Nasjonal satsing på forskningsinfrastruktur

This call (published in English as "Funding for Research Infrastructure of National Importance") supports establishment and/or upgrading of research infrastructure of national importance, Norwegian participation in international research infrastructure collaboration, coordination and facilitation of joint services based on existing infrastructure, and long-term operation in special cases.

Eligible applicants are "approved research organisations and publicly funded managers of research infrastructure that collaborate closely with Norwegian research organisations." The instrument type is grant (tilskudd). The scheme is registered under GBER XX/2025/R&D&I under the financial scheme "Research Infrastructure."

The total available budget pot is NOK 1,400,000,000. Minimum grant is NOK 2,000,000 and maximum is NOK 200,000,000 per project; the page notes that "the amount applied for should, as far as possible, remain below NOK 60 million." The call opened 1 October 2025 with a fixed application deadline of 12 November 2025 at 13:00 CET. Multiple templates and guidance documents (project description templates, CV template, cost spreadsheets) were listed on the page. Last updated 8 January 2026.