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Support for Events

Purpose

Through this call, you can apply for funding to organise conferences, workshops and seminars. The event will be a meeting place for dissemination of research results, knowledge sharing, development of a knowledge base and/or the establishment of scientific collaboration. The event can be both physical and digital.

About the call for proposals

We only support events that are open to everyone who wants to participate, so we do not support closed meetings or events that are only open to specific groups. You cannot apply for funding for events that are ordinary dissemination activities in an ongoing project funded by the Research Council. 

Only the main organiser of the event can apply for funding. For international conferences, the Norwegian applicant must be the main organiser in order for the event to receive support from us. We can only provide support for events that are held in Norway. 

You may direct the application to one of the topics described under relevant thematic areas in the call. Therefore, read the topic text carefully before applying. In the project description, you must describe how the event meets the requirements in the theme text. 

Questions about the call should be directed to the contact persons for each topic. 

We also set the following requirements: 

  • You can only send one application for each event. 
  • The application can only be directed to one topic. 
  • You must submit your application no later than six weeks before the event starts. 
  • The application must include a preliminary program. You choose whether you want to describe it in the project description, attach a link to the program online or attach it as a separate attachment. 
  • The main part of the event will deal with the dissemination of research and research results. 
  • The project period cannot start until the application has been submitted, and must end no later than one month after the event. 
  • You can only apply for funding for events that will take place in 2026 and the first quarter of 2027 through this call. 

If your application is approved, it must be clearly stated during the event that you have received funding from the Research Council. 

We encourage events that reduce the impact on the environment. 

The call is available in both Norwegian and English. The text of the Norwegian call for proposals is legally binding. 

Who is eligible to apply?

Approved research organisations, companies, the public sector, the voluntary sector and associations are eligible to apply. See the list of approved research organisations and definition of the public sector.

Sole proprietorships are not eligible to apply.

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 approved the submission of the application. 

Any partners must not be listed in the application form under "Collaborating partners", but may be mentioned in the project description. You should therefore not enter costs or financing for partners in the budget. 

What can you seek funding for?

You can apply for funding to cover costs that are necessary to carry out the event. The costs must be documented. You can apply for NOK 50,000–150,000 in funding from the Research Council. 

The funding from the Research Council cannot contribute to the event's profitability. 

In the application, you must break down the project budget into the following cost types: 

  • Payroll and indirect expenses: Costs incurred by the Project Owner directly related to the planning and implementation of the event.  
  • Other operating expenses: Costs for other activities necessary to carry out the project. Any purchases from subcontractors must be entered here. All costs entered as "other operating expenses" must be specified in the application.   

You must specify how the funding from the Research Council will be used. 

The items Procurement of R&D services and Equipment must not be used.   

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

Conditions for funding 

Enterprises will receive the aid as "de minimis aid". This means that the company can receive a maximum of EUR 300,000 over a three-year period. Prior to any payment of de minimis aid, we will ask for a written confirmation and an overview of all other de minimis aid that the company has received during the last three financial years. For enterprises that are part of a group, the maximum limit generally applies to the group as such. See also the EU de minimis aid regulation (Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831). Read more about de minimis aid.   

The Research Council's prerequisites for awards can also be found in our general terms and conditions for R&D projects on the information page What the contract involves.   

If you are granted the project, the following must be in place before you enter into a contract with us: 

  • Grant recipients in research organisations and the public sector (Project Owners and partners) must have action plans for gender equality (GEPs) available on their websites. The requirement does not apply to the private sector, interest groups or the voluntary sector.   

Reporting and disbursement of funds

The Research Council will only disburse funding for events after they have been completed. We pay out the funds on the basis of an approved final report and submitted specified invoice. You must keep your own project accounts for the event. The Research Council may request access to the final accounts and other information about the event, including information on the number of participants. The allocation must not contribute to a profit. 

All reporting takes place via My RCN Web. The deadline for the final report is one month after the end date of the event's project period. You will be notified when the final report is available.

Relevant thematic areas for this call

This is a joint call that covers several different thematic areas. It is only possible to direct the application to one of the topics described in the call. Under each thematic area, you will find one or more thematic boxes with text describing the requirements and guidelines that apply to the topic in question. Click on the theme box to read the relevant theme text. 

Questions should be directed to the contact persons for each thematic area.

Energy and transportation

Maritime sector

The research system

InfrastructureInternationalisation

Health

Innovation

Innovation in Industry

Climate and the environment

ClimateLandbased environmentMarine environmentPolarCircular economy

Food and bioresources

Land-based food and bioresourcesOcean-based food and bioresources

Enabling technologies

BiotechnologyICTNanotechnology/advanced materialsTechnological convergence

Cross-cutting topics

A better public sector

Practical information

Requirements for this funding scheme

This call for proposals has an open-ended deadline, which means that we process applications we receive on an ongoing basis. This means that it is not possible to submit an application more than once. You must therefore ensure that all information is correct and all mandatory attachments are uploaded before you submit the application. 

Mandatory attachments 

  • Project description of a maximum of 5 pages according to the standard template, which you can download at the bottom of the call 
  • preliminary programme, or a link to the programme online (uploaded in the application form under the attachment type Other) 
  • For enterprises (companies): Applicant declaration for de minimis aid in accordance with the established template according to the standard template, which you can download at the end of the call (to be uploaded in the application form under the attachment type Other) 

Applications that do not meet the requirements above will be rejected. 

We will not consider attachments other than those specified above. All attachments to the application must be submitted with the application. We do not accept attachments submitted after the application deadline unless we have requested additional documentation. 

Be careful to upload the correct attachment type, as there are no technical restrictions on what kind of templates it is possible to upload in the application form. 

Administrative procedures

Applications are processed administratively by the Research Council. The processing time is up to six weeks. 

Only applications that meet the formal requirements set out in the call will proceed to thematic assessment.

Messages at time of print 10 November 2025, 14:32 CET

Important message

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