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SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Synthesis of International Kongsfjorden Year-round monitoring data (SynIKY)

Kongsfjorden, on Svalbard's west coast, is a premier Arctic marine research site, hosting decades-long ecosystem time-series alongside atmospheric and glaciological records — making it nearly unrivalled for integrated Arctic system science. A sentinel of climate change, the fjord has undergone At...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

SVALRAD-SRESS - SVALbard RADar cal-val Supersite for REmote Sensing of Snow and sea ice

The project proposes to establish a network of in situ experts, radar designers, remote sensing specialists and numerical modelers that will investigate how a radar tower installation in Svalbard can best serve as a Cal/Val superset for year-round remote sensing of terrestrial and marine snow, se...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Parasites of the Arctic: harnessing genomic tools for elucidating cascading loss of genetic diversity in climatically challenged food webs

The ongoing global biodiversity crisis is manifest as extinctions of species and loss of genetic diversity in threatened species. We propose a two-part project focusing on using the latest genomic methods for elucidating possible drivers of genetic erosion in parasites associated with terrestrial...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Akershus

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Arktiske vippepunkter: Fiskesamfunn i tareskog og kråkebolleørkener i et varmere hav

Tareskog er viktige økosystemer og oppvekstområder for fisk i tempererte kystområder, men denne funksjonen er lite kjent i et Arktis i endring. Klimaendringer og redusert havis fører til økt utbredelse av tareskog i Arktis, samtidig som nye data tyder på at økt temperatur øker beitetrykket fra kr...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Vestland

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Cancer Resistance of arctic Species

The proposed CAREaS 4-year project aims to acquire a unique accurate descriptive database collected simultaneously at the inter-specific level and in a cohort of individuals within a species, on cancer-related proxies and the link with body mass. Such a dataset is presently inexistent for most bi...

Awarded: NOK 52,999

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Effekter av klimaendringer på arktiske tareskoger

Tareskoger har en viktig funksjone i arktiske fjorder som Kongsfjorden på Svalbard. De bidrar med en årlig produksjon om tilsvarer den pelagiske produksjonen og representerer viktige habitater for planter og dyr i grunne farvann. Klimaendringer har ført til store endringer i Kongsfjorden, siden ...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Impact of climate change on groundwater availability and quality in the Ny-Ålesund region

This project investigates how climate change affects groundwater availability and quality in the Ny-Ålesund region and will form the basis for a first paper in the applicant's PhD. Groundwater is an increasingly important resource as permafrost thaws, with implications for drinking water security...

Awarded: NOK 0.28 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

The Geosphere in and around Ny Ålesund – towards a long-term understanding of the Earth System through research-based education

Prosjektet vil bidra til økt bruk av Ny Ålesund forskningstasjon til geologisk undervisning i regi av UNIS. Dette er første gang vi ønsker å ta geologi studenter til Ny Ålesund og det er derfor behov for å se på de ulike lokaliteter i gangavstand (og noen med båt) fra Ny Ålesund som kan brukes ti...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Kelp-Urchin transitions in warming Svalbard

Kelp forests are key Arctic ecosystems that support biodiversity and play an important role in coastal carbon cycling. In Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, sea urchin grazing is driving transitions from kelp forests to urchin barrens, yet the spatial extent of these barrens and the mechanisms controlling g...

Awarded: NOK 0.26 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Vestland

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Evolution of cold adaptation through independent origins of fructan synthesis in plants

Evolution of cold adaptation through independent origins of fructan synthesis in plants Fructans are storage carbohydrates that buffer frost and drought stress and support winter survival when photosynthesis ceases. They occur in about 15% of flowering plants but have evolved multiple times, ofte...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Akershus

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

UAV remote sensing of permafrost degradation and vegetation community changes after snow manipulation

Permafrost in polar regions is reaching critical thermal limits leading to small changes in environmental conditions to have substantial impacts on the overall system. In this project, we aim to investigate the impact of a snow fence manipulation experiment on vegetation and permafrost degradatio...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Light, Time, Clock and Clime: seasonal and clime effects on Lepidurus arcticus

Climate change challenges organisms that rely on biological clocks to synchronize with seasonal environments. Mistiming occurs when cues used to synchronize internal timers, mainly light, become misaligned with environmental factors such as temperature and nutrient availability. High Arctic ecosy...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Digital Forlandsundet: Integrated geoscientific data modelling of the Forlandsundet basin, Western Svalbard

Digital Forlandsundet: Integrated geoscientific data modelling of the Forlandsundet Basin, Western Svalbard The Forlandsundet region in western Svalbard provides an exceptional natural laboratory for investigating how the Earth’s crust evolves from compressional to extensional deformation – a ke...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Tectono-stratigraphy of Forlandsundet Graben

This project investigates the tectonic evolution of the Forlandsundet Graben in western Svalbard, with a focus on understanding the transition from contractional deformation to extensional rifting. The study area offers a rare geological setting where both the Paleogene rift basin and its Neoprot...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Ny-Ålesund Atmosphere Flagship Program: Collaboration, Integration & Strategy

The Ny-Ålesund Atmosphere Flagship Program is a unique international collaboration platform for atmospheric research across Svalbard, involving more than 14 institutions from 11 countries and spanning activities in Ny-Ålesund, Hornsund, Longyearbyen, Bjørnøya, Hopen and Jan Mayen. Following revit...

