About
Norges forskningsråd (The Research Council of Norway) is the Norwegian government agency responsible for promoting and funding research and innovation. The council works for a society where research is created, used, challenged, valued, and shared by all to contribute to societal transformation and a more sustainable society. They distribute over 11 billion NOK annually to the best Norwegian research and innovation, supporting research organizations, businesses, and the public sector through various funding programs including Horizon Europe, FRIPRO, and SkatteFUNN.
Funding Opportunities
Disruptive teknologier for å løse globale utfordringer
This international joint initiative aims to harness the potential of disruptive technology to offer new solutions to global challenges and accelerate progress toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The initiative is administered by New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) in Canada and involves multiple international partners including NordForsk, Norwegian Research Council, and research councils from the Netherlands, Brazil, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the UK. Disruptive technology is defined as an innovation with the potential to replace or radically change systems, processes, and/or behavior, resulting in transformative economic or societal impacts. This can include new innovations or the application of existing innovations in new contexts that lead to significant changes or paradigm shifts. The call seeks to support interdisciplinary and transformative research that leverages disruptive technologies to address global societal challenges. Nordic partners in project proposals can apply for a maximum of approximately 17.1 million Norwegian kroner in total, with the intention to fund Nordic participation in twelve research projects under this call.
Forming av fremtidens dyrehelse og dyrevelferd
This is the second call from the European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare, supporting research projects focused on two main themes. Theme 1 addresses animal welfare for livestock, covering all stages of the production cycle. Theme 2 supports the development of innovative therapeutic solutions and vaccines to prevent and control infectious diseases in animals, reduce the use of antimicrobial agents, and strengthen livestock resilience. The Research Council of Norway is participating with €2.3 million (NOK 27 million) in funding. Projects can focus on either terrestrial animals (up to €1.28 million available) or aquatic animals (up to €1.02 million available). This call is part of an international joint funding initiative and requires collaboration among partners from participating countries.
3. utlysning i det europeiske partnerskapet AGROECOLOGY
The European Partnership AGROECOLOGY's third call aims to finance research and innovation projects that contribute to one of two key themes for agroecological transition. Theme 1 focuses on increasing genetic diversity and variation in plants and livestock for agroecological transformation, with the goal of establishing a broader selection of species, varieties and breeds that will support the development of agroecological farming systems. Theme 2 addresses the social challenges of the agroecological transition, with particular emphasis on farmers' motivation, skills and knowledge, as well as the role of other actors in the food system in promoting producer engagement. This call focuses on two important foundations for the agroecological transition: the genetic and social dimensions. The genetic aspect deals with diversity in crops and livestock, while the social aspect examines farmer empowerment and participation in the agroecological transformation process.
Andre samfinansierte utlysning i partnerskapet for sjeldne sykdommer (ERDERA)
This call finances projects aimed at diagnosing and determining the cause of rare genetic and non-genetic diseases that currently have unknown causes. The call is part of the European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA) partnership under Horizon Europe. Multinational research teams can apply for funding to address patient needs in rare diseases and establish effective, multinational and multidisciplinary research collaborations. The expected impact is that results can eventually be translated and used for the benefit of patients. The call addresses the major challenge of diagnosing rare diseases, where approximately 50% of people suspected of having a rare genetic disease remain undiagnosed or misdiagnosed even after standard genetic testing. Rare, non-genetic diseases represent an area with knowledge gaps. On average, it takes about five years to establish a correct diagnosis for people living with a rare disease. Proposed focus areas include functional validation to classify variants of uncertain significance, use of multi-omics or integrated methods, development of new methods not yet validated in clinical practice, systems biology and disease mechanism modeling, integration of clinical and environmental data, development of knowledge graphs, and use of advanced AI and modeling tools. Patient organization involvement from early stages is highly desirable.
Access to Care: Fjerde transnasjonale utlysning til det europeiske partnerskapet Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS)
This is the fourth transnational call of the European Partnership on Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS). The purpose of this call is to finance research and innovation projects that contribute to ensuring equal access to and use of health and care services. The projects should also provide decision-makers and other stakeholders with the knowledge and tools needed to reallocate resources when the health and care system undergoes transformation to meet new and ongoing challenges. This is an international joint call with participation from multiple European funding agencies, coordinated through the THCS partnership.
Kunnskap om og forebygging av overvekt og fedme (PREVENT-OO)
This is a transnational research funding opportunity focused on understanding and preventing overweight and obesity across the lifespan. The call supports collaborative projects that contribute to increased knowledge about obesity and overweight from a life-course perspective. The call has two main areas of focus: fundamental research on the causes of obesity and overweight and their complications, and prevention and public health strategies for critical transition periods in life. This is part of the ERA4Health international joint call program, facilitating collaborative research across multiple countries.
