Deadline: 14-Sep-22
The Research Council of Norway seek project proposals from companies engaged in research-based innovation with clear objectives of developing sustainable innovations that directly or indirectly support the UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs).
Purpose
- Their call Innovation Project for the Industrial Sector is aimed at companies engaged in business-led innovation projects where research and development (R&D) is a critical part of the innovation process.
- They seek to support projects with multiple partners working together to develop sustainable innovations, be it new or improved products, services or production processes.
- The project partners should gain valuable new knowledge and insights from their R&D work, where the economic value to society from generating and disseminating this knowledge often exceeds the economic benefits enjoyed by the project partners.
Relevant Thematic Areas for this Call
Energy, transport and low emissions, Oceans, Industry and services, Land-based food, the environment and bio resources, enabling technologies Petroleum
Funding Information
- Funding scale minimum: NOK 2 000 000
- Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals: up to NOK 1 270 000 000. The amount may be adjusted.
- Project duration: 24-48 months
What can you seek funding for?
- Parts of the partner companies’ costs pertaining to R&D activities under the project qualify for funding. Article 25 of the state aid rules describes which activities qualify for funding and which costs associated with these activities can be fully or partially funded. The funding can cover both direct and indirect project costs to the extent they can be categorised as costs pertaining to industrial research or experimental development. This applies to both costs associated with R&D activities performed by the project partners and for purchase of R&D services.
- They will not provide funding for operational business activities including activities associated with the commercial exploitation of the R&D results, such as protection of intellectual property rights, market surveys and marketing, and testing and completion of new products or services. Nor is funding provided for costs that will not be recorded in the Project Owner or partners’ official accounts, such as own unpaid work effort. Such costs are therefore not to be included in the project budget.
Eligibility Criteria
- This call is open to companies that have been issued an enterprise number under the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises and that carry out economic activity in Norway. The applicant must either be a private company or a public enterprise that carries out activities of an industrial or business nature. They will use the collective term ‘company’ in the rest of the call for proposals.
- Sole proprietorships and research organisations are not eligible to serve as a formal applicant.
For more information, visit https://www.forskningsradet.no/en/call-for-proposals/2022/innovation-project-for-the-industrial-sector/#results