The competition in FRIPRO/ground-breaking research is fierce. The RCN therefore has a qualification threshold which means that an application must receive a mark of 6 or 7 on all the assessment criteria in the peer review (according to a grading scale of 1–7, where 7 is the highest grade) to be eligible for funding.
You can apply for funding to cover actual costs necessary to carry out the project. The Project Owner must obtain information about costs from the project partners. These costs are to be entered in the cost plan under the relevant cost category.
Support may be granted to cover the following costs:
- Payroll and indirect expenses.
- Equipment.
- Operating expenses.
Scope of funding
We can award funding of NOK 15-40 million per project under this call. We do not require own financing.
Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals NOK 320 000 000
Project duration 48-96 months