M-ERA.NET – Utlysning 2026 - ERA-NET for forskning og innovasjon på materialer
M-ERA.NET is an international joint call for research and innovation in advanced materials. The Research Council of Norway is offering up to 2.4 million euros for Norwegian researchers and industry to participate in international research collaboration within materials research. M-ERA.NET aims to strengthen the European Research Area (ERA) on advanced materials through annual joint calls that finance groundbreaking research, facilitate knowledge exchange, promote sustainable solutions in materials science, and encourage transnational collaboration between researchers, academia, industry and other stakeholders. The call covers six thematic areas: materials for energy storage and distribution systems, materials for energy conversion, innovative surfaces/coatings and interfaces, innovative functional materials with defined architectures, materials addressing environmental challenges, and next generation materials for electronics. Applications within energy-related themes are limited to renewable energy sources and associated energy storage, energy efficiency, and carbon capture and storage (CCS). Norwegian applicants can apply for between 50,000 and 475,000 euros (maximum 425,000 euros if only one Norwegian partner participates). The funded activities must fall under industrial research or experimental development as defined by EU state aid rules. Companies can apply for up to 50 percent support of approved project costs.
Belmont Forum Oceans 2
The Belmont Forum invites international collaboration in its second call on marine environment, biodiversity and society. This is Belmont Forum's second call on ocean and coastal environments. The call has three themes and applications must cover at least one of the three themes. Projects must be transdisciplinary and include partners from at least three of the countries participating in the call. The call is approved as an activity under the UN Ocean Research Decade. The purpose of the call is to increase knowledge about the marine environment and promote international interdisciplinary research to address global marine environmental challenges. The Research Council of Norway is participating with NOK 27 million for Norwegian research organizations. There is a two-stage application process and only invited applicants from the pre-proposal call can submit full applications to the main deadline.
Støtte til innovasjon og vekst i bedrifter: Designdrevet innovasjonsprogram (DIP)
Designdrevet innovasjonsprogram (DIP) er en støtteordning for bedrifter som vil bruke designmetodikk til å utforske flere retninger og teste valg før de blir låst. Mange virksomheter ønsker å utvikle nye produkter, tjenester eller forretningsmodeller, men opplever at det er krevende å forstå hva markedet faktisk trenger og hvilke løsninger det er riktig å satse på. Designmetodikk gir en strukturert måte å utforske utfordringer, teste ideer og ta bedre beslutninger før større ressurser investeres. Gjennom DOGAs støtteordning kan virksomheter få økonomisk støtte til å samarbeide med designkompetanse i tidlig fase av innovasjonsarbeidet. Støtten brukes til å hente inn designkompetanse i prosjektet, slik at virksomheten og designpartneren sammen kan utforske utfordringer, utvikle og teste ideer og skape et bedre grunnlag for videre utvikling. Målet er å styrke virksomheters evne til å utvikle løsninger som treffer markedet og legge grunnlaget for videre vekst. Programmet tilbyr 50% støttegrad, med gjennomsnittlig støttebeløp rundt 450 000 kroner per prosjekt de siste årene. Totalt 10 millioner kroner er utlyst i denne utlysningen.
Støtte til arrangementer med fokus på finansmarkedenes funksjon og etisk bevissthet
This funding opportunity supports professional events focused on how financial markets function and contribute to ethical awareness in the financial market area. Support from the Financial Market Fund goes to purposes within business areas that include the securities market, as well as banking and insurance activities, other financial markets, and accounting and auditing. The fund's purpose is to contribute to increased knowledge and understanding of how financial markets work, and increased ethical awareness in the financial market area. Support can go to research, education, or public information about the financial market's functioning and significance. This can include projects related to system weaknesses, ethics, and good business practices within the relevant areas, in addition to consumer interests. Events supported must not have started or been completed at the time the board processes the application, as support from the Financial Market Fund must be catalytic in nature.
Hvordan finansmarkedene fungerer og etisk bevissthet – midler til forskningsprosjekter
This funding opportunity from the Norwegian Financial Market Fund (Finansmarkedsfondet) aims to support groundbreaking research with scientific quality at the international research front. The results must be relevant to the Norwegian financial market. The fund finances research and public information within the financial market area, with the purpose of contributing to increased knowledge about and understanding of the functioning of financial markets, and increased ethical awareness in the financial market area. Funds are allocated to research on financial markets, and results must be relevant to the Norwegian financial market. The call emphasizes that applicants must clearly demonstrate the relevance of their application to the Financial Market Fund's purpose and that the support from the fund has a triggering effect. Applicants must also account for the consequences of any reduced support.
Registrering av norske prosjektdeltakere i utlysningene til de samfinansierte partnerskapene i Horisont Europa
This is a registration portal for Norwegian project participants who have received grants in Horizon Europe co-funded partnership calls where the Research Council of Norway finances the Norwegian participant's project costs. Registration of approved project participation forms the basis for establishing a contract with the Research Council regarding national financing of Norwegian project participants. Co-financed partnerships are collaborations between the EU Commission and member states/associated countries involving national and regional research funders and other public actors. The purpose is to develop a joint strategy for common challenges, strengthen the European research and innovation area, and identify themes for joint calls. During the period 2024-2030, the planned Norwegian contribution to Horizon Europe co-fund calls is NOK 1,417,600,000. The call covers all co-financed partnerships in Horizon Europe including projects in health, energy transition, urban transitions, biodiversity, sustainable food systems, water security, and innovative SMEs.
Kommunikasjon og formidling av forskning på inkludering av barn og unge
This grant supports communication and dissemination of research on inclusion of children and youth funded by the Research Council of Norway. The purpose is to ensure that research results are used in political decision-making processes, public administration, service delivery, and society. The program aims to connect researchers with relevant stakeholders to facilitate evidence-based decisions and solutions with high societal value. Funding supports independent supplementary activities that enhance knowledge transfer and competence building to actors who need and benefit from the research. Projects must build on ongoing or recently completed Research Council-funded projects from 2022-2025 within the welfare and education portfolio, and at least two projects must collaborate on the application. The grant emphasizes creating communication projects with both research and communication expertise, targeting clearly defined audiences with measurable impact.
Prosjektetablering og mobilisering for å utvikle forskningsbasert kunnskap som skal bidra til en bedre og mer effektiv offentlig sektor
This funding opportunity from the Research Council of Norway supports project establishment and mobilization activities to develop research-based knowledge that contributes to a better and more effective public sector. The funding is intended for public sector organizations that have an ambition to develop research and/or innovation projects. All sectors and service areas are relevant. The funds should be used for activities to develop ideas and concepts, establish collaborative constellations, and to clarify user needs, strategic anchoring, utility value, and knowledge and research needs, for example in connection with a main project or other funding applications. The funds should not be used for research activities themselves, but rather for preparatory and planning work that leads to future research projects.
Støtte til arrangement
The Research Council of Norway offers support for organizing conferences, workshops, and seminars that serve as platforms for disseminating research results, knowledge sharing, development of knowledge bases, and/or generation of scientific collaboration. The events can be both physical and digital. The funding is available across multiple thematic areas including democracy and global development, energy and transport, research system, defense and security, health, innovation, climate and environment, food and bioresources, enabling technologies, and cross-cutting themes. Events must be open to all who wish to participate; closed meetings or events open only to specific groups are not supported. The main part of the event must focus on dissemination of research and research results.
Registrering av doktorgradsstudenter finansiert av STIPINST-ordningen
This is a registration call for institutes that have been allocated salary and operational funds for doctoral scholarships from the STIPINST scheme. The scheme facilitates the registration of doctoral students that institutes report based on received award letters. The purpose is to better utilize the institute sector's competence and supervisory capacity in doctoral education. In 2015, the Ministry of Education and Research decided to allocate special salary funds for doctoral students in the institute sector. The doctoral degrees must be within mathematics, natural sciences and technical (MNT) subjects. The funds are allocated approximately every three years through the Research Council of Norway, and are designated for institutes covered by the Guidelines for State Basic Grants with significant MNT activity. This is an invitation-only opportunity for institutes that have received award letters for doctoral students starting in 2026. Each institute must register one doctoral student per application submitted through this registration call.
Kommunikasjon og formidling av klima-, miljø- og havforskning
The purpose of this call is to provide support for communication and dissemination activities that increase public understanding of climate, environment, circular economy, polar and ocean research, and make it easier to apply research-based knowledge. The program supports a broad spectrum of communication and dissemination initiatives that convey research-based knowledge. Projects must have a clearly defined target audience with a solid plan to reach them, and demonstrate the expected impact. Projects should be created collaboratively by individuals with both communication expertise and research expertise, with the communication expert playing a central role. Projects should stand out from ordinary communication work and not be implementable through routine activities. Applicants are required to estimate how many people will be reached and demonstrate the impact the project will have.
Utenlandsopphold for doktorgrads- og postdoktorstipendiater
This funding opportunity supports doctoral and postdoctoral fellows to undertake research stays abroad. The program aims to increase the proportion of young researchers who take research stays abroad, which is important for research careers and helps strengthen Norwegian research by increasing competence, bringing new knowledge to projects, developing networks, and strengthening access to the international research frontier. The scheme applies to doctoral and postdoctoral fellows who are fully or partially funded by the Research Council of Norway and affiliated with an ongoing project for at least 36 months. Research stays abroad can be for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 12 months. The program also includes fellows in the industrial PhD and public sector PhD schemes, as well as project leaders for Early Career Research Projects, young talents, and young research talents funded by FRIPRO.
PES – Støtte til prosjektetablering rettet mot Horisont Europa
The Project Establishment Support (PES) scheme aims to ensure that applications with Norwegian participation in Horizon Europe are of high quality so that Norwegian potential is utilized as effectively as possible. This call aims to increase the success rate of Norwegian applications to Horizon Europe and the European Defence Fund (EDF). The support provides funding to cover costs related to travel, participation in networking events, positioning activities, personnel time, and purchase of services for preparing project proposals. The funding is paid as a fixed price per submitted EU application, provided the submitted EU project proposal achieves a grade corresponding to the threshold value or better in the given call. For applications in two stages, support is only paid if the EU application exceeds the threshold after stage two. The scheme covers various program types including collaborative projects, ERC, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, EIC Accelerator, Women TechEU, EIC STEP Scale Up, and European Defence Fund applications. Support amounts vary based on project type, applicant role, and budget in the planned EU application. The total budget available is NOK 30 million for 2026, with NOK 2 million earmarked for collaboration with African countries and NOK 3 million for collaboration with Ukraine.
