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One of the conditions that must be met in order for us to award state aid is that the aid must have an incentive effect. This means that the state aid must lead to activity or investments that would not otherwise have taken place, or that would have taken place on a smaller scale, or that would have been carried out in a less socially beneficial manner if the aid recipient had not received state aid.

We now know who will be part of the Research Council's portfolio boards from 1 January 2024. The 115 members represent a wide range of academic and strategic expertise, institutions, sectors and experience from all parts of the research and innovation system.

It is a good idea to submit an application as early as possible in the calendar year. The guarantee deadline is 1 September each year. All applications submitted by this date are guaranteed to be processed by the end of the year and we can guarantee that they can receive a tax deduction in the current year. Companies that apply after the guarantee deadline may therefore lose the opportunity to deduct expenses in the year of application.

On this page, you can read about why partners in innovation projects supported by us must be independent. We also explain why R&D suppliers must be separate from their partners.

doctoral project must be relevant to the company's R&D needs  The Project Owner must have the financial ability ... institution).   Procurement of R&D services: These are costs for the procurement of R&D services such as laboratory

ambitious innovation that is supported by relevant R&D activities of high quality? • To what extent does ... employ relevant and recognised R&D methods? • To what extent are the R&D activities ambitious and essential

empirical advancement. The quality of the proposed R&D activities • Quality of the research questions, hypotheses ... activities necessary to carry out the project's R&D activities. Any purchases from subcontractors must

of subcontractors.   Please note that the role "R&D provider" must not be used in applications for qualification ... Section 20 b) of the ESA Guidelines on State Aid for R&D&I.   Applicants must ensure that no indirect support

that is supported by relevant and high-quality R&D activities? • To what extent does the innovation represent ... employ relevant and recognised R&D methods? • To what extent are the R&D activities essential for the success

of one to three years, and can receive between NOK 1 and 12 million in funding. Excellence Impact Implementation ... ambitious innovation that is supported by relevant R&D activities of high quality? • To what extent does