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Broad research collaboration related to possible future mineral activities on the Norwegian shelf

The project will promote broad research collaboration between Norwegian research communities and relevant societal and business actors in order to increase the knowledge base about mineral activities on the seabed and the consequences that any extraction of minerals may have for the marine environment.

Energy and transportation
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Næringsrettet kvanteteknologi

The Research Council will invest in projects that support the development of a competitive business sector that sees value creation opportunities through quantum technology R&D. The projects are intended to strengthen the interaction between companies and research organisations, and trigger private R&D investments

Enabling technologies
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Collaborative projects for energy efficiency and energy transition in buildings, areas and industry

The funding is for projects that develop technology and solutions for energy efficiency and energy transition in buildings, areas and industry. The results can be solutions for energy efficiency, utilisation of surplus heat, local power production, interaction between different energy carriers, or the transition from electricity-based and fossil...

Energy and transportation
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Capacity Boost to Strengthen Regional Industrial Symbioses

The capacity boost is aimed at strengthening collaboration between the industrial sector and research institutions in a region. We fund projects that develop increased expertise and research capacity with the aim of strengthening the competitiveness of the regional industrial sector.

Innovation
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Public Sector PhD Project – Doctoral Project in the Public Sector 2026

The purpose of the Public Sector PhD Scheme is to strengthen research-based innovation and contribute to long-term competence-building in the public sector through the recruitment of doctoral candidates in public agencies. The projects must be based on needs and challenges and be included in the public agency's plans for development. 

Policy and government administration areas
Innovation
Defence capability, security and preparedness
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PES – Support for Project Establishment Aimed at Horizon Europe

The Project Establishment Scheme (PES) is intended to ensure that applications with Norwegian participation in Horizon Europe are of high quality, so that Norwegian potential is exploited as well as possible. This call is intended to contribute to increasing the impact of Norwegian applications to Horizon Europe and the European Defence Fund (EDF).

Internationalisation
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Support for Events

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.

Oceans
Health
Enabling technologies
Innovation
Democracy and global development
The research system
Energy and transportation
Climate and the environment
Food and bioresources
Defence capability, security and preparedness
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Communication and Dissemination of Climate, Environment and Ocean Research

The purpose of this call is to provide support for dissemination and communication that increases people's understanding of climate, environmental, circular economy, polar and ocean research, and that facilitates the use of research-based knowledge.

Oceans
Climate and the environment
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Funding for Research Stays Abroad for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows

The purpose of the scheme is to increase the proportion of young researchers who take research stays abroad. International experience is important for the research career and helps to strengthen Norwegian research by increasing competence and adding new knowledge to the project, developing networks and strengthening the opportunities for access ...

Internationalisation
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Registration Call for Norwegian Project Partners in the Calls for the Co-funded Partnerships in Horizon Europe

This is a portal for registering Norwegian partners in projects awarded funding in a Horizon Europe co-fund partnership call where the Research Council provides funding for the Norwegian partner's project costs. Registration of granted project participation provides a basis for establishing a contract with the Research Council for the national f...

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Understanding and Preventing Overweight and Obesity (PREVENT-OO)

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.

Ground-breaking research
Health
Life science
Application deadline 2
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EUP OHAMR joint transnational call - Research & Innovation call 2025

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.

Joint international programmes
Health
Life science
Welfare and education
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EuroHPC JU call: Cooperation of Artificial Intelligence Factories and Factories Antennas

Norwegian participation in a EuroHPC project on collaboration between established AI factories can be co-financed by the Research Council with up to NOK 7.5 million.

Enabling technologies
Kunstig intelligens
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Access to Care

The aim of the call is to fund research and innovation projects that contribute to ensuring equitable access to and utilisation of health and care services. Through the funded research and innovation projects, policy and decision makers should gain the knowledge and tools necessary to implement the reallocation of resources as the health and care system undergoes a transition to meet new and ongoing challenges.

Health
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Resolving unsolved cases in rare genetic and non‑genetic diseases through variant validation and new technological approaches

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.

Internationalisation
Ground-breaking research
Health
Application deadline 2
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BE READY: Advancing knowledge of host and pathogen dynamics to better combat emerging diseases

The Research Council of Norway is announcing 850 000 euro to Norwegian researchers who want to participate in a European research collaboration within pandemic preparedness. The application must be submitted via the partnerships be page.

Health
Enabling technologies
Life science
Application deadline 2
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Shaping the Future of Animal Health and Welfare

Proposals submitted under this call must focus on one of two topics: Topic 1: Animal Welfare. Topic 2: Prevention & Control

Food and bioresources
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Research-based Innovation for Quality, Efficiency and Renewal in the Norwegian Public Sector

Funding is available for research-based innovations in the public sector that will help the public sector to innovate services, infrastructure and public administration in a sustainable, systematic and efficient manner.

Health
Innovation
Democracy and global development
Climate and the environment
Welfare and education

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