7,024 projects

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Interconnected climate and nature risks - consequences and solutions for Norwegian Ecosystems and Society

RISKREACT explores how climate change and nature degradation interact to create combined risks for Norway’s ecosystems, economy, and everyday life — and how better, joined-up solutions can reduce those risks. Norway is warming rapidly, and extremes such as intense rainfall, drought, heatwaves, fl...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

TEKNOLOGIKONVER-TEKNOLOGIKONVER

Smart antenna systems and edge processing for ship surveillance and interference monitoring from GNSS-R equipped microsatellites

Can we exploit the energy reflected from navigation signals that hit the Earth and the ocean to detect ships? This is one of the research questions in the project. The concept is called GNSS reflectometry (GNSS R), and it makes use of the illumination provided by all navigation satellites orbitin...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MARINTFORSK-MARINTFORSK

HAPMarine: HAPtivate Bio-MarineForge - Reinventing Calcium-Rich Waste for Sustainable Marine Infrastructure and Reef Resilience

Concrete and cement-based materials are often used in marine construction, but they have a high carbon footprint and provide little support for marine life. Norway is increasingly experiencing both degradation and loss of reefs in coastal ecosystems, as well as the accumulation of calcium-rich wa...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

LimEATS: Exploring planetary boundaries and social foundations for just urban food systems in Norway

LimEATS is a research project that explores how we can make healthier, fairer, and more environmentally friendly food systems in Norwegian cities. The project focuses on the connections between what we eat, social inequality, and planetary health, especially in urban areas like Oslo and Trondheim...

Awarded: NOK 12.1 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IKTFORSKNING-IKTFORSKNING

Advanced Security for nExt-Generation Mobile Infrastructure and Systems

The society depends on the continuous ubiquitous availability of mobile communication services. 5G networks serve as critical infrastructure for healthcare, transportation, energy distribution and other public utilities as well as for emergency services and natural disaster rescue. As mobile comm...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

TEKNOLOGIKONVER-TEKNOLOGIKONVER

Transforming Multifunctional Membranes to Highly Efficient Cathodes and Separators in Aqueous Zn-I2 Batteries for Sustainable Energy Storage

As the world moves toward renewable energy, one major challenge remains: how to store energy safely, efficiently, and at low cost. Batteries are central to this transition, but today’s dominant lithium-ion batteries face limitations related to safety, sustainability, and access to critical raw ma...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBASERT-HAVBASERT

Sustainable Soy and Land-Use Change: Policy, Regulation, and Market Adaptation

Soy is a key global agricultural commodity and central to livestock and aquaculture production. This dependence has significant environmental costs, especially in Brazil where soybean cultivation contributes to deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado. Norway relies on imported soy, meaning Europe...

Awarded: NOK 10.6 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Biodiversity and Offshore Wind: Understanding Transformative Impacts on Marine Ecosystems

Offshore wind is expanding rapidly in the North Sea as part of Europe’s transition to renewable energy. At the same time, large-scale offshore infrastructure raises important questions about impacts on marine ecosystems and whether current governance systems are able to address these effects in a...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Geochemical Coupling in Arctic Lithosphere Matrices

This project relates strongly to Terrestrial Ecosystem Flagship in Ny-Ålesund and will contribute new knowledge important for a better system understanding of soil/permafrost processes. The project includes sampling and studies of active soil layers, upper permafrost layer and lake sediments, mat...

Awarded: NOK 94,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORSKSYSTEMET-FORSKSYSTEMET

Advanced Multiscale Materials Characterization for Sustainable Metallurgy and Process Innovation

This project is directly connected to SFI PhysMet, which aims to help Norway’s metal industry become more sustainable, energy efficient and competitive. Metals like silicon, steel and cast iron are essential for everything from renewable energy to modern manufacturing, but producing them with low...

Awarded: NOK 7.5 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Blood concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during incubation fast in the breeding Arctic common eider.

Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are of particular concern due to their spread and persistence in the environment. Many of them have been regarded as emerging persistent organic pollutants due to their spread, persistence, toxicity and bioaccumulative properties. They are amphiphilic an...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Surface Element Mapping of Arctic Glaciers: Tracing Local and Long-Range Influences

The aim of this project is to map the element composition of the surface ice layer (top 10 cm) on Austre and Vestre Brøggerbreen near Ny-Ålesund. A total of 140 ice core samples (70 per glacier) will be collected, each with a diameter of 5 cm and a depth of 10 cm, evenly distributed across the gl...

Awarded: NOK 45,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Wildfire Fallout and Arctic Waters: Assessing Heavy Metal Contamination in Landlocked Arctic Char on Svalbard

Climate change has led to a marked increase in both the frequency and intensity of large wildfires globally, including also Europe and Russia. These fires release substantial amounts of particles and combustion products into the atmosphere, including heavy metals such as lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), ...

Awarded: NOK 78,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Technogenic Metals and Micro-/Nanoplastics in Svalbard Glacier Environments: Occurrence, Distribution and Insights into Long-Range Transport

This fieldwork is an integral part of the master’s thesis/project, designed to quantify both technogenic metals and micro-/nanoplastics in snow, firn and meltwater from three Svalbard glaciers: Vestre Brøggerbreen, Austre Brøggerbreen and Midtre Lovénbreen. This project builds on over a decade of...

Awarded: NOK 94,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IKTFORSKNING-IKTFORSKNING

International Workshop on Quantum Optimization

The International Workshop on Quantum Optimization is an open, three-day workshop focusing on quantum and quantum-inspired approaches to optimization, covering both methodological developments and application-oriented research. Topics include algorithm design, circuit synthesis, qubit mapping, hy...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Safe handling of refrigerated pressurized ammonia

Ammonia (NH3) is projected to be an important part of the clean energy transition. Using ammonia large amounts of energy can be transported with relative ease. This makes it a strong candidate, e.g., for fueling ships and heavy transport. To make this possible, however, we need safe and efficient...