Kvalifisering – kommersialisering av forskning ved offentlig finansierte forskningsorganisasjoner 2026
This is a qualification grant program from the Research Council of Norway aimed at supporting the commercialization of research from publicly funded research organizations. The purpose is to conduct preliminary investigations of potential applications that form the basis for further pathways, including further research directions, technology development, or strategic decisions. The results from a qualification project can be used as a basis for an application for a verification project, as a possible next step in bringing research results closer to a market-ready product or solution. The program supports the pre-commercial phase, often characterized by close collaboration between academic and research communities, while projects also need dialogue with market actors such as partners, licensees, future investors, and customers to ensure proper direction and further financing. Projects must be based on research results from approved research organizations representing technological breakthroughs or significant improvements compared to existing knowledge or state-of-the-art, with potential to form the basis for new products, processes, or services.
Nasjonale forsknings- og innovasjonssentre for å styrke bærekraftige kommunale helse-, omsorgs- og velferdstjenester
The purpose of this call is to promote knowledge-based transformation that can contribute to sustainable municipal health, care and welfare services in Norway. The centers shall ensure dissemination and implementation of research-based measures and innovations, and development of national competence. They will work closely with and strengthen the Municipal Collaboration Arena for Research (KSF). The centers will address major demographic changes and growing health and care needs that challenge Norway's welfare model. Through co-creation processes between municipalities, research environments and other relevant actors, the centers shall develop holistic, targeted, personnel-saving and sustainable measures and services. This requires interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral efforts. The centers must include different municipal sizes and vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children and young people in exclusion, persons with disabilities and minorities. A holistic, cross-sectoral and preventive approach shall form the basis, together with insight into prerequisites for innovation in municipalities, including regulations, leadership and culture of change.
Sentre for fremragende forskning – SFF VI – Trinn 2 (Centres of Excellence – SFF VI – Phase 2)
The Centres of Excellence (SFF) scheme provides Norway's leading scientific research environments the opportunity to organize themselves into centres to achieve ambitious scientific goals through collaboration and with long-term core funding. Research at the centres must be innovative and have great potential for groundbreaking results that advance the international research front. The centres work with ambitious ideas and complex problems where coordinated and long-term research efforts within or across disciplines are important to achieve the goals. This is Phase 2 of a two-stage application process for selecting the sixth generation of SFF centres (SFF-VI). Phase 2 is a closed call, and only invited applicants selected from Phase 1 can apply. The application must describe the same project as the Phase 1 application, but with a more comprehensive project description. Each centre will be financed for 10 years, pending successful interim evaluation. Support limits for Research Council funding range from 80-160 million NOK over 10 years.
Nye forskningssentre for miljøvennlig energi (FME Samfunn)
The Research Council of Norway is calling for applications to establish up to three new Centres for Environment-friendly Energy focused on social science research (FME Samfunn). These centres will replace two existing FME Samfunn centres established in 2019 that conclude in 2027. The centres shall deliver research-based knowledge necessary to solve challenges for the energy transition in society, primarily working with social science and relevant humanities issues, with some natural science and technology where it supports central research questions. The centres will run for eight years from 2027 to 2035, contributing to Norway's energy policy goals and climate commitments. The overarching goal is to develop research-based knowledge and solutions for the energy transition as a basis for strategic decisions in public administration, industry, and other societal actors. By energy transition is meant the comprehensive process where society moves from using fossil energy sources to renewable energy sources and low-emission technology so that Norway becomes a low-emission society. Centres must ensure broad and close cooperation between research institutions, public and private sectors, and other societal actors, with governance structures where user partners from business and public sector hold majority positions on the steering board.
SkatteFUNN: Skattefradrag for forskning og utvikling i et nyskapende næringsliv
SkatteFUNN is a rights-based tax deduction scheme for Norwegian businesses engaged in research and development activities. The program provides a tax deduction of 19% of costs related to research and development projects, aimed at supporting innovation in the business sector. Companies can receive tax credits for projects lasting 1-48 months, with a maximum project cost of 25 million NOK per income year and per company. The program is administered by the Research Council of Norway (Forskningsrådet) and supports companies in developing or improving goods, services, or production processes through systematic R&D activities. The scheme is designed to encourage Norwegian businesses to invest in research and development by reducing the financial burden through tax incentives.
Innovative offentlige anskaffelser
This funding opportunity supports public sector organizations in conducting pre-commercial procurement or innovation partnerships. The program is designed for applicants who have completed a preliminary project and concluded that pre-commercial procurement or innovation partnership is a suitable approach to solve challenges that the public sector cannot address alone. Through this program, public entities can collaborate with the market to develop innovative solutions that do not yet exist. Innovative public procurement involves describing public sector needs and challenging knowledge environments and suppliers to propose innovative solutions. The procurement authority then enters into agreements with the best proposals to develop innovations collaboratively. This approach enables public authorities to modernize their services while suppliers gain reference customers and take leading roles in new markets. The program supports innovations defined as new or significantly improved goods, services, processes, and organizational or governance forms that create value and societal benefit. Applicants must have completed a mandatory preliminary project before applying for this funding opportunity. The program operates on a rolling deadline basis, allowing for continuous submission of applications.
