Research Council of Norway · Norway

Top Researchers – Researcher Projects to Develop World Leading Research Communities

Rolling — apply any time

Deadline: No fixed deadline
Grant amount: 15 million NOK – 40 million NOK per applicant
Total budget: 320 million NOK
Funding rate: Set by the call (see the call text)
Likely applicant types: Universities & research From source categories or programme rules; the call decides.
Funder: Research Council of Norway (Forskningsrådet