Deadline: 14-Oct-22
Do you believe that your research results may have commercial potential? If yes, then apply for the Commercialisation Project 2022 to contribute to increasing commercial exploitation of publicly-funded research.
The purpose of a Proof-of-Concept Project is to reduce the project’s uncertainty relating to technology and the market. The goal is that when the Proof-of-Concept Project is concluded, the most critical questions and uncertainties have been clarified, so that the next stage of the commercialisation process can begin.
The call primarily targets proposals for new projects that have not previously been awarded funding by the Research Council, with the following exceptions:
- Projects that have previously received funding to carry out qualification work,
- Projects that have received Proof-of-Concept funding and can demonstrate successful progress, but where further clarification is needed, and no other funding possibilities are available due to the project’s risk profile and time-to-market.
Funding Information
- Funding scale: NOK 1 000 000-5 000 000
- Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals: up to NOK 170 000 000
- Project duration: 12-36 months
What can you seek funding for?
- Typical activities include
- optimising, clarifying and demonstrating technology concepts and results
- clarifying areas of application, market potential, willingness to pay, and developing business models, and strategies
- establishing contact with potential investors, industry partners, customers and users
- preparing the basis for Freedom to Operate, and preparing and submitting patent applications
- The following are examples of costs that cannot be included in the project costs:
- licences or purchase of the rights to research results
- operating costs related to e.g. maintenance of patents or other operational activities
- costs related to funding fellowship-holders (PhD and post-doctoral fellows). However, fellowship-holders can be included in the project group and carry out tasks for the project. The allocation can be used to cover paid release of fellowship-holders.
Eligibility Criteria
The following actors are eligible to seek funding:
- Approved research organisations
- Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs)
- Start-up companies originating in an approved research organization
For more information, visit https://www.forskningsradet.no/en/call-for-proposals/2022/proof-of-concept-project/#IntendedApplicantsTitle