Grønn plattform 2026 – hovedutlysning
The Green Platform 2026 call aims to mobilize and initiate new three-year projects that accelerate green transition in Norwegian industry. The program supports ambitious projects that deliver significant environmental and climate benefits while ensuring business and socio-economic profitability and competitive industry. Projects must create lasting value creation, build strong value chains, and develop market-ready solutions through broad, interdisciplinary R&D collaboration. This is the fifth call under the Green Platform scheme, a joint mandate from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries to the Research Council of Norway, Innovation Norway, and Siva. The program aims to accelerate green transition in existing industries and lay the groundwork for emerging sustainable industries and new green value chains, supporting Norway's climate commitments under the Paris Agreement toward a low-emission society by 2050.
Offentlig sektor-ph.d. – doktorgradsprosjekt i offentlig virksomhet 2026
The Public Sector PhD program aims to strengthen research-driven innovation and contribute to long-term competence building in the public sector through recruitment of doctoral candidates in public organizations. Projects must be based on needs and challenges and be part of the public organization's development plans. The program simultaneously aims to promote closer collaboration between the public sector and research environments, so that research-based knowledge can be more easily applied. This is a collaborative project between a project-responsible public organization and a degree-granting institution (university or college). The doctoral project must be based on a problem relevant to the public organization and must be planned and implemented in close collaboration between the organization and the degree-granting institution. The program provides funding support for 3-4 year doctoral projects with candidates employed in the public organization throughout the project period.
Nærings-ph.d. – doktorgradsprosjekt i bedrift 2026
The Industrial PhD scheme (Nærings-ph.d.) aims to strengthen research-driven innovation and contribute to long-term competence building in Norwegian business through recruitment of doctoral candidates in companies. The scheme simultaneously contributes to closer collaboration between business and research environments, so that research-based knowledge can be more easily put into use. An Industrial PhD project is a collaborative project between a project-responsible company and a degree-granting institution. The doctoral project must be based on a problem relevant to the company and must be planned and carried out in close cooperation between the company and the degree-granting institution. Other actors can be collaborative partners in the project under certain conditions. This call has rolling application reception and processing from when the call opens. The scheme is not a competitive arena, meaning that funds are allocated continuously to applications that meet all the criteria in the call, as long as there are available funds.
Innovasjonsprosjekt i næringslivet: Energi og transport 2026
The Research Council of Norway aims to address major societal challenges in a climate-friendly manner and promote research-driven innovation and demonstration of new technology that will strengthen Norwegian competitiveness and contribute to transformation in both established and new industries. This call supports innovation projects with significant industrial research and/or experimental development components. The expected results can be a new product, service, production process, or new ways of delivering products and services, as well as substantial improvements or new features of existing products, services, or processes. Projects must be within the application areas of environmentally friendly energy, petroleum, maritime, and transport. The program supports projects with a scope and risk profile that means businesses would not be able to carry out the project without funding from the Research Council. Petroleum companies can also apply for funding for demonstration of new technology, while transport companies can apply for funding for piloting new technology.
Innovasjonsprosjekt i næringslivet: Mat og bioressurser 2026
The Research Council of Norway aims to address major societal challenges in a climate-friendly manner and promote research-driven innovation and transformation in the business sector. This call is for applications where the area of application for the innovation is within Norwegian agriculture, forestry, forest management and wood use, farming and food industry. The call supports innovation projects that contain a significant element of industrial research and/or experimental development. Expected results can be a new product, service, production process, or a new way of delivering products and services, as well as substantial improvements or new features of existing products, services, or processes. The Research Council supports projects with a scope and risk profile that indicates companies would not be able to carry out the project without funds from the Research Council, meaning the support must be decisive for initiating R&D activities.
Innovasjonsprosjekt i næringslivet: Jordbruk og matindustri (FFL/JA)
FFL/JA will promote research-driven innovation and transformation within the Norwegian land-based value chain for food and beverages through this call. The purpose of the call is to promote research-driven innovation and transformation within the Norwegian land-based value chain for food and beverages. The call covers issues across the entire value chain and should result in useful and relevant solutions, in line with market needs. Innovation projects should contribute to increased value creation, profitability and sustainable development. This is a rolling call for innovation projects in the business sector focusing on agriculture and the food industry.
Verifisering: Kommersialisering av forskning ved offentlig finansierte forskningsorganisasjoner 2026
This call aims to contribute to the commercialization and societal impact of research results by maturing and validating new technologies and innovations from early phase to relevant application environments. The funding supports publicly funded research organizations, Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs), and startup companies originating from approved research organizations. The purpose is to mature and validate new technologies and innovations with clear novelty and application potential, building on research results from publicly funded research organizations where the innovation represents a technological breakthrough or significant improvements compared to existing knowledge or solutions. Verification projects should clarify the most critical questions and uncertainties based on the project's current maturity level, enabling the next step toward market or other societal utilization. The call is open to all subject areas and aims to reduce risk and uncertainty in the pre-commercial phase.
