Obligatorisk skisse for senter for forsvarsevne, sikkerhet og beredskap

Obligatorisk skisse for senter for forsvarsevne, sikkerhet og beredskap (Mandatory outline for centre for defence capability, security and preparedness) is a mandatory outline submission stage that qualifies applicants to submit full proposals to the main call for research centres. The purpose is to "mobilisere til prosjektideer og stimulere til samarbeid for å utvikle konkurransedyktige søknader til senterne" (mobilise project ideas and stimulate collaboration to develop competitive applications for the centres). The plan is to establish 5–9 centres in total.

"Godkjente norske forskningsorganisasjoner, bedrifter og offentlige virksomheter kan sende inn skisse" (approved Norwegian research organisations, businesses, and public entities can submit an outline). The page states explicitly: "Det følger ingen midler med utlysningen for skissesøknader" (no funds accompany the outline call). Consequently no instrument type, currency or amounts are applicable at this stage.

The main centres call has a total budget of up to 450 million kroner; individual centre grants range from 40 to 100 million kroner, with one centre on societal security funded with 50 million kroner. These figures relate to the subsequent full call, not this outline stage. The fixed outline submission deadline is 5 June 2026 at 13:00 CEST. Two guidance documents were listed: a Norwegian and an English version of the mandatory outline template. The page was last updated 13 May 2026.