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.