Calls for proposals

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 1 467 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 4 000 000-12 000 000

Project duration:

36-72 months

Funding is intended to support scientific renewal and development in research that can help to advance the research front. This call targets researchers who have demonstrated the ability to conduct research of high scientific quality and applies to all disciplines and research areas.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 306 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 4 000 000-8 000 000

Project duration:

36-48 months

Funding is intended to give talented young researchers under the age of 40 in all disciplines and thematic areas the opportunity to pursue their ideas and lead a research project.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 40 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 3 000 000-4 300 000

Project duration:

36-36 months

The purpose of this call is to increase international mobility and promote career development among researchers at an early stage in their careers, as well as to facilitate knowledge transfer to research groups in Norway.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 195 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 12 000 000-20 000 000

Project duration:

48-72 months

The objective of the call is to achieve radical new technological development through groundbreaking research across the enabling technologies. Only research organisations may apply.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 2 118 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 4 000 000-12 000 000

Project duration:

36-72 months

Funding is intended to support scientific renewal and development in research that can help to advance the research front. This call targets researchers who have demonstrated the ability to conduct research of high scientific quality and applies to all disciplines and research areas.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 468 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 4 000 000-8 000 000

Project duration:

36-48 months

Funding is intended to give talented researchers under the age of 40 the opportunity to pursue their ideas and lead a research project. This call is targeted towards researchers in the early stages of their careers, 2–7 years after defence of an approved doctorate, who have demonstrated the potential to conduct research of high scientific quality

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 65 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 3 000 000-3 900 000

Project duration:

36-36 months

The purpose of this call is to increase international mobility and promote career development among researchers at an early stage in their careers, as well as to facilitate knowledge transfer to research groups in Norway. The call is targeted towards researchers at the post-doctoral level who are to spend two years at a research organisation abroad and the third year at a research organisation in Norway. This call is open for project proposals in all disciplines and areas of research.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 1 070 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 12 000 000-25 000 000

Project duration:

48-72 months

Funding is intended to advance the research front by providing larger-scale allocations to interdisciplinary projects. The Research Council will provide support for researchers from different subject areas to work together to generate new knowledge that would not be possible to obtain without interdisciplinary cooperation.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 30 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 1 000 000-2 000 000

Project duration:

12-18 months

This application type is designed to provide funding opportunities for projects that incorporate radical new thinking and challenge existing research within a topic or area.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 1 996 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 4 000 000-12 000 000

Project duration:

36-72 months

Funding is intended to support scientific renewal and development in research that can help to advance the international research front. This call is therefore targeted towards researchers who have demonstrated the ability to conduct research of high scientific quality. Grant proposals will be accepted for projects within all disciplines and research areas.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 376 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 4 000 000-8 000 000

Project duration:

36-48 months

Funding is intended to give talented young researchers under the age of 40 in all disciplines and research areas the opportunity to pursue their own research ideas and lead a research project. This call is targeted towards researchers in the early stages of their careers, 2–7 years after defence of an approved doctorate, who have demonstrated the potential to conduct research of high scientific quality.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 55 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 3 000 000-3 900 000

Project duration:

36-36 months

The purpose of this call is to increase international mobility and promote career development among researchers at an early stage in their careers, as well as to facilitate knowledge transfer to research groups in Norway. This call is targeted towards researchers at the post-doctoral level who are to spend two years at a research organisation abroad and the third year at a research organisation in Norway. Grant proposals will be accepted for projects within all disciplines and research areas.

Funding scale:

NOK 12 000 000-25 000 000

Project duration:

48-72 months

The purpose of this call is to strengthen basic, ground-breaking research of high scientific quality through interdisciplinary collaboration, and to advance the research front. Addressing the societal challenges of today and tomorrow calls for radical leaps in knowledge. Grant proposals will be accepted for projects within all disciplines and research areas. By providing large-scale allocations and requiring collaboration between researchers from different subject fields, we are seeking to produce new knowledge that would not be possible to obtain without interdisciplinary cooperation. Projects will be financed under the Fellesløft IV joint funding initiative between Norway’s research institutions and the Research Council of Norway.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

up to NOK 15 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 4 000 000-5 000 000

Project duration:

