Funder · Federal agency

Innovation Norway (Innovasjon Norge)

Funds Innovation Norway, Norway's national agency helping firms innovate, expand, and build export-ready products.

Norwaywww.innovasjonnorge.no

Key stats

Annual funding—

Programs20

Active grants10

Total grants22

About

Innovasjon Norge, or Innovation Norway, is Norway's national business development agency. It is structured as a special-law company owned 51 percent by the state through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and 49 percent by the county municipalities. Its mandate is to drive value-creating business development across Norway, and its own 2023 figures show NOK 7.1 billion in support to busi…

Programs & grants under this funder

Arctic 2030 Business Support

Funds mainly small and medium-sized companies carrying out business projects in the Arctic through grants.

Arctic 2030 Business Grant

— pool·Rolling submission

Grant for Biogas and Biochar Plants (Tilskudd til biogass- og biokullanlegg)

Funds Norwegian companies building biogas and biochar facilities through Bionova grants.

Grant for Biogas and Biochar Plants (Tilskudd til biogass- og biokullanlegg)

Innovation Norway Bioeconomy Projects (Tilskudd til bioøkonomiprosjekter)

Funds grants for Norwegian companies developing bioeconomy solutions based on land forest or ocean resources minimum.

Innovation Norway Bioeconomy Projects Grant

Business Networks

Funds companies forming and developing commercial networks through Innovation Norway grants and advisory support.

Business Networks Grant

— pool·Rolling submission

Demonstration of Solutions for the Bioeconomy (Demonstrasjon av løsninger for bioøkonomien)

Funds Norwegian companies demonstrating bioeconomy technologies, processes, and systems through Bionova grants.

Demonstration of Solutions for the Bioeconomy (Demonstrasjon av løsninger for bioøkonomien)

— pool·Rolling submission

Innovation Norway EEA Grants (EØS-midlene)

Funds Norwegian companies partnering on projects in European beneficiary countries through EEA cooperation.

Innovation Norway Export Trade Fair Grant (Eksportfremstøt)

Funds grants of for Norwegian small and medium-sized enterprises exhibiting own products at international trade fairs fairs per months.

Innovation Norway Export Trade Fair Grant (Eksportfremstøt)

Innovation Norway Environmental Technology Scheme (Miljøteknologiordningen)

Funds Norwegian companies piloting and demonstrating innovative environmental technology solutions.

Environmental Technology Grant (Tilskudd til miljøteknologi)

NOK 800M pool·Rolling submission

Innovation Norway Environmental Technology Grant (Miljøteknologiordningen)

Finnmark Development Support

Funds companies carrying out local and regional business projects in eligible Finnmark municipalities through grants.

Finnmark Development Grant

— pool·Rolling submission

Grønn plattform (Green Platform)

Funds Competitive grants for research-and-innovation-driven green transition consortia per project over years next starting early.

Grønn plattform (Green Platform)

NOK 644.5M pool

Innovation Norway Innovation Contracts (Innovasjonskontrakter)

Funds innovation work grants for supplier companies with a committed pilot customer minimum budget reduced by.

Innovation Norway Innovation Contracts Grant (Innovasjonskontrakter)

— pool·Rolling submission

Innovation Norway Innovation Loans

Offers loan support in Norway for small companies with innovative projects when bank finance is unavailable.

Innovation Loan (Innovasjonslån / Risikolån)

NOK 2B pool·Rolling submission

Grants for Climate- and Environment-Friendly Technology (Tilskudd til klima- og miljøvennlig teknologi)

Funds Norwegian companies testing climate and environmental technology for agriculture through Bionova grants.

Grants for Climate- and Environment-Friendly Technology (Tilskudd til klima- og miljøvennlig teknologi)

Norwegian Innovation Clusters (NIC)

Connects competitive admissions for cluster organisations at three tiers for years per cluster co-run by Innovasjon Norge Siva and Forskningsrådet.

Norwegian Innovation Clusters — Admission (NIC Opptak)

Innovation Norway Smart Transport Solutions (Pilot-T)

Funds grants for companies developing and testing new technology for smarter transport systems minimum co-funded with Norway's Ministry of Transport.

Innovation Norway Smart Transport Grant (Pilot-T)

Regional District Funding

Funds companies in Norwegian district areas through grants and loans for regional business development.

Regional District Funding

— pool·Rolling submission

Innovation Norway Circular Value Chains Grant (Sirkulære verdikjeder)

Funds grants for multi-company collaboration projects establishing and developing circular value chains amount depends on project.

Innovation Norway Circular Value Chains Grant (Sirkulære verdikjeder)

Innovation Norway Start-up Grants (Oppstartstilskudd)

Funds early Norwegian startups with support for market validation and technology business refinement.

Innovation Norway Startup Grant Phase 1 (Oppstartstilskudd 1)

Innovation Norway Startup Grant Phase 2 (Oppstartstilskudd 2)

Start-up Grant Phase 1 — Market Clarification

NOK 200M pool·Rolling submission

Innovation Norway Student Entrepreneurship Grant (STUD-ENT)

Funds competitive grants of for student teams at Norwegian universities and colleges developing and commercialising a startup idea.

Student Entrepreneurship Grant (STUD-ENT)

Svalbard Business Development

Funds companies carrying out business development projects on Svalbard through grants and advisory support.

Svalbard Business Development Grant

— pool·Rolling submission

Parent entityMinistry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.innovasjonnorge.no