Awarded: NOK 13.9 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IKTFORSKNING-IKTFORSKNING

31st Annual International Conference on Natural Language & Information Systems (NLDB 2026)

NLDB 2026 is the 31st Annual International Conference on Natural Language & Information Systems, taking place in Trondheim, Norway, on 17–19 June 2026. The conference brings together international researchers and industry practitioners working with Natural Language Processing and Information Syst...

Awarded: NOK 69,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

ECOLOGICAL PILGRIMAGE: Engaging with biodiversity through walking interventions

This transdisciplinary project explores how the novel methodology and societal innovation of ‘Ecological Pilgrimage’ can transform the recreational use of hiking trails to meet biodiversity conservation objectives. The project brings together social and natural science with artistic research, cit...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

Novel materials for low-temperature thermoelectric cooling (Nomatec)

Hvordan kan vi erstatte frysere og kjøleskap som slipper ut klimagasser og lager mye støy? Behovet for kjøling til lave temperaturer er hurtig voksende, både innen mathåndtering, medisin, vitenskap, kvanteteknologi, energiteknologi og mange andre anvendelser. Til dette brukes i dag kompressorbase...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Understanding the mineral-forming processes at the Mohns Ridge

Seabed Minerals Around Arctic’s Slow-Motion Volcanoes: The Secrets of the Mohns Ridge Deep between Norway and Greenland, the Earth is slowly pulling itself apart along the Mohns Ridge, an underwater mountain range where seafloor spreading happens at an exceptionally slow pace. Magma from the deep...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

Syngens-Mammalian: A Context-Aware AI Platform for the End-to-End Design of High-Performance Gene Expression Systems

The primary goal of the project is to adapt Syngens’ successful DNA Design Platform from bacterial systems to complex mammalian cells, specifically Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells. CHO cells are the industry standard for producing modern medicines, including cancer therapies. By predicting how ...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL2 Agroecological Pathways for sustainable, resilient and diversified dairy farming systems in Europe and multicriteria assessment

Livestock farming, and dairy production in particular, is crucial for global food security, rural development, and the provision of ecosystem services. Dairy production delivers highly nutritious food and can support biodiversity and soil health. At the same time, intensive, input-dependent agric...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PETROLEUM-PETROLEUM

Safe subsea pipelines exposed to hydrogen from cathodic protection

Norway’s petroleum sector relies on an extensive network of subsea pipelines, stretching over 8,900 kilometers, to safely and efficiently transport oil and gas from offshore fields to onshore facilities in Norway and Europe. Ensuring the safety and reliability of these pipelines is critical, as a...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SYSTEMET-INT-SYSTEMET-INT

Forskningsopphold i Barcelona for stipendiat Denis Zelent

Den foreslåtte forskningen vil fokusere på problemer i skjæringspunktet mellom harmonisk analyse og kompleks analyse, under veiledning av professor Joaquim Ortega-Cerdà (Universitetet i Barcelona). Hovedtemaene inkluderer (1) the Donoho–Stark Conjecture and Uncertainty Principles, og (2) Point ev...

Awarded: NOK 89,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

KLIMAFORSKNING-KLIMAFORSKNING

Building Stock Models for Circular Urban Development

Buildings shape our cities—but they also hide a massive, often overlooked resource: materials. Concrete, steel, wood and glass are constantly being demolished, renovated or replaced, yet most of these materials are still treated as waste. The Beam me up! project aims to change this by helping cit...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

Future Aluminium Structures

SFI FAST – Future Aluminium Structures is a new Centre for Research-based Innovation dedicated to unlocking the full potential of recycled aluminium. Aluminium can be recycled endlessly using only a fraction of the energy needed for primary production, yet post-consumer scrap is still often downg...

Awarded: NOK 96.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2034

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MARINTFORSK-MARINTFORSK

Interesseøking av lite utnyttede ressurser (LUR) fra havet.

Inntak av sjømat er positivt for helse og miljøavtrykk, og Norge er en havnasjon med sterk sjømatindustri med store muligheter. Samtidig ser vi at sjømatkonsumet synkende i Norge, og at det er en svak havforståelse blant nordmenn. Både fiskeri og akvakultur må drives innenfor økosystemets tåleevn...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORSKSYSTEMET-FORSKSYSTEMET

ML-Batt-TOOL: A Machine Learning Toolbox for Accelerating Safety, Sustainability, and Circularity in the Norwegian Battery Ecosystem

Batteries are everywhere — in electric cars, phones, and energy storage for renewable power. But how do we make them safer, longer-lasting, and more sustainable? The ML-Batt-TOOL project tackles this challenge by developing a free, open-source toolbox that uses artificial intelligence to accelera...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

UTVIKLING-UTVIKLING

From Queues to Telehealth: Digital Care, Health Inequalities and Healthcare Worker Mental Health in Ghana

This pre-project will prepare a joint application from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the University of Ghana for the 2026 call “Researcher Project for Early Career Scientists on Global Health and Development Research”. The project focuses on a very practical quest...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PESORDNING-PESORDNING

Positioning Vitroscope’s Ex Vivo Human Tissue NAM Platform for EIC Advanced Innovation Challenges Application

The project will prepare a competitive EIC AIC proposal by defining disruptive NAM use cases and adoption pathways. Activities include establishing a credible benchmarking approach, developing a strong impact narrative, and structuring the work plan in line with EIC criteria. Specialised consulta...

Awarded: NOK 69,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage