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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

Spatial Variability of Dust Deposition and Melt Effects on Drønbreen Glacier, Svalbard

The Arctic is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, with Svalbard experiencing some of the highest rates of change, up to seven times the global average. Its glaciers are highly sensitive to climate warming, which is accelerating melt, increasing runoff and contributing to global se...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Fast Laser Analysis of the StratigrapHy and Sunlight Transfer In the snowpaCK

Snow is a heterogeneous medium whose physical properties constantly evolve over time. Sunlight radiative transfer is particularly significant, as fresh snow has high reflectance that diminishes with grain aging and the accumulation of light-absorbing impurities, thus enhancing shortwave absorptio...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Effects of Atlantification and terrestrial inputs on nutrient transfer and trophic structure in Arctic fjord plankton communities

The Kongsfjorden-Krossfjorden system represents a natural laboratory for investigating the effects of climate change on Arctic marine ecosystems. Although geographically close, they exhibit distinct hydrographic characteristics: Kongsfjorden is warmer and saltier due to the inflow of Atlantic Wat...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SYSTEMET-INT-SYSTEMET-INT

Inclusive AI Emerging Fellowship

This project centers on a research stay within the Inclusive AI Lab at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, an institution devoted to developing socially informed and globally representative approaches to artificial intelligence. The lab advances a humanities-led view of AI that treats cultural...

Awarded: NOK 78,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Vestland

SYSTEMET-INT-SYSTEMET-INT

Foreign research stay for a postdoctoral fellow involved in the PloidYeast project

Project Summary: This research stay will be conducted within the framework of the PloidYeast project (RCN 324253), which investigates how polyploidization shapes adaptive evolution in yeasts. Polyploidy, whole-genome duplication, is a fundamental evolutionary process influencing genome stability,...

Awarded: NOK 0.31 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

SongGesture: Co-singing gesture and vocal performance across three musical traditions

In many music traditions, vocalists tend to gesture with hand, head and other body movements as they sing. SongGesture will investigate expert vocalists’ use of gestures in three contrasting vocal styles: beatboxing, karnatak music from South India and European art song. While there has been scie...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2031

Location: Oslo - Oslove

UTVIKLING-UTVIKLING

NORCIE - The Norwegian Centre for International Economics

The Norwegian Centre for International Economics (NORCIE) brings together four leading research communities to strengthen Norway’s capacity to respond to major transformations and policy shifts in the international economy. It is an interdisciplinary centre, rooted in economics, political science...

Awarded: NOK 60.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2034

Location: Oslo - Oslove

INTPARTORDNING-INTPARTORDNING

Trans-Atlantic Cooperation on Modelling Energy Systems and Markets in Transition

TRANSMOD is an international research collaboration bringing together experts from Brazil, Canada, the USA, and Norway to help design the energy systems of tomorrow: systems that are reliable, affordable, and free of greenhouse gas emissions. To achieve this, the project combines knowledge from m...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Vestland

SYSTEMET-INT-SYSTEMET-INT

Tilrettelegging i språklig heterogene klasserom for at nyankomne minoritetsspråklige elever kan utvikle gode leseferdigheter i engelsk.

Prosjektet undersøker hvordan nyankomne minoritetsspråklige elever kan læres opp i engelsk som andrespråk i vanlige, språklig mangfoldige klasserom. Dagens undervisningsmetoder er tilpasset majoritetsspråklige elever og tar lite hensyn til de spesielle språklige utfordringene minoritetselevene mø...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Innlandet

HAVBASERT-HAVBASERT

Pathogenic Vibrio spp. in Norway applying a One Health approach: current and future challenges

As our oceans heat up due to climate change, new risks are emerging to public health. One such risk is Vibrio bacteria—naturally found in marine environments, but capable of causing serious illness in humans. These bacteria can enter the body through open wounds in seawater or by eating raw seafo...

