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Research Council of Norway

Funds Norwegian research, innovation partnerships, and international collaboration across science, industry, and public sectors.

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Annual funding—
Programs9
Active grants8
Total grants20
About

The Research Council of Norway is Norway's national research council under the Ministry of Education and Research. It funds research and innovation across basic science and applied development, with roughly NOK 10 billion a year across portfolio boards that span health, climate, energy, oceans, enabling technologies, industry, and internationalisation.

Its main routes include FRIPRO investigator-…

Programs & grants under this funder
RCN Research Centres — SFF, FME, PETROSENTER

Supports Long-term Norwegian research centres grants and for research organisations covering basic science clean energy and petroleum CCS.

3 grants
FME — New Research Centres for Environment-friendly Energy
Between cycles
NOK 240M pool
PETROSENTER — New Research Centre for Petroleum
Between cycles
NOK 240M pool
SFF VI — Norwegian Centres of Excellence Phase 2
Between cycles
— pool
RCN Research Commercialisation — Qualification and Verification

Backs two-stage commercialisation pathways for Norwegian research organisations and spin-outs.

2 grants
RCN Qualification — Commercialisation of Research
Between cycles
NOK 60M pool
Verification: Research Commercialisation from Publicly Funded Research Organisations
Open
NOK 190M pool·Rolling submission
Collaborative Projects for Energy Efficiency and Transition in Buildings, Neighborhoods and Industry

Funds Norwegian industry, research organisations, and public bodies developing technology for energy efficiency and energy transition in buildings, local areas, and industry.

1 grant
Collaborative Projects for Energy Efficiency and Transition in Buildings, Neighborhoods and Industry
Open
NOK 110M pool·16 days
FRIPRO — Free Investigator-Driven Research

Supports Norway's largest competition research grant for researcher-led projects at Norwegian research organisations across all scientific disciplines.

5 grants
FRIPRO — Researcher Project for Early Career Scientists
Between cycles
NOK 510M pool
FRIPRO — Researcher Project for Experienced Scientists
Between cycles
NOK 750M pool
FRIPRO — Researcher Project with International Mobility
Between cycles
NOK 40M pool
FRIPRO — Radical Research Ideas (Early Career Scientists)
Between cycles
NOK 50M pool
FRIPRO — Top Researchers (World-Leading Research Communities)
Between cycles
NOK 320M pool
Green Platform Initiative

Supports Norway's flagship green transition fund projects for industry-led consortia developing low-emission solutions co-funded by RCN Innovation Norway and Siva.

1 grant
Green Platform Initiative
Closed
NOK 644.5M pool
Industrial PhD Scheme

Funds Norwegian companies that employ a PhD candidate to build research skills inside the business.

1 grant
Industrial PhD Scheme: Doctoral Projects in Industry
Open
NOK 145.8M pool·Rolling submission
Industry-oriented Quantum Technology

Funds companies and research groups building quantum technology through Research Council of Norway grants.

1 grant
Industry-oriented Quantum Technology
Open
NOK 116.2M pool·16 days
RCN Innovation Projects for the Industrial Sector (IPN)

Supports Industry-led science innovation grants for Norwegian companies and research organisations intake across five sectoral sub-calls general industry energy transport seafood bioeconomy.

5 grants
Innovation Projects for the Seafood Industry
Open
NOK 80M pool·Rolling submission
RCN Innovation Project: Agriculture and Food (FFL/JA)
Open
NOK 60M pool·Rolling submission
RCN Innovation Project: Energy and Transport
Between cycles
— pool
RCN Innovation Project: Industry and Services
Between cycles
— pool
RCN Innovation Project: Land-Based Bioeconomy
Open
NOK 46.2M pool·Rolling submission
SkatteFUNN — R&D Tax Deduction Scheme

Supports Norwegian science innovation tax credit deduction on science innovation costs for any Norwegian company with approved science innovation activity.

1 grant
SkatteFUNN — R&D Tax Deduction
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
Last verified: 31 May 2026Source: www.forskningsradet.no