Calls for proposals

Approved Norwegian research organisations can apply. Many calls for proposals require collaboration with trade and industry or stakeholders in the public sector.

The objective is targeted, long-term investment to strengthen and further develop outstanding and creative research and innovation groups, or to build up research groups in areas of key strategic importance. Research Centre provides a framework for calls under several different centre schemes that are designed to support the best research groups and lead to pioneering research and new innovations, or to strengthen key priority areas.

Application deadline

12 Nov2025

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Norwegian Centres of Excellence – SFF VI – Phase 1

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:: NOK 1 760 000 000
Project duration:: minimum 120 months

The scheme Norwegian Centres of Excellence (SFF) gives Norway's best researchers the opportunity to organise their research activities in centres that seek to achieve ambitious scientific objectives through collaboration and with long-term basic funding. The research conducted at the centres must be innovative and have great potential to generat...

Ground-breaking research

Application deadline

TBA

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Norwegian Centres of Excellence – SFF VI – Phase 2

Project duration:: 120-120 months

Ground-breaking research

Messages at time of print 6 November 2025, 12:43 CET

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Norwegian Centres of Excellence – SFF VI – Phase 1

Norwegian Centres of Excellence – SFF VI – Phase 2

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