Calls for proposals

Pre-proposals:

5 March 2026

Main deadline:

17 September 2026

Program:

Belmont Forum

In this Belmont Forum CRA call, the Research Council of Norway contributes with NOK 17 million to Norwegian research organisations. The purpose of the call is to enhance our knowledge about the oceans and foster international, transdisciplinary research to address global environmental challenges facing our oceans. All Norwegian sea areas are included in the call, included the polar oceans.

Preproposals:

7 November 2025

Application deadline:

14 April 2026

Program:

Biodiversa+

This call is focused on fostering innovative research to be integrated into nature restoration practices for interconnected and well-functioning ecosystems and habitats, with special consideration for long-term sustainability and future-proofing of restoration efforts, at scales from local to regional to cross-border and global, including their evaluation.

Norway is partner in the European Partnership for a sustainable Future of Food Systems (FutureFoodS) where the research consortia must be comprised of a minimum of three partners from different countries.

Date call is made active:

13 November 2025

Preproposal:

21 January 2026

Full proposal:

10 June 2026

Program:

ERA4Health

The purpose of the call is to support transnational research projects that can contribute to increased knowledge about overweight and obesity in a life-course perspective.

Date call is made active:

18 November 2025

JTC1 “OH-TREAT” Treatments and Adherence to Treatment protocols:

2 February 2026

JTC1 “OH-TREAT” Treatments and Adherence to Treatment protocols:

17 June 2026

Program:

European Partnership on One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (EUP OHAMR)

The first EUP OHAMR joint transnational call will be within the focus area of providing innovative and cost-effective treatment options. The call will be launched in November 2025.

Date call is made active:

25 November 2025

Deadline for pre-proposal submission:

10 February 2026

Deadline for full proposal submission:

9 June 2026

Program:

European Partnership for Personalised Medicine

With this JTC, EP PerMed will fund research projects in human health on innovative PM strategies for patients with cardiovascular, metabolic or kidney diseases. Research projects may focus on a single disease or explore these conditions in combination.

Date call is made active:

3 December 2025

Pre proposal submission:

11 February 2026

Full proposal submission:

8 July 2026

Program:

AGROECOLOGY

The partnership will fund R&I projects providing significant contributions to either one of the following two topics : Topic 1 Enhancing the genetic diversity and variability of crops and livestock for the agroecological transition Topic 2 Strengthening farmer’s involvement and empowerment in the agroecology transition 

Date call is made active:

10 December 2025

Pre-proposal submission deadline:

12 February 2026

Full proposal submission deadline:

8 July 2026

Program:

ERDERA — European Rare Diseases Research Alliance

The goal of this call is to solve Undiagnosed Rare Genetic diseases and to address complex, multifactorial Rare Non-Genetic diseases by identifying causative variants in patients with no molecular diagnosis after prior genetic or genomic testing and providing diagnostic clarity for conditions of unknown or mixed pathogenesis.