PES – Støtte til prosjektetablering rettet mot Horisont Europa

PES (Prosjektetableringsstøtte) supports project establishment activities to ensure high-quality applications with Norwegian participation in Horizon Europe and the European Defence Fund (EDF). Eligible activities include travel costs, meeting participation, positioning activities, staff hours, and procurement of services for developing project proposals.

Norwegian actors with a formal role in an EU application may apply. Research organisations with framework allocations for 2025–27 cannot submit individual applications, except for applications to the EDF or for additional support for applications involving African or Ukrainian participants.

The total available budget for 2026 is Kr 30,000,000 ("Kr 30 000 000"), of which 2 million kroner are earmarked for collaboration with African countries and 3 million kroner for Ukraine collaboration. Maximum support is 500,000 kroner per year for research organisations without framework funding ("inntil 500 000 kroner per år").

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis ("Løpende"). Applications must be submitted "seinest fire uker før EU-fristen" (latest four weeks before the relevant EU deadline). The application portal is at https://app.forskningsradet.no/mittNettsted/app/opprettSoknad/643?locale=no.