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Collaborative Researcher Project on the Improvement of Mental Health in Ukraine During Wartime

Published 16 Dec 2025

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Published 16 Dec 2025
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Financial schemeResearcher Project
Application deadlineTBA
Relevant thematic areas for this callHealth
Target groupsResearch organisations
Funding scalemaximum NOK 6 000 000
Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposalsNOK 30 000 000
Project duration24-36 months
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This is a preliminary announcement text. It may be changed until the call opens for applications.

Important dates

01 Jan 2027

Earliest permitted project start

01 May 2027

Latest permitted project start

30 Apr 2030

Latest permitted project completion date

Important dates

Purpose

The purpose of the call is to fund joint research projects between Ukraine and Norway that contribute to the betterment of mental health among Ukrainian people who are experiencing psychological issues due to the ongoing war. The funded projects will develop and evaluate concrete, actionable and context-relevant, research-based interventions.

The war in Ukraine presents unique challenges that require that existing interventions are adapted and scaled up to meet the needs of a society at war. There is a need for interventions that are both widely applicable and accessible to a broad range of the population and simultaneously tailored to the specific needs of different population groups. Additionally, this call aims to foster lasting research collaborations between Ukrainian and Norwegian researchers. 

About the call for proposals

In early 2026, the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NFRU) are planning to launch a call for collaborative research projects.  

There will be a digital matchmaking event shortly after the launch of the call to connect Norwegian and Ukrainian partners. Details and a date for the event will be published soon.

The call aims to fund joint research projects between Ukraine and Norway that contribute to the improvement of mental health among Ukrainian people who are experiencing psychological distress due to the ongoing war. The funded projects will develop and evaluate concrete, actionable and context-relevant, research-based interventions. 

The war in Ukraine presents challenges that requires that existing efforts are adapted and scaled up to meet the needs of a society at war. There is a need for research-based interventions that are both widely applicable and accessible to a broad range of the population and simultaneously tailored to the specific needs of different population groups. Additionally, this call aims to lay the foundation for lasting research collaborations between Ukrainian and Norwegian researchers. 

The call is anticipated to be launched early in 2026. See also information in the NFRU website for the Ukrainian version of this text. The English language version of the call for proposals is the legally binding version.

Who is eligible to apply?

Only approved Norwegian research organisations are eligible to apply. See the list of approved research organisations.

Who can participate in the project?

More information will be published soon. 

What can you seek funding for?

More information will be published soon. 

Relevant thematic areas for this call

Health

Practical information

Requirements for this funding scheme

More information will be published soon. 

Excellence – potential for advancing the state-of-the-art

The extent to which the proposed work is ambitious, novel, and goes beyond the state-of-the-art
• Scientific creativity and originality.
• Novelty and boldness of hypotheses or research questions.
• Potential for development of new knowledge beyond the current state-of-the-art, including significant theoretical, methodological, experimental or empirical advancement.

Excellence – quality of R&D activities

The quality of the proposed R&D activities
• Quality of the research questions, hypotheses and project objectives, and the extent to which they are clearly and adequately specified.
• Credibility and appropriateness of the theoretical approach, research design and use of scientific methods. Appropriate consideration of interdisciplinary approaches.
• The extent to which appropriate consideration has been given to ethical issues and gender dimension in research content, and the use of stakeholder/user knowledge if appropriate.

Impact

Potential impact of the proposed research
• Potential for academic impact:
The extent to which the planned outputs of the project address important present and/or future scientific challenges.
The extent to which the planned outputs are openly accessible to ensure reusability of the research outputs and enhance reproducibility.
• Potential for societal impact (if addressed by the applicant):
The extent to which the planned outputs of the project address UN Sustainable Development Goals or other important present and/or future societal challenges.
• The extent to which the potential impacts are clearly formulated and plausible.

Communication and exploitation
• The extent to which the appropriate open science practices are implemented as an integral part of the proposed project to ensure open sharing and wide distribution of research outputs.
• Quality and scope of communication and engagement activities with different target audiences, including relevant stakeholders/users.

Implementation

The quality of the project manager and project group
• The extent to which the project manager has relevant expertise and experience, and demonstrated ability to perform high-quality research (as appropriate to the career stage).
• The degree of complementarity of the participants and the extent to which the project group has the necessary expertise needed to undertake the research effectively.

The quality of the project organisation and management
• Effectiveness of the project organisation, including the extent to which resources assigned to work packages are aligned with project objectives and deliverables.
• Appropriateness of the allocation of tasks, ensuring that all participants have a valid role and adequate resources in the project to fulfil that role.
• Appropriateness of the proposed management structures and governance.

Relevance to thematic orientation of the call for proposals

• The extent to which the project satisfies the thematic orientation described in the call for proposals.
• The extent to which the project satisfies any other priorities in the call for proposals.

Administrative procedures

More information will be published soon. 

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