Sentre for fremragende forskning – SFF VI – Trinn 2

The scheme "Sentre for fremragende forskning (SFF) gir Norges fremste vitenskapelige miljøer muligheten til å organisere seg i sentre for å nå ambisiøse vitenskapelige mål gjennom samarbeid og med langsiktig grunnfinansiering" (gives Norway's leading scientific communities the opportunity to organise into centres to achieve ambitious scientific goals through collaboration and with long-term core funding). This is Phase 2 of the sixth round (SFF VI).

Only invited applicants selected from SFF-VI Phase 1 may apply ("kun inviterte søkere som ble valgt fra SFF-VI trinn 1 kan søke"). The applicant institution must be an approved Norwegian research organisation.

Funding limits are stated as "80–160 millioner kroner over 10 år" (NOK 80–160 million over 10 years) per individual centre. The instrument is tilskudd (grant/subsidy). The deadline is 11 November 2026 at 13:00 CET.

The scheme is part of the "Banebrytende forskning" (Breakthrough Research) programme portfolio. Application is submitted through Mitt Nettsted. Guidance documents include a project description template, a CV template, a 10-year budget template, and requirements and guidelines for SFF. The page was last updated 22 May 2026.