36-48 months

The purpose of the call is to strengthen research, research expertise and collaboration on R&D work of key importance to museums. Only approved research organisations are eligible to apply in collaboration with museums outside the research sector.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

up to NOK 32 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 4 000 000-10 000 000

Project duration:

24-48 months

The call targets approved research organisations, and funding will go to collaborative projects with services and public authorities in the justice sector, the family, children and youth sector and/or the child welfare service.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 1 028 000 000

Project duration:

24-48 months

The purpose of this call is to develop new knowledge and generate research competence needed by society or the business sector to address important societal challenges.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 305 000 000

Project duration:

24-60 months

The purpose of this call is to develop new knowledge and generate research competence needed by society or the business sector to address important societal challenges.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 60 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 8 000 000-16 000 000

Project duration:

24-48 months

The purpose of this call is to generate new knowledge about measures that can help us to understand, handle and prevent the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from a One Health perspective, both nationally and internationally. The call is open to approved Norwegian research organisations in collaboration with non-research organisations from Norway and/or developing countries (LLMIC countries), India and China.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 48 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 4 000 000-12 000 000

Project duration:

32-72 months

The purpose of this call for proposals is to support research on health improvements for disadvantaged populations in low- and lower-middle income countries (LLMICs). The research must be relevant to Sustainable Development Goal 3 ‘Good health for all’ and its targets. The call is open to approved Norwegian research organisations in effective collaboration with relevant actors from public sector bodies, non-governmental organisations and/or other private organisations.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 195 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 12 000 000-20 000 000

Project duration:

36-60 months

The objective of the call is to achieve radical new technological development across the enabling technologies through projects that endeavour to help to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and resolve major societal challenges. The call is open to approved Norwegian research organisations in binding cooperation with relevant actors from public sector entities, non-governmental organisations, trade and industry and/or other private organisations.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 50 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 6 000 000-15 000 000

Project duration:

36-48 months

Research organisations in collaboration with industry can apply for funding to address challenges faced by the building, construction and real estate industry.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 250 000 000

Funding scale:

minimum NOK 4 000 000

Project duration:

24-60 months

The projects are to encourage and support collaboration between research organisations and stakeholders from outside the research sector that represent societal and/or industry needs for knowledge and research competence

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 1 100 000 000

Funding scale:

minimum NOK 4 000 000

Project duration:

24-48 months

The purpose of this application type is to develop new knowledge and generate research competence needed by society or the business sector to address important societal challenges. The projects are to encourage and support collaboration between research organisations and stakeholders from outside the research sector that represent societal and/or industry needs for knowledge and research competence.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 40 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 5 000 000-15 000 000

Project duration:

24-36 months

This call aims to promote increased industry-oriented research and development in tourism and hospitality, cultural industries, finance and retail/wholesale. To be eligible for funding, applicants must first have sought and received funding under the call for proposals, “Funding to Mobilise Service Industries for Research,” and carried out activities targeted towards establishment of collaboration and projects.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 1 326 000 000

Project duration:

24-48 months

Collaborative and Knowledge-building Projects are to develop new knowledge and generate research competence needed by society or the business sector to address important societal challenges. The projects are to encourage and support collaboration between research organisations and stakeholders from outside the research sector that represent societal and/or industry needs for knowledge and research competence.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 278 000 000

Project duration:

24-60 months

Collaborative and Knowledge-building Projects are to develop new knowledge and generate research competence needed by society or the business sector to address important societal challenges. The projects are to encourage and support collaboration between research organisations and stakeholders from outside the research sector that represent societal and/or industry needs for knowledge and research competence.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 30 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 2 000 000-5 000 000

Project duration:

12-24 months

The purpose of this call for proposals is to fund research on the economic ramifications for Norwegian business and working life of the COVID-19 pandemic and the government’s measures to limit the spread of infection with the ensuing economic consequences. Research activities may focus on the pandemic and the measures implemented separately or w...

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 30 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 1 000 000-5 000 000

Project duration:

12-24 months

On 31 December 2019, the local authorities of Wuhan (China), reported a cluster of pneumonia cases which turned out to be caused by a novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). By March 2020 the virus has already spread in over 80 countries outside China. On 30 January 2020 the WHO declared the recent COVID-19 outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of Intern...