Innovasjonsprosjekt i næringslivet: Sjømat 2026
The Research Council of Norway aims to solve major societal challenges in a climate-friendly way and promote research-driven innovation and transformation in both established and new industries. This call is for applications where the area of application for the innovation is within the seafood industry. The call supports innovation projects containing a significant element of industrial research and/or experimental development. Expected results may be a new product, service, production process, or a new way of delivering products and services. The call is open to all species and covers the entire value chain from production of feed raw materials or equipment to processing and logistics of finished products. It also includes aquaculture in freshwater and aquaculture or harvesting of marine bioresources for applications other than food. The Research Council supports projects that have a scope and risk profile indicating that companies would not be able to complete the project without funding from the Research Council.
Innovasjonsprosjekt i næringslivet: Industri og tjenestenæringer 2026
The Research Council of Norway aims to solve major societal challenges in a climate-friendly manner and promote research-driven innovation and transformation in business. This call targets innovation projects containing significant elements of industrial research and/or experimental development. The expected results can be a new product, service, production process, or a new way of delivering products and services. Substantial improvements or new features of existing products, services, or processes can also be results. Projects must have a scope and risk profile indicating that companies cannot carry out the project without funds from the Research Council, meaning the support must be catalytic for initiating R&D activities. This call applies to applications where the area of application for innovation is within health industry, ICT industry, process and refining industry, manufacturing industry, construction and real estate, and service industries including retail, tourism, media and culture, finance and banking, and other service provision.
Forskningssenter for kunstig intelligens innenfor transport
This call aims to establish a research center for the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) for the benefit of the transport sector. The goal of the AI center for transport is to strengthen innovation capacity among actors in the transport sector and increase value creation for businesses through increased use of AI. The center will focus on future data processing with emphasis on artificial intelligence, conducting high-quality AI research on issues where cross-sectoral and cross-institutional research and collaboration are necessary to address challenges facing the transport sector. The center will connect leading research environments in AI with leading environments in transport research, build capacity and competence in research environments, increase AI competence in the transport sector, and develop new knowledge that addresses challenges and needs for actors. The center must have broad institutional and regional collaborations with relevant actors, develop new knowledge, technology and/or solutions that are continuously used to create value for the transport sector, and strengthen Norway's national ability to solve complex problems through interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration.
Framtidsrettet havbruk - oppfølging av Havbruksmeldingen
This funding opportunity supports research on aquaculture governance in Norway. The call has two main objectives: (1) research on how current aquaculture industry management functions, the need for changes, what is important for new management models, evaluation of measures and their effects, and how this can be part of future aquaculture industry management; and (2) follow-up research for the development of new regulations for the aquaculture industry. Applications addressing objective 1 must be relevant to the management of Norwegian aquaculture industry but do not need to be based on current or previously proposed management models. The call is primarily directed at social science issues, including legal perspectives, but also opens for other subject areas as part of the project. The Research Council expects to finance at least one project from each of the two stated objectives.
Forskning for økt samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap
This grant supports research on Norway's ability to prevent and manage various crises and events that threaten fundamental values, functions and infrastructure in society, and that endanger life and health. The funding aims to strengthen collaboration in research, innovation and competence development across sectors and through interdisciplinary perspectives, providing knowledge and solutions necessary to address important societal challenges. Projects must address societal security and emergency preparedness in and for Norway, Norwegian maritime areas and/or polar regions. Research can be both basic and applied, focusing on risk assessment, risk management, prevention, monitoring, warning, adaptation and crisis management at local, regional and national levels. Thematic areas include energy supply security, national food security, climate change adaptation, polar interests, international security cooperation, civil preparedness, and prevention of organized crime.
Samarbeid for grønn og rettferdig omstilling
This call for proposals aims to stimulate new knowledge for societal transformation within nature's limits while ensuring good societies with high welfare and quality of life. It focuses on a green and just transition to a low-emission society that protects climate and nature with legitimacy and trust among the population. The funding supports research on societal, political, economic or cultural prerequisites and barriers for green and just transition. Projects must focus on at least one of six research areas: dilemmas and interactions between climate adaptation, nature conservation, jobs, and competitiveness; distributional effects of policies; circular measures for resource use; conditions for energy transition; climate adaptation measures; or challenges and opportunities in working life including skills and labor needs. Projects should be relevant to Norwegian conditions but may include international perspectives.
Demokrati som styreform og levesett
This funding opportunity from the Research Council of Norway supports research on how democracies nationally and globally are changing, and how they can be strengthened and further developed. The funding aims to provide new insights into democracy as a form of government and way of life, explore how democratic values can be protected and developed, and strengthen understanding of democratic processes and societal development both nationally and globally. Research is needed that provides new knowledge and perspectives on what hinders and promotes democracy, and how democratic values can be protected and developed nationally and internationally. The call is open to all disciplines and methodological approaches, with particular interest in historical, cultural, ethical and normative perspectives in democracy research, in addition to research on regulation, administration and governance. All thematic areas can be applied at local, national and international levels and must be relevant to Norwegian conditions and/or conditions in low and lower-middle income countries (LLMIC), including India and Ukraine.
