The example is based on an approved research organisation that is applying for funding under an announced topic. The Project Owner has established a consortium comprising seven key partners who are very familiar with the challenge and who need the knowledge and results generated by the project.

The following participate in the project:

the Project Owner
research organisation participating as a partner

one Norwegian research organisation
one international research organisation

partners from the business sector or other parts of society

two Norwegian municipalities
one small company
one environmental organisation
one directorate

Several consumers will also participate in the project. These are considered the Project Owner’s subcontractors. They are not included in the budget tables, but are described in the project description in order to give the referees who will assess the application a clear picture of the total scope of activities and stakeholders in the project. The project runs over four years, and the Project Owner has obtained cost calculations from all partners.

Costs per project partner per year (amounts in whole 1,000s)

	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total
Project Owner	500	2,500	2,500	2,500	8,000
Norwegian research organisation	50	200	200	200	650
International research organisation	50	100	100	100	350
Norwegian Municipality A	50	50	50	50	200
Norwegian Municipality B	50	50	50	50	200
Norwegian Small Company AS	100	100	100	100	400
Environmental organisation	50	50	50	50	200
Directorate	50	50	50	50	200
Total amount					10,200

To ensure that the participation requirement is met, we have also summarised the costs in accordance with the control table (amounts in whole 1,000s)

Costs	NOK
The costs of the Project Owner and other research organisations participating as partners	9,000
The costs of Norwegian partners from the business sector or other parts of society	1,200
Total	10,200
Participation	11.8%

We must also demonstrate how the costs will be financed. The Research Council’s funding can be used to finance the costs of the research organisations and the Norwegian partners. The state aid rules impose certain restrictions on funding for undertakings. In this example, the project entails activities that can be defined as industrial research.

Funding per project partner (amounts in whole 1,000s)

	The Research Council	Own	Other	Total
Project Owner	7,000	1,000		8,000
Norwegian research organisation	650			650
International research organisation	350			350
Norwegian Municipality A*	200			200
Norwegian Municipality B*	200			200
Norwegian Small Company AS**	200	200		400
Environmental organisation***	200			200
Directorate***		200		200
	8,800	1,400		10,200

* In this example, the municipalities and the environmental organisation are not defined as undertakings on the basis of the activities they are going to perform (non-economic activities).

** This is a small company, and 50% of its costs in connection with industrial research activities may be covered, in addition to a 20% bonus for small companies and a 15% bonus for effective collaboration. However, the maximum limit is 80%. Funding of 50% is used in this example, i.e. well within the rules

*** The directorate will cover its own project costs.