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Environment and Natural Values Related to Possible Future Mineral Activities on the Norwegian Shelf

The projects shall promote research collaboration between Norwegian research communities and relevant societal and industry stakeholders to increase the knowledge base on seabed mineral activities and the potential consequences that any mineral extraction may have for the marine environment.

Energy and transportation
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Research for a Green and Just Transition

Funding is available for new knowledge for a societal transition within nature's tolerance limits, while at the same time ensuring good societies in which to live, characterised by good welfare and quality of life. This is a green and just transition with legitimacy and trust in the population toa low-emission society that takes care of the clim...

Ground-breaking research
Energy and transportation
Climate and the environment
Welfare and education
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Planned

Research on women's health

This call supports research groups that want to develop new knowledge about women's health throughout the life course with a focus on menopausal disorders. Funding is available for research that provides a better understanding of biological, social and work-related conditions, and that lays the foundation for more accurate and equitable high-qua...

Health
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Collaboration in Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials

Funding is available for projects in nanotechnology and advanced materials that develop new knowledge and technology and build research competence needed to address important societal challenges. The projects must involve collaboration between actors from different sectors, use relevant national or international research infrastructure and be ca...

Enabling technologies
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Breakthrough enabling technologies

Groundbreaking technologies have the power to create new markets and business models, change the image of actors and change societies. We will fund projects with the goal of breakthroughs that can have major and significant effects on individuals, society and business.

Enabling technologies
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Colloboration for Innovation in Norwegian Food and Agricultural Technology (AgriFoodTech)

The research should contribute to the development and use of new and future-oriented technologies in food and agricultural production. There is also a need to identify and address barriers for the use of technologies, and determine what promotes increased use. The projects may connect actors from different disciplines, value chains, and technolo...

Food and bioresources
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Collaboration for a Green and Just Transition

Funding is available for new knowledge for social restructuring within nature's tolerance limits, while at the same time ensuring good societies in which to live, characterised by good welfare and quality of life. It is about a green and fair transition with legitimacy and trust in the population in a low-emission society that takes care of the ...

Energy and transportation
Climate and the environment
Welfare and education
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Loneliness, exclusion and social inequality in health

Funding is available for research that contributes to sustainable health promotion and preventive measures, treatment and services to counteract loneliness, exclusion and social inequality in health.

Ground-breaking research
Health
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Challenge-driven Collaboration in Industrial Biotechnology

The Research Council of Norway is announcing funding for research in industrial biotechnology. We want challenge-driven projects involving collaboration between actors from different sectors, and we require a substantial contribution from industry in the projects.

Enabling technologies
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Research to improve societal security and emergency preparedness

Funding is available for research on Norway's ability to prevent and manage various crises and incidents that threaten fundamental values, functions and infrastructure in society, and that endanger life and health.

Ground-breaking research
Democracy and global development
Energy and transportation
Climate and the environment
Food and bioresources
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Research and Collaboration for Children and Young Adult's Participation and Safety

The Research Council is announcing funding for research on measures and initiatives that strengthen the safety, participation and inclusion of children, adolescents and young adults (0–29 years) across key arenas. We seek projects with committed and binding collaboration that contribute to improved services, activities and practices, as well as ...

Welfare and education
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Security, Reliability and Resilience in Digital Ecosystems

The projects are intended to build new knowledge and expertise and promote new solutions for increased security, reliability and resilience in digital ecosystems. Research organisations in collaboration with the business sector and/or the public sector may receive funding for technology research, but the call is also open to interdisciplinary pr...

Enabling technologies
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Understanding and Preventing Overweight and Obesity (PREVENT-OO)

The purpose of the call is to support transnational research projects that can contribute to increased knowledge about overweight and obesity in a life-course perspective.

Ground-breaking research
Health
Life science

Messages at time of print 28 April 2026, 21:25 CEST

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