Researcher Project for Scientific Renewal

The funding is intended to support scientific renewal and development in research that can help to advance the international research front. Grant proposals will be accepted for projects within all disciplines and research areas.

Link to the call

About the call for proposals

Grant applications will be accepted for projects in all disciplines and research areas, and funding is available for both basic and applied research projects.

The call provides many topics, and new topics will be added on a running basis. Your grant application will be assessed on the basis of the topic(s) you select. You must select the topic Ground-breaking research in order to have your project assessed for funding from FRIPRO.

You can only be project manager for one application submitted for either a Researcher Project for Scientific Renewal (this call), Researcher Project for Young Research TalentsThree-year Researcher Project with International Mobility, Knowledge-building Project for Industry or Collaborative Project to meet Societal and Industry-related Challengesall with a deadline of either 10 or 17 February 2021.

Support may be granted for the following costs:

  • Payroll and indirect expenses, related to researcher time at the research organisations participating in the project. For doctoral and post-doctoral research fellowships, this funding is limited to maximum three person-years.
  • Procurement of R&D services. The Project Owner and partners may purchase R&D-related services from public and private suppliers
  • Equipment. This encompasses operating and depreciation costs for scientific equipment and research infrastructure necessary for the execution of the project.
  • Operating expenses, which comprise costs for other activities that are necessary to carry out R&D efforts under the Project.

Funding scale NOK 4 000 000-12 000 000

Project duration 36-72 months
Published Feb. 18, 2020 4:12 PM - Last modified Sep. 30, 2020 12:13 PM