Nye forskningssentre for miljøvennlig energi

Nye forskningssentre for miljøvennlig energi (New Research Centres for Environment-Friendly Energy) aims to "Etablere inntil tre nye forskningssentre for miljøvennlig energi (FME Samfunn)" (establish up to three new research centres for environment-friendly energy, FME Samfunn). The centres are to "levere forskningsbasert kunnskap som er nødvendig for å løse utfordringer for energiomstillingen i samfunnet" (deliver research-based knowledge necessary to solve challenges for the energy transition in society).

Eligible applicants are "Godkjente norske forskningsorganisasjoner i forpliktende samarbeid med partnere fra andre forskningsorganisasjoner, næringsliv, offentlig sektor og andre samfunnsaktører" (approved Norwegian research organisations in binding cooperation with partners from other research organisations, business, public sector and other societal actors). User partner financing must be at least 15 per cent of Forskningsrådet's funding.

Each centre may receive between Kr 60 000 000 and Kr 120 000 000 in tilskudd (grant). The total available budget is Kr 240 000 000, targeting up to three new centres. Templates for project description, researcher CVs, budget outline, and user-partner funding plan were available as linked documents, along with the full call text as a downloadable PDF.

The application window opens 12 August 2026, with a deadline of 23 September 2026 at 13:00 CEST. The page was last updated 28 May 2026.