This call for proposals is only available in Norwegian.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 1 300 000 000

An Innovation Project is to lead to renewal and sustainable value creation for the project’s business partners. Funding should also generate socioeconomic benefits by making new knowledge and solutions available.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 160 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 3 000 000-7 000 000

Project duration:

24-48 months

An Innovation Project for the Public Sector is intended to promote sustainable, systematic and effective innovation in public-sector services, infrastructure and administration. Innovation projects must be based on needs and challenges and be part of the public entity’s plans for development. The project is to be executed through effective collaboration between the Project Owner (public sector body), R&D groups and other relevant stakeholders.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 135 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 5 000 000-10 000 000

Project duration:

24-48 months

The call will help create innovative solutions to public sector needs. The call is only available in Norwegian.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 100 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 15 000 000-25 000 000

Project duration:

24-48 months

Health Pilot is a new initiative that gives public sector bodies and businesses the opportunity to establish coordinated, needs-driven innovation together. Its aim is to encourage binding collaboration between the public and private sector, and to alleviate risk for the participants. The solutions the projects generate must be innovative, help to make the health and care services more sustainable and increase value creation in the Norwegian business sector.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 60 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 2 000 000-16 000 000

Project duration:

12-36 months

The purpose of this call for proposals for Pilot-T projects is to accelerate the application of novel, smart mobility solutions by developing and testing and/ or piloting technologies and business models with the potential to contribute to the creation of an efficient, safe and environmentally-friendly transport system for the future.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 200 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 3 000 000-7 000 000

Project duration:

24-48 months

An Innovation Project for the Public Sector is intended to promote sustainable, systematic and effective innovation in public-sector services, infrastructure and administration. Innovation projects must be based on needs and challenges and be part of the public entity’s plans for development. The project is to be executed through effective collaboration between the Project Owner (public sector body), R&D groups and other relevant stakeholders.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 75 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 2 000 000-16 000 000

Project duration:

12-36 months

The Pilot-T scheme is designed to accelerate the application of effective solutions by developing and testing/piloting technologies and business models with the potential to enhance the transport system of tomorrow by increasing mobility, improving safety and security, and reducing emissions.

Funding scale:

minimum NOK 10 000 000

This call for proposals is only in Norwegian.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 30 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 2 000 000-8 000 000

Project duration:

12-36 months

This is a time-limited call for Innovation Projects for the Industrial Sector involving public-private collaboration. The purpose of the call is to stimulate R&D activity that promotes value creation and enhanced international competitiveness for the business sector and encourages innovation and sustainability in the health and care sector. This...

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 2 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 1 000-250 000

Project duration:

5-6 months

This call for proposals is only available in Norwegian.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 320 000 000

Project duration:

60-96 months

Funding is available to establish a Centre for Clinical Treatment Research (FKB). Only applicants who have submitted a mandatory project outline by the deadline of 6 January 2021 are eligible to apply. Applicants must be an approved Norwegian research organisation with access to patients in binding collaboration with relevant actors.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 32 000 000

Funding scale:

maximum NOK 32 000 000

Project duration:

60-60 months

The purpose of this call for proposals is to establish a Centre for Research on Special Needs Education and Inclusive Practice. The centre is a long-term investment with an overriding goal to strengthen special needs education research in Norway.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 1 750 000 000

Project duration:

minimum 120 months

The SFF scheme 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.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 120 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 100 000 000-120 000 000

Project duration:

96-96 months

The Research Council is issuing a call for proposals to establish a Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME) in the field of wind power. Approved Norwegian research organisations may apply in cooperation with companies.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 960 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 50 000 000-96 000 000

Project duration:

60-96 months

The Research Council is now accepting complete applications seeking funding to establish a Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI-IV). Only applicants who submitted a mandatory outline by the deadline of 4 April 2019 are qualified to submit a complete application in response to this call for proposals.

This call is only in Norwegian. Please see the Norwegian-language call for proposals for more information.

Funding scale:

NOK 50 000-500 000

Project duration:

maximum 24 months

If you have applied to the ERC and advanced to stage two, but not been awarded funding, you are eligible for support to prepare a new proposal. The Research Council awards up to NOK 500 000 to applicants submitting a new grant proposal within two years of submitting the original one.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 1 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 50 000-500 000

This call for proposals is only available in Norwegian.