Awarded: NOK 0.49 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Akershus

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Secret of the Shrubs – High resolution monitoring of High Arctic shrub growth at multiple temporal scales

Satellite observations show strong greening of Svalbard’s tundras in recent decades, suggesting an increase in plant growth and photosynthesis in a warmer and wetter climate. However, it remains unclear which plant types and ecological processes are driving this greening trend, and if the positiv...

Awarded: NOK 92,999

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Svalbard Archaeology Symposium 2026: Svalbard Heritage in a Cold Oceans Perspective

The project consists of an international workshop with 27 cultural heritage researchers and professionals from Svalbard, mainland Norway, Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, northeastern Canada, and Finland. Svalbard Museum will lead the project along with collaboration of its partners at the Norwegian ...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

UNIS Middle Atmosphere Course Excursion to Ny- Ålesund

The Middle Polar Atmosphere course at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is planning a study visit to Ny-Ålesund under the Atmosphere flagship. As the only higher education institute in Svalbard, UNIS has an access to Ny-Ålesund research base for education. Funding is sought for this full a...

Awarded: NOK 0.28 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

The role and impact of environmental forecasting services in a more intense and dynamic Svalbard

The last years different social groups living and working in the Svalbard archipelago, such as inhabitants, scientists, and expedition cruise operators, are facing different and cascading biophysical and regulatory pressures. This results in a more intensified activities in less restricted areas,...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

30 years of climate change response: evaluation of the climate change response of the Svalbard endemic aphid at Ny-Ålesund since 1994.

The local distribution of the aphid around the southern coast of Kongsfjord was mapped in 1993 as part of the establishment of what became Harland Huset and the UK base in Ny-Ålesund. It was predicted that climate change would lead to an alteration in the local distribution of this insect yet thi...

Awarded: NOK 83,999

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Diet variation in Arctic Snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) through DNA-metabarcoding of fecal samples, RiS ID 2272

The project "Diet variation in Arctic Snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) through DNA-metabarcoding of fecal samples" is a continuation of the snow bunting long-term monitoring project conducted yearly since 1998, assessing the reproductive success of snow buntings breeding in Adventdalen (RiS ...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Sedimentary response to climatic and tectonic forcing in the Forlandsundet Graben and related basins

This project focuses on the Cenozoic (Eocene to Oligocene?) deposits in the Forlandsundet Graben, a fault-bounded sedimentary basin along the west coast of Svalbard. The aim is to better understand the basin's formation, sediment sources, and its role in past global climate change, particularly t...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Towards a new research collaboration in Ny-Ålesund: Solid Earth Dynamics (SED)

This project initiates an international and interdisciplinary research network on Solid Earth Dynamics (SED) to strengthen long term scientific collaboration in Ny Ålesund and across Svalbard. While Ny Ålesund hosts four established flagship programs, solid Earth related disciplines, such as geod...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Buskerud

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Ny-Ålesund winter Precipitation Experiment

The project consists of bringing new precipitation instruments to Ny-Ålesund to study the impact of the wind on their measurements. Collecting data in the field is necessary to develop corrections tailored to a specific location, as the wind influence is dependent on the local climate. The projec...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Akershus

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Kelp - Urchin Transitions and Carbon Dynamics in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard (BlueArc field sampling).

Kelp forests are key Arctic habitats that support biodiversity, carbon storage, and essential ecosystem services. In Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, warming waters and changing ice regimes are altering these ecosystems, with increasing grazing pressure from sea urchins driving transitions from kelp fores...

Awarded: NOK 59,999

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Vestland

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Kelp forest consumptive rate and urchin predator community in the Arctic

Kelp forests are vital Arctic habitats that support biodiversity and provide essential ecosystem services. In Svalbard, these ecosystems have undergone significant changes over the past three decades, driven by rapid climate change. However, future warming may also enhance kelp productivity, depe...

Awarded: NOK 59,999

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Vestland

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Genomic adaptions in kelp to Arctic environments (BlueArc Field Sampling, RiS 12373)

Fieldwork in Svalbard’s kelp forests provides a rare opportunity to uncover the genetic mechanisms that enable seaweeds to thrive in extreme polar environments while assessing their vulnerability to predicted warming. Arctic kelp species Alaria esculenta, Saccharina latissima, Hedophyllum nigripe...

Awarded: NOK 59,999

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Vestland

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Diversity and functional role of coprophilous fungi in Svalbard (DiFuCS)

This project investigates how migratory birds contribute to the dispersal and ecological functioning of fungi in Arctic ecosystems. The study focuses on the pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus), a key migratory herbivore connecting temperate and high-Arctic habitats through its annual migrati...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Snowpack Energy and Water Balance at Scott Turnerbreen (Svalbard): Modelling and Observing Early-Season Melt Hydrology under Climate Change

The goal of this project is to characterize early-season hydrology in the Scott Turnerbreen catchment, an increasingly important yet poorly understood phase of the melt season. The project combines detailed field observations with distributed snow hydrological modelling. Fieldwork will include de...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Svalbard

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Validation of a Sea Ice Prediction Model using Buoy Observations

The project aims to join the SvalMIZ2026 campaign onboard the KV Svalbard Coast Guard vessel to operationally test an AI-based sea-ice model for safe Arctic navigation around Svalbard and deploy 10 OpenMetBuoys to collect sea-ice drift, wave, and temperature data for model validation. This work i...

Awarded: NOK 50,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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