Forskning for fremtidens kompetanse, utdanning og arbeidsliv
This funding opportunity aims to generate new knowledge for education systems and working life, addressing competence needs and development in the face of societal challenges and changes. The purpose is to produce high-quality research that contributes to policy and practice development, illuminating central challenges, trends and opportunities in and between education, work and society. The call seeks research relevant to Norwegian contexts while encouraging international perspectives where appropriate. Projects must contribute new knowledge within or across four priority thematic areas: education and working life in transition, competence and skills development, learning/inclusion/quality in education, and inclusive and well-functioning working life. The research should address the significance of social, cultural, structural and individual factors on these priority themes.
Oppfølging av Sannhets- og forsoningskommisjonens rapport
This funding opportunity aims to strengthen knowledge about the Sami people and national minorities, their living conditions, and relations to the majority society in Norway. The program builds on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report, which documents how Norwegianization policies have created lasting inequalities, discrimination, and marginalization. The initiative seeks new, interdisciplinary research that addresses these issues across multiple sectors including climate, environment and green energy, nature and resource management, language, culture, welfare, education, and working life. Research should promote recognition and reconciliation through knowledge-based and sustainable societal solutions. Where relevant, research on public administration, equitable services, policy formulation, and perspectives on non-discrimination, equality and diversity should be integrated. The goal is to strengthen the knowledge base for justice, recognition and reconciliation, and contribute to a more inclusive and sustainable society.
Forskerprosjekt for tidlig karriere innenfor global helse og utviklingsforskning
This funding opportunity aims to give early career researchers the opportunity to lead their own research projects and gain experience in supervising students and/or doctoral candidates. The projects must be conducted in collaboration with equal partners in low- and lower middle-income countries. The call is directed at researchers at an early stage of their career, 2–7 years after their PhD defense, who have shown the potential to conduct high-quality scientific research. The funds will support research on challenges and opportunities that are particularly relevant to low- and lower middle-income countries, focusing on priorities 3 and 4 in the Research Council of Norway's portfolio plan for democracy and global development. Applicants are encouraged to explore linkages between these priorities and develop research questions and collaborations across these thematic areas. Projects must include collaboration partners from low- and lower middle-income countries based on principles of equitable partnership, including fair distribution of funds, joint leadership, capacity building, and equitable sharing of credit.
Miljø og naturverdier knyttet til mulig framtidig mineralvirksomhet på norsk sokkel
This funding opportunity aims to promote research collaboration between Norwegian research institutions and relevant societal and industry actors to develop new knowledge and build research competence necessary to meet important societal challenges. The research shall increase knowledge about biological diversity on the seabed where minerals are located, knowledge about mineral resources and geological processes, what consequences possible extraction could have for the marine environment, and knowledge about sustainable extraction methods and technological solutions for mineral activities on the Norwegian continental shelf. Projects must fall under at least one of four areas: knowledge about the deep sea environment and ecosystem in connection with mineral deposits, knowledge and geological understanding of mineral-forming processes on the Norwegian shelf, knowledge about effects of possible mineral activities on the seabed, or sustainable extraction methods and technological solutions for mineral activities on the seabed. Environmental perspectives must be represented in all applications, and the project must be limited to resources in areas on the Norwegian continental shelf that may be opened for such activity.
Forskning på kvinners helse
This call supports research environments that will develop new knowledge about women's health throughout the life course with a focus on menopausal complaints and transition challenges. The funding aims to contribute to research that provides better understanding of biological, social, and work-related factors, and that lays the foundation for more accurate and equitable high-quality health services. The purpose is to strengthen the knowledge base about women's health throughout the life course, with particular focus on menopausal complaints in women. The call promotes research collaboration between Norwegian research environments and relevant societal and business actors to develop new knowledge and build research competence necessary to meet important societal challenges.
Forskning på sammenhenger mellom mat, miljø, klima og folkehelse
This funding opportunity from the Research Council of Norway aims to generate new knowledge about direct connections and interaction effects between food, environment and/or climate, and public health. Projects can start from any of the three thematic areas (food, environment/climate, public health), but all areas must be covered in the proposal. The Research Council seeks good thematic breadth and applications from diverse research environments. This is part of the 'Research for increased knowledge' funding scheme and supports projects that explore the complex relationships between these critical areas affecting society and sustainability.
Forskning for grønn og rettferdig omstilling
This funding opportunity aims to stimulate new knowledge for societal transformation within nature's limits while ensuring good societies characterized by welfare and quality of life. It focuses on a green and just transition to a low-emission society that protects climate and nature and has legitimacy and trust from the population. The transformation requires access to labor and competence and reducing the use of energy and other scarce resources. Applications should address societal, political, economic or cultural prerequisites and barriers for a green and just transition, where research independence and critical perspectives are important. Projects must fall under at least one of six defined research areas covering dilemmas, distributional effects, consequences of power relations, alternatives to economic growth paradigms, energy transition prerequisites, and climate adaptation measures.
Banebrytende muliggjørende teknologier
This funding opportunity from the Research Council of Norway aims to finance projects with breakthrough potential that can impact individuals, society, and business through enabling and groundbreaking technologies. The program focuses on disruptive and breakthrough technologies that can establish new markets, change industry landscapes, and create new business models. Projects must aim for genuine breakthroughs rather than incremental progress. The supported technologies include synthetic biology, neurotechnology, quantum technology, space-based earth observation, advanced materials, AI, and autonomous systems. Projects should demonstrate how their results can lead to breakthroughs, create advantages for Norwegian industry, and be conducted according to responsible research and innovation guidelines. While this call does not provide direct support to companies, projects must involve industry or public sector in meaningful ways during the project period to connect results with users and applications.
