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• Published
• 28 October 2026

Applications for FRIPRO must be registered in the new application system from 14 January. At the same time, the old system for FRIPRO will be closed. Those who are working on applications in the old system must submit the application by 14 January or create the application in the new system.

• Published
• 14 July 2026

Arctic Ocean 2050, Norway's largest research program, has started. The funding from the Research Council was recently granted. – We have just hired Paul Renaud as program director, says Jørgen Berge, chairman of the board of Arctic Ocean 2050. This summer the first research cruise will be several weeks in the Arctic Ocean.

• Published
• 25 June 2026

New application forms will be introduced in line with most of our calls for the rest of the year. Take a look at our preliminary list of this autumn's calls that will use the new application and case management system.

• Published
• 24 June 2026

Norway's presence is becoming increasingly important at a time when the EU is strengthening its focus on research and innovation and the link between research and policy is increasing. The Norwegian Contact Office for Research, Innovation and Education in Brussels (NorCore) is now celebrating ten years of work to safeguard Norwegian interests in research, education and innovation in the EU.

• Published
• 19 June 2026

Have you applied for funding from the Research Council of Norway this spring? Then we would like to hear what you think about the new application system. All project managers who have submitted an application have received or will receive a survey. There you can tell us about your experiences and give feedback.

• Published
• 18 June 2026

We have introduced a new application and case processing system this spring. The system has been in use by SkatteFUNN applicants since 2024. So far this year, we have received over 2000 applications in the new system, 1400 of which were received by the two deadlines in May and June.

• Published
• 26 March 2026

The Research Council of Norway joins the European collaboration on the open, royalty-free publishing platform Open Research Europe.

• Published
• 11 March 2026

The new portfolio board has decided on calls for proposals of NOK 495 million in 2026. The first round of funding is already available through the Industrial PhD and Public Sector PhD schemes.

• Published
• 17 February 2026

27 May is the new deadline for calls for proposals that originally had a deadline of 22 April, and for several others that originally had a deadline of 20 May.

• Published
• 27 January 2026

The deadlines for our calls for proposals for Researcher Project and for Collaborative Project (KSP) are this spring. These calls are key tools for strengthening quality, further development and collaboration in Norwegian research.