Research Council of Norway (Norges forskningsråd) Norway
2026
Information
A Research Council of Norway call funding verification projects that mature and validate technologies and innovations originating from publicly funded research organisations. Projects must build on research results with novelty and application potential and clarify critical questions to enable market uptake or other societal exploitation. The call is open to all subject areas and targets projects at Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 2–7. The aim is to increase commercial exploitation and societal innovation from publicly funded research.
Benefits
Project funding to mature and validate research-based innovations to enable next steps toward market uptake or societal exploitation.
Eligibility
Project Owner must be an approved Norwegian research organisation, a technology transfer office (with the research organisation as partner), or a start-up company originating from an approved research organisation. There are restrictions on which actors may participate together and requirements for declarations of rights and company status for start-ups.
Application
Applications submitted via the Research Council of Norway's new application system (online application portal).
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