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Enriched Nordic · Found: 2026-03-11 08:07

Call for proposals on Antagonistic threats challenging societal security in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

Source: https://www.nordforsk.org/calls

Funding Details

Funder: NordForsk (Nordic Council of Ministers)
Funding Goal: Fund collaborative Nordic and Nordic-Baltic research projects addressing societal challenges through cross-border research consortia
Funding Amount: Up to NOK 12.3-16.3 million per project (varies by call). Total call budgets range from NOK 30 million to NOK 196 million. Baltic partners receive separate allocations (e.g. EUR 150,000-600,000). (12.300.000 € – 16.300.000 €)
Deadline: Rolling - approximately 6 calls per year with individual deadlines. Current active deadlines: April 15, 2026 (Humanities networks), April 22, 2026 (Education), June 8, 2026 (Disruptive Technologies). (Rolling)
How to Apply: Applications are submitted through the NordForsk funding portal (funding.nordforsk.org). The process typically involves: 1) Reviewing the call text and application guidelines, 2) Using the preview form to understand requirements, 3) Some calls require a Notice of Intent before the full proposal, 4) Building an international research consortium across Nordic/Baltic countries, 5) Submitting the full proposal by the deadline. NordForsk provides networking support through researcher contact lists and webinars to help researchers find collaboration partners.
Target Region: Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) and Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
Contact: Bodil Aurstad, Special Adviser — bodil.aurstad@nordforsk.org, +47 453 30 410. Bjørnar Solhaug Komissar, Special Adviser — +47 992 61 503. NordForsk, Stensberggt. 27, 5th Floor, NO-0170 Oslo, Norway. Org. nr. 971 274 255.
Last Checked: 2026-03-12 04:02

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Applicant must be a research institution (university or equivalent) from a Nordic or Baltic country
Project leader must hold a completed PhD degree
Consortium must include partners from at least 2-4 Nordic/Baltic countries (exact requirement varies per call)
At least 3 of the consortium countries must be Nordic (for calls requiring 4+ countries)

Project Scope

Proposals should include early-career researchers, interdisciplinary approaches, and stakeholder engagement

Required Documents

Applications must be submitted via the NordForsk funding portal (funding.nordforsk.org)
Some calls require a Notice of Intent before full proposal submission

Constraints

Institutions from Russia and Belarus are excluded from participation

Summary

NordForsk is a research funding organization under the Nordic Council of Ministers, based in Oslo, Norway. It publishes approximately six calls for proposals per year, funding collaborative research projects across the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) and increasingly the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). Current and recent calls cover topics including responsible AI use, education systems, societal security, disruptive technologies, natural science networks, and humanities/social science research networks. Funding budgets are substantial, ranging from NOK 30 million to NOK 196 million per call, with individual project grants of up to NOK 12-16 million. Projects typically run 3-4 years. All calls require international research consortia — typically institutions from at least 2-4 Nordic or Baltic countries must participate. Project leaders must hold a PhD, and applicants are generally university-affiliated researchers or research institutions. NordForsk's calls are strictly research-oriented and academic in nature. Applications are submitted through the NordForsk funding portal and evaluated by expert panels. The organization also facilitates researcher networking through contact lists and webinars to help researchers find cross-border collaboration partners. Institutions from Russia and Belarus are explicitly excluded from participation.

Historical Context

NordForsk publishes approximately six calls for proposals per year. The organization develops its research initiatives through collaboration with Nordic research funding partners via an "Open Invitation" process. Previous calls are archived and accessible through the funding portal. Co-funding partners include Research Council of Norway, Research Council of Finland, Novo Nordisk Foundation (Denmark), Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, Icelandic Centre for Research, Estonian Research Council, and Research Council of Lithuania.

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