Hvordan kystnære fiskebestander påvirkes av endringer i klima og miljø
This research grant opportunity from the Research Council of Norway supports projects that advance new knowledge about how fish stocks are affected by changes in climate and/or environment. The focus is specifically on coastal fish populations that spend most of their life cycle in fjords and coastal zones along Norway and/or Svalbard, including local, resident stocks. Projects should address effects on growth, recruitment, survival, distribution, and behavior and migration patterns of these coastal fish populations. The funding is part of the Research Council's portfolio on climate, environment, food, and bioresources.
Kulturens samfunnsbetydning
This grant program from the Research Council of Norway aims to generate new knowledge about the role of culture in societal development and increase understanding of how art, culture, and media development affect sustainability, inclusion, participation, identity, and quality of life during times of major societal changes. The program addresses how culture is affected by and influences technological, environmental, and societal transformations, including digitalization, artificial intelligence, climate and environment, trust and security, and new media realities. Research should cover at least one of four thematic areas: culture's legitimacy and role in society; culture's significance for individuals and society (learning, quality of life, health, identity); culture's financing, organization, and governance; and consequences of media and technology development for cultural life and sector. The program is open to all academic disciplines and methodological approaches, with historical, cultural, ethical, and normative perspectives welcomed, as well as research on governance, regulation, and administration.
Forskerprosjekt for erfarne forskere (FRIPRO)
The FRIPRO Researcher Project for Experienced Scientists is a funding program aimed at renewal and development in research that can contribute to advancing the international research frontier. The call is directed towards experienced researchers who have demonstrated the ability to conduct research of high scientific quality. The program is open to applications within all disciplines and research areas. FRIPRO supports groundbreaking research with the potential for significant advances in the field, even if it carries substantial risk of not succeeding. The program does not require demonstrated potential for societal impacts, focusing primarily on scientific quality. Competition is intense, with a qualification threshold requiring grades of 6 or 7 on all evaluation criteria. The program operates with rolling submissions and processing, allowing researchers to submit applications at any time as long as they do not have waiting periods or quarantine restrictions.
Toppforskere - Forskerprosjekt for å utvikle verdensledende forskningsmiljøer
The purpose of this call is to finance curiosity-driven and bold research that can contribute to moving the international research frontier. The call shall give good Norwegian research environments the opportunity to develop into world-leading environments in their fields. The funds shall go to projects where collaboration between two or more named researchers is a prerequisite for achieving the project's goals. This is part of FRIPRO's groundbreaking research portfolio which supports fundamental and applied research projects across all research areas where project ideas come from the researchers themselves. The program is willing to invest in bold research that has the potential to provide significant advances in the field, even though it also has significant risk of not succeeding.
Forskerprosjekt for tidlig karriere (FRIPRO)
The Research Council of Norway's FRIPRO program supports curiosity-driven and bold research that can contribute to advancing the international research frontier. This specific call is aimed at researchers at an early stage of their career, 2-7 years after their doctoral defense, who have shown potential to conduct research of high scientific quality. The program supports both applied and basic research across all research areas and disciplines. The competition is highly selective, requiring scores of 6 or 7 on all evaluation criteria to qualify for funding consideration. FRIPRO operates with rolling application intake and processing, allowing researchers to submit applications at any time as long as they do not have a waiting period or quarantine. Projects can receive funding of 4-10 million Norwegian kroner and must have a planned project duration of 36-48 months.
Forskerprosjekt med internasjonal mobilitet (FRIPRO)
The FRIPRO Researcher Project with International Mobility supports curiosity-driven and ambitious research that can contribute to advancing the international research frontier. This call is directed at postdoctoral-level researchers who wish to spend 1-2 years at one or two foreign research organizations, combined with 1-2 years in Norway. The goal is career development and independence for the researcher, and to bring new knowledge to Norwegian research environments. The scheme supports both applied and basic research across all research fields. Projects involve an international mobility period of at least one year abroad (in segments of minimum 3 months) starting within one year of project start, followed by at least 6 months in Norway after the final international stay. Integration of the researcher at both Norwegian and foreign institutions is a key component, with emphasis on how the project and stays abroad will contribute to career development.
Forskerprosjekt for samarbeid om mental helse i Ukraina i og etter krigstid
The purpose of this call is to finance joint research projects between Ukraine and Norway that contribute to improving mental health among Ukrainians experiencing mental health problems due to the ongoing war. The funded projects will develop and evaluate concrete, action-oriented and context-relevant, research-based interventions. The war in Ukraine presents unique challenges that require existing interventions to be adapted and scaled up to meet the needs of a society at war. There is a need for interventions that are both broadly applicable and accessible to a broad spectrum of the population, while being adapted to the specific needs of different population groups. In addition, this call aims to promote lasting research collaborations between Ukrainian and Norwegian researchers.
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