Awarded: NOK 12.1 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Vestland

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Temporal variability of gas seepage and hydrogeological changes in a retreating glacier system, Fridtjovhamna

The Cryo-Seep project investigates the spatial and temporal variability of gas emissions in climate-sensitive, near-shore fjord environments in the Arctic of Svalbard. The goal is to identify the controlling factors enabling rapid methane escape and understand how these factors change across diff...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Tensile and shear failure controls on calving dynamics in Svalbard

This project investigates the fracture processes responsible for calving events at tidewater glaciers in Svalbard. High-resolution 3D observations of ice cliff geometry (before and after calving events) collecting in this fieldwork will be used to setup and calibrate a discrete element model (HiD...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Tundra diets: tracking seasonal and inter-annual diet quality dynamics of Svalbard reindeer

Climate change reshapes the Arctic environment, with warmer and wetter winters leading to more frequent rain-on-snow (ROS) events and extensive ground icing. This project investigates how the changing winter conditions influence diet quality and foraging behavior of Svalbard reindeer. More freque...

Awarded: NOK 97,999

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Investigating the Radiative impact of Impurities on snow and ice in Svalbard (IRIS)

The IRIS project aims to quantify the concentration, composition, and radiative forcing of light-absorbing particles (LAPs) in snow and ice around Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. These particles reduce surface albedo, accelerating melt and altering snowmelt timing. Understanding their impact is crucial in ...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Measuring perennial firn aquifers on Austfonna with GPR

This project aims to investigate meltwater retention in firn on Austfonna, the largest ice cap in Svalbard, with a focus on perennial firn aquifers. Using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys, we aim to identify and characterize the aquifers and assess how they have changed under a warming clim...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Rapid permafrost thaw can quickly change the landscape and make organic carbon available for degradation and export

Rapid permafrost thaw represents a critical hotspot for carbon mobilization and greenhouse gas emissions, yet its episodic and spatially variable nature makes quantification challenging. This project investigates the immediate effects of rapid thaw on carbon export and greenhouse gas release from...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Svalbard

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

BANEBRYTENDE-BANEBRYTENDE

Software Engineering Hub

Norway’s digitalisation depends on software that works reliably every day. Software is crucial in everything from health and safety to banking, energy and public administration. Achieving this requires sound methods for developing and operating IT systems, and strong research environments that ca...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Quantifying hardening rates of high-arctic vegetation species

Arctic vegetation plays a key role in sequestering carbon at high latitude regions, however, their ability to do so in a changing climate with increasing winter weather extremes is unknown. This is in part due to limited knowledge on plant physiological processes during winter, including hardenin...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Mercury bioaccumulation in Arctic char of Svalbard lakes

This Master's thesis project, "Mercury bioaccumulation in Arctic char of Svalbard lakes," addresses the environmental issue of mercury (Hg) bioaccumulation in Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), a sentinel species in Svalbard's vulnerable Arctic ecosystem, also used as an indicator species by Arcti...

Awarded: NOK 81,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

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

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Arthropod Resurvey (2000-2026) along a receding Arctic Glacier foreland

Over the past two decades, the Arctic has warmed at more than twice the global average, driving profound transformations in cryospheric and ecological systems. As glaciers retreat, newly exposed forelands provide unique natural laboratories to study primary succession and biodiversity responses t...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Radar scattering horizon experiment - ThawHorizon Svalbard

This project consists of three separate field campaigns collecting measurements of snow over sea ice that act as reference data for relevant European satellite missions. Measurements of snow thickness, snow water equivalent (SWE), temperature and hardness of snow on sea ice will be collected coin...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Retrieving acoustic tracking data in Isfjorden

The fjords of Svalbard are changing at an alarming rate in the face of climate change. Climate change is strengthening the West Svalbard Current, increasing the input of warm, salty water to the western fjords of Svalbard. The consequences include ice cover, increasing the share of Atlantic speci...

Awarded: NOK 91,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Vestland

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Baseline Assessment of Wastewater Treatment in Svalbard: A Foundation for Future Arctic Solutions

Access to safe and sustainable wastewater treatment is a growing challenge for Arctic communities, where low temperatures, small populations, and limited infrastructure make conventional treatment technologies difficult to apply. This project aims to contribute to the improvement of wastewater tr...

Awarded: NOK 59,999

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Akershus

SYSTEMET-INT-SYSTEMET-INT

Next-to-Next-to-Leading Order Calculations in Chiral Perturbation Theory for Composite Dark Matter

Sub-leading corrections are known to have a large impact on the parameter space of composite or pionic dark-matter models. This project aims to refine the theoretical description of such models, which remain among the most interesting candidates for the unseen matter in the Universe. During the r...

Awarded: NOK 0.13 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Rogaland

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