de minimis aid the undertaking has received during the three last fiscal years. For undertakings that are part of a group of companies, the maximum limit generally applies to the group as a whole. For more information on de minimis aid, see the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013.

Funding will be disbursed in arrears, and only actual expenses entered in the organisation’s accounts will be covered. All reporting takes place electronically.

This is an open-ended call for proposals, which means that you cannot change the application once it has been submitted. We therefore recommend that you are certain that you have completed the application prior to submission.

General requirements

• The applicant/Project Owner must come from an eligible category
• The grant application must lie within the scope/satisfy the objectives of this call.
• 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 so that it clearly indicates what the funding will cover.
• The application form must be completed in full.
• The required attachments must be included using the dedicated templates.
• The project description must provide answers to the items set out in the text of the call.
• The application and all attachments must be written in Norwegian or English.
• All attachments must be uploaded in PDF format.

Mandatory attachments

• Use the project description template that can be downloaded at the bottom of the page. Project description of no more than 3 pages.
• The CV of the project manager. Use the template that can be downloaded at the bottom of the page. CVs may be a maximum of four pages in length.
• Confirmation of de minimis aid in accordance with the attached template.

Grant applications that do not satisfy the above requirements will be rejected.

We will not assess documents and websites linked to in the application, or other attachments than those specified above. There is no technical validation of the content of uploaded attachments, so please ensure that you upload the correct file for the selected type of attachment.

The applications will be assessed by the Research Council's administration with the support of Siva, the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS) and the regional health trusts. Applications are considered as they are received. It is important that the project description is complete and answers the requirements set out in the call.

A funding decision can be expected within three weeks of receipt of the application.