Project duration:

maximum 36 months

This call for proposals is only available in Norwegian.

Funding scale:

NOK 10 000-500 000

Project duration:

1-24 months

The aim of this call for proposals is to provide support for planning of potential Norwegian participation in the establishment of research infrastructure on the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) Roadmap.

The purpose of support for networks is to strengthen collaboration on research and/or innovation between research organisations nationally and internationally, and between research organisations and other relevant stakeholders (companies, public entities or other organisations). Funding is to cover the applicant’s costs relating to the establish...

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 350 000

Funding scale:

NOK 35 000-35 000

The Emerging Leaders programme is an early career mentoring programme designed to provide young researchers with a framework for network-building, leadership development and an introduction to scientific opportunities and challenges in the pan-Arctic region.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 122 700 000

Funding scale:

maximum NOK 1 000 000

Project duration:

1-12 months

The call is intended to contribute to ensuring that applications to Horizon Europe with Norwegian participants are of a high quality, so that as much Norwegian potential as possible is realised. Apply for funding as soon as the project proposal begins to take shape and no later than four weeks before the EU application submission deadline.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 7 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 10 000-120 000

The objective is to cover the membership fee for approved research organisations and publicly funded administrators of research infrastructure who collaborate closely with Norwegian research organisations that can document membership of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC AISBL) Association.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 1 150 000

Funding scale:

NOK 50 000-400 000

Project duration:

1-24 months

This call for proposals supports communication and dissemination projects that help to increase ocean literacy. The projects are to disseminate research-based knowledge related to oceans and the Ocean Decade.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 3 500 000

Funding scale:

NOK 50 000-500 000

Project duration:

12-29 months

Norwegian organisations that are on the Research Council of Norway's list of approved research organisations, can seek funding for activities that stimulate to increased scientific cooperation within Svalbard research and/or contributes to connect Svalbard research to a pan-Arctic perspective.

Funding scale:

NOK 10 000-800 000

Project duration:

1-36 months

Are you going abroad with an MSCA Individual Fellowship? Or have you received a fellowship in an MSCA Innovative Training Network to pursue your doctoral studies abroad? If so, you may be eligible for an additional financial support from the Research Council.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 10 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 50 000-250 000

Project duration:

1-12 months

Funding is intended to contribute to increased R&D activity in service industries that are currently under-represented in the Research Council's trade and industry portfolio: tourism, cultural industries, finance and retail.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 1 000 000

Funding scale:

maximum NOK 100 000

Project duration:

maximum 8 months

Up to NOK 100.000 may be sought for fieldwork based in Svalbard in the period 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020. Applications related to Ny-Ålesund/ the Kongsfjorden area must describe how they will contribute and relate to the four Ny-Ålesund flagships (atmosphere, glaciology, Kongsfjorden and terrestrial systems).

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 5 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 100 000-500 000

Project duration:

1-12 months

Support to apply for formal Norwegian participation in partnerships in Horizon Europe, especially agreement-based and institutional partnerships. Applications must be based on specific calls for proposals from the EU Commission (Call for Expressions of Ideas, Expression of Interest).

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

up to NOK 24 000 000

Project duration:

36-48 months

The purpose of this call is to award funding for follow-up measures after the Evaluation of Legal Research in Norway (JUREVAL). The funding will go to network activities that contribute to scientific renewal and development in the evaluated organisations and in their research groups.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

up to NOK 2 250 000

Funding scale:

maximum NOK 2 250 000

Project duration:

12-12 months

We intend to fund one project which will result in a state-of-the-art review on hazardous substances in plastics. Only approved Norwegian research organisations are formally eligible as applicants.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

up to NOK 4 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 20 000-100 000

Project duration:

1-12 months

Svalbard Science Forum allocates funding to Norwegian research organisations to facilitate fieldwork in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Funding is available for master's students, PhD candidates and researchers employed, enrolled at or affiliated with Norwegian research organisations.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 6 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 100 000-250 000

Project duration:

3-6 months

The Health Pilot initiative grants funding to public sector bodies and businesses for ambitious and demanding innovation processes in collaboration with other relevant public and societal actors. You can apply for funding for a pre-project under this call.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

up to NOK 800 000

Funding scale:

NOK 20 000-100 000

Project duration:

12-24 months

Researchers from Norway may seek support for funding for short-term visits in France for the purpose of launching and developing new joint research projects.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

up to NOK 12 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 1 000-12 000 000

Project duration:

3-3 months

We seek to ensure that the results of publicly funded research are made openly accessible. With the STIM-OA funding, you can receive up to 50 per cent of the research organisation's costs for open publication from the previous financial year.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 80 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 10 000 000-10 000 000

Project duration:

60-60 months

Norwegian research organisations may apply for funding for partnerships with Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, China, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and the United States. Funding may also be sought for partnerships with Germany and France under this call.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 5 500 000

Funding scale:

NOK 50 000-500 000

Project duration:

12-29 months

Approved Norwegian research organisations can seek funding for activities that stimulate to increased scientific cooperation within Svalbard research and/ or contributes to setting Svalbard research into a pan-Arctic perspective.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 30 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 500 000-1 000 000

Project duration:

12-24 months

This funding must be used for additional independent activities that support or build on a Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe project, and must not be used for activities already covered by EU funding. Nor can the supplementary funding be used for R&D or innovation activities. Only projects that have not previously received supplementary funding are eligible to apply.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 5 000 000

Funding scale:

maximum NOK 5 000 000

Project duration:

60-60 months

The purpose of the call is to fund a national network that coordinates and builds competence in neuroinformatics and participates in the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) network. Approved research organisations are eligible to apply.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 4 000 000

Funding scale:

maximum NOK 100 000

Project duration:

1-12 months

Svalbard Science Forum allocates funding to Norwegian research organisations to facilitate fieldwork in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. The funding is available for Master students, PhD students and researchers affiliated with these organisations.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 2 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 100 000-200 000

Project duration:

3-4 months

Funding is available to establish collaboration between research groups and public/private sector actors with a view to applying for funding under a call for a Collaborative and Knowledge-building Project relating to antimicrobial resistance from a One Health perspective.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 208 000 000

Funding scale:

maximum NOK 16 000 000

Project duration:

96-96 months

The objective is to establish collaboration on a doctoral degree programme to ensure the candidates receive a coordinated, high-quality education that qualifies them for research and other work that requires good scientific insight and competence. Through these funds, we support projects that increase doctoral degree programmes’ relevance to the labour market. The objective is to develop and use new methods and approaches to that end, in collaboration with one or more partners in industry, the public sector and/or organisations.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 12 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 1 000-12 000 000

Project duration:

3-3 months

The STIM-OA scheme facilitates the transition to open access publication. You can receive up to 50 per cent of the research organisation's costs for open publication from the previous financial year. All approved research organisations in all subject areas in Norway may seek support.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 800 000

Funding scale:

NOK 20 000-100 000

Project duration:

12-24 months

Researchers from Norway may seek support for funding for short-term visits in France for the purpose of launching and developing new joint research projects. The call is open to approved Norwegian research organisations applying jointly with research organisations in France.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 8 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 100 000-300 000

Project duration:

2-6 months

The Health Pilot scheme is a new initiative that will grant funding to public sector bodies and businesses to develop projects with a holistic innovation process together with other relevant stakeholders in society. The projects shall contribute to sustainable health and care services and to value creation in Norwegian trade and industry. You can apply for a pre-project until 5 May 2021.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 3 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 500 000-1 500 000

Project duration:

12-24 months

Increase children’s and adolescents’ opportunities to learn how digital content and services are developed and applied. Non-profit organisations can apply.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 7 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 1 000 000-2 000 000

Project duration:

24-24 months

This call for proposals is only available in Norwegian.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 20 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 100 000-300 000

Project duration:

1-3 months

We are looking for collaborative consortiums that can deliver the best projects, from research and technology development through to turnkey solutions. The aim is to create green jobs, internationally competitive business and industry and a more sustainable future. The first phase of the Green Platform comprises NOK 1 billion over a period of three years. You can apply for funding for pre-projects until 6 January 2021.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 150 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 10 000 000-10 000 000

Project duration:

60-60 months

Norwegian research organisations may apply for funding for partnerships with Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, China, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and the USA. Funding may also be sought for partnerships with Germany and France under this call.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 54 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 3 000 000-8 000 000

The mobilisation projects will have more companies using research in their innovation efforts and getting companies already engaged in research-based innovation to raise their ambitions. This call for proposals is only available in Norwegian.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 40 000 000

Funding scale:

maximum NOK 1 000 000

Project duration:

12-24 months

This funding must be used for additional independent activities that support or build on the Horizon 2020 project, and must not be used for activities already covered by EU funding. Nor can the supplementary funding be used for R&D or innovation activities. Only projects that have not previously received supplementary funding are eligible to apply.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 20 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 3 000 000-7 000 000

Project duration:

36-48 months

Research organisations may apply for funding for establishment and operation of international research networks in the field of development.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 12 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 1 000-12 000 000

Project duration:

3-3 months

It is a Research Council objective to ensure that the results of publicly funded research are made openly accessible. The STIM-OA scheme is designed to facilitate the transition to open access publication.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 30 000 000

Project duration:

24-24 months

The purpose of this call is to provide funding for a meeting place where research institutions can stay up-to-date on the latest new ideas, methods and theories relating to gender balance in academia. The BalanseHub network will collect and share useful and essential knowledge from the research front and provide an arena for exchange of experien...

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 41 000 000

Project duration:

24-48 months

The purpose of this call is to provide support for follow-up measures in response to the Evaluation of the Social Sciences in Norway (SAMEVAL). Support is to be reserved for network-related activities that promote scientific development and renewal among the institutions encompassed by the evaluation and within the associated research groups.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 3 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 25 000-1 000 000

Project duration:

6-29 months

The objective of this call is to encourage Norwegian researchers to participate more widely in, and exert greater influence on, global research on climate and the environment.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 100 000 000

Project duration:

maximum 12 months

This call for proposals is only available in Norwegian.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 2 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 1 000 000-2 000 000

Project duration:

61-67 months

Support for an annual event to provide a meeting place for young researchers to learn about new ideas, methods and theories within eScience as well as build a professional network.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 13 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 500 000-2 000 000

Project duration:

12-36 months

The county municipalities can apply for funding to increase the competence of teachers in upper secondary schools in research method and critical thinking.

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:

NOK 300 000 000

Funding scale:

NOK 50 000 000-90 000 000

Project duration:

48-48 months

The purpose of this call is to register applications for the period 2021–2024 for new strategic programmes for Nofima.

Funding scale:

NOK 1 000-500 000

Project duration:

1-12 months

The Finance Market Fund is designed to help to increase knowledge about how financial markets function and to promote greater understanding of relevant ethical issues. Funding under the Finance Market Fund is to support research, education or public awareness initiatives related to the functioning and role of the financial market. Projects may a...

Funding scale:

NOK 1 000-500 000

Project duration:

1-9 months

Funding from the Finance Market Fund is to support research, education or public awareness initiatives related to the functioning and role of the financial market. Projects may address deficiencies in the system, ethics and good business practices in the relevant areas as well as consumer interests. Funding will not be granted for individuals to pursue ordinary occupational education activities.

Application submission deadline:

13. December 2022

Program:

JPND

A call for leading scientists in the field to establish community-led Working Groups dedicated to discuss and align the specific needs of patients and currently available supply by the health and social care system, thereby outlining strategies to improve support for people at moderate, advanced and end of life stages of disease progression.

Application submission deadline:

08. December 2022

Program:

Welfare among Children and Young People in the Post-Pandemic Nordics

The overall objective of the call is to support and accelerate cutting edge Nordic research with high potential for renewal and impact on the welfare among children and young people in the post-pandemic Nordics. The call has an emphasis on education, wellbeing, mental health, and living conditions of children and young people. The objective of the call is also to support research on the mitigation of the effects of the pandemic and the restrictions on the welfare of children and young people.

Application submission deadline:

21. September 2022

Program:

Key Digital Technologies

Key Digital Technologies is a European partnership under Horizon Europe with a focus on electronic components and systems technologies. It is a tripartite partnership with the European Commission, industrial organisations and participating countries developing the work programme and share project support. Applicants should make certain to read and understand national requirements before applying for funding.

Application submission deadline:

15. September 2022

Program:

Eurostars

Norwegian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that carry out research and development may seek funding for R&D projects from the Eurostars Programme. Funding is available in all branches of industry and may address any technological area.

Deadline for pre-registration of applications:

20. June 2022

Application submission deadline:

14. September 2022

Program:

European Joint Programme on Soil (EJP SOIL)

Forskningsrådet lyser ut 10 millioner til internasjonalt forskningssamarbeid om jord i sammenheng med klima og naturmangfold.

Pre-proposal submission deadline and closing of the match-making platform:

23. May 2022

Application submission deadline for full proposals:

05. September 2022

Program:

JPI Cultural Heritage and Global Change

The call (JPI CH CHSE) aims at furthering the understanding of the relationship between cultural heritage – tangible, intangible, digital and natural – and major societal issues through transnational research projects.

Application submission deadline:

22. August 2022

Program:

NordForsk Future Working Life Research Programme

The overall aim of the call is to generate knowledge and solutions for a sustainable and inclusive future working life in a Nordic and/or Nordic-Lithuanian context.

Application submission deadline:

29. July 2022

Program:

Belmont Forum

The Belmont Forum is pleased to announce the launch of a collaborative research networking call on the theme: Integrated Approaches to Human Migration/Mobility in an Era of Rapid Global Change.

Pre-Proposals:

17. February 2022

Full Proposal:

14. June 2022

Program:

ERAPERMED

The call aims to foster research on prevention in personalised medicine.

Application submission deadline:

31. May 2022

Program:

Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)

The aim of this call is to fund implementation research focused on addressing common NCD risk factors through interventions that reduce health risk and/or enhance positive health and lifestyle behaviours in young people, and/or in other critical life stages (e.g., childhood, older adults) in low- and lower-middle income countries.

Application submission deadline for full proposals:

19. May 2022

Program:

Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change

The call aims to promote co-operation in the Nordic and Baltic countries within sustainable agriculture.

Pre-proposals:

10. May 2022

Program:

Belmont Forum

Funding of NOK 10 million is available for Norwegian partners in applications to Belmont Forum's call for Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production.

Application submission deadline:

04. May 2022

Program:

Bioeconomy in the North

Support for excellent research and innovation through transnational collaborations leading to new products, technologies and strategies that contribute to net-zero emission goals, involving the use of wood-based biomass resources in the Northern hemisphere.

Application submission deadline:

27. April 2022

Program:

Key Digital Technologies

Key Digital Technologies is a European partnership under Horizon Europe with a focus on electronic components and systems technologies.

Pre-proposals:

30. November 2021

Full proposals:

14. April 2022

Program:

Biodiversa+

Scientists from 33 countries are invited to form international consortia to do research on how to preserve biological diversity on land and at sea.

Application submission deadline:

06. April 2022

Program:

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

Advancing Lighthouse Exascale Applications, at the frontier of technology and relevant for the communities of HPC users, that enable and promote the use of upcoming exascale and post exascale computing capabilities in collaboration with other High Performance Computer (HPC) stakeholders.

Application submission deadline:

06. April 2022

Program:

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

Fremdrift av Lighthouse Exascale-applikasjoner som skal muliggjøre og fremme bruken av kommende exascale og post-exascale High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastruktur for et bredt spektrum av HPC-brukere. Målet er å utvikle, eller oppskalere eksisterende parallelle koder som brukes i dag av ulike forskningsmiljøer, slikt at brukere vil være klare og i stand til å ta i bruk de nye exascale HPC-maskinene som utvikles i årene fremover.

Application submission deadline:

28. February 2022

Program:

JPI Oceans

The overall aim of the call on Underwater Noise in the Marine Environment is to decrease the existing high levels of uncertainty and to promote specific lines of research that will contribute to the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) at regional sub-basin scale, and, therewith, contributing to reach the Good Environmental Status (GES) of the European seas and oceans.

Pre-Proposals:

20. September 2021

Full Proposal:

21. February 2022

Program:

ERA-NET BlueBio Cofund

ERA-NET BlueBio Cofund announces EUR 8 million in resource management, market and socio-economic aspects and value chains in the blue bioeconomy.

Deadline 1:

04. October 2021

Deadline 2:

31. January 2022

Program:

Joint call Era-Net Geothermica and JPP SES "Accelerating the heating and cooling transition"

Funding for international research collaboration on innovative solutions for the development of new thermal energy solutions.

Application deadline 2:

14. December 2021

Program:

EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND)

The aim of this call is to establish a number of ambitious, innovative, multi-disciplinary and multinational expert Working Groups to discuss research strategies that concern the impact of COVID-19 on the development and progression of neurodegenerative disease as well as on the care of patients with neurodegenerative diseases.

Deadline for preproposal:

07. May 2021

Deadline :

07. December 2021

CHANSE will support new and innovative research into the workings, meaning and consequences of transformations and innovations in the present digital age, viewed through the lens of the social and cultural dynamics. Every proposal must demonstrate a strong European dimension, i.e. investigating the changes taking place / affecting Europe as a whole, or at the level of a European country, city, community, etc. However, the call text does not preclude comparison with or investigation into other regions.

Application deadline 1:

29. June 2021

Application deadline 2:

19. November 2021

Despite advances in immunotherapies, obstacles and challenges remain and hinder further applications of immunotherapies in clinics. Thus, a deeper understanding of the TME is essential for deciphering new mechanisms of immunotherapies, defining new predictive biomarkers, and dentifying novel therapeutic targets.

Deadline for preproposal:

15. June 2021

Deadline:

17. November 2021

Program:

M-era.Net

The Research Council announces up to 2.5 million euros to Norwegian researchers and industry who want to participate in international research collaboration in materials research.

Application deadline 2:

04. November 2021

Program:

Eurostars

Små og mellomstore bedrifter (SMB) kan gjennom Eurostars søke om midler til forsknings- og utviklingsprosjekter.

Deadline:

07. October 2021

Program:

NordForsk

NordForsk is issuing a call for proposals on Japan–Nordic collaborations on health data research. The call has a total budget of approximately NOK 25 million.

Deadline for preproposal:

15. April 2021

Deadline:

23. September 2021

Program:

ENUTC

JPI Urban Europes 14 medlemsland lyser nå ut 18 millioner euro til forsknings- og innovasjonsprosjekter for bærekraftige byer. Forskningsrådet deltar i utlysningen med 19 millioner norske kroner til norske partnere.

Deadline for preproposal:

13. May 2021

Deadline:

15. September 2021

Program:

QuantERA

The Research Council participates in the announcement QuantERA II via ICTPLUSS. The purpose is to contribute to more interdisciplinary, groundbreaking research to bring out more groundbreaking innovations.

Deadline:

07. September 2021

Program:

European Joint Programme on Soil (EJP SOIL)

The objective of this call is to foster holistic agricultural soil management practices which will assist making a shift to diversify farming to include a variety of sustainable and environmental practices.

Application deadline 2:

16. August 2021

Program:

ERA-NET, SUSFOOD2 and FOSC

The Research Council participates in the call, which is a joint call between two ERA-NETs. NOK 10 million is announced for Norwegian researchers and the business community for participation in international research collaboration on innovative solutions for climate-smart, resilient and sustainable food systems.

Deadline:

09. July 2021

Program:

The European Interest Group Concert-Japan

The Research Council of Norway takes part in the call for proposal of The European Interest Group Concert-Japan, an international joint initiative to support and enhance science, technology and innovation (STI) cooperation between European countries and Japan, on the theme of Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy.

Deadline for preproposal:

09. March 2021

Deadline:

30. June 2021

Program:

ERA-NET NEURON

The Research Council announces 1 million Euros to Norwegian researchers who want to participate in international research collaboration.

Deadline for preproposal:

02. March 2021

Deadline :

29. June 2021

Program:

JPND- EU Joint Programme Neurodegenerative Disease Resarch

The Research Council announces 0.8 million Euros to Norwegian researchers who want to participate in international research collaboration.

Deadline :

26. May 2021

Program:

4 ERA-NET

Four ERANET have joined forces in a joint call of 16. mill. Euro. Norway is participating with 15 mill. Kroner.

Application deadline 1:

17. February 2021

Application deadline 2:

06. May 2021

Program:

Smartenergysystems

The Joint Programming Platform Smart Energy Systems (JPP SES) in collaboration with the global initiative Mission Innovation is pleased to announce the Joint Call 2020 ("MICall20") on digital transformation for green energy transition.

Application deadline:

08. April 2021

Program:

Nordic Energy Research

Nordic Energy Research, together with the Research Council of Norway and other Nordic financiers are creating a forum for collaboration between different Nordic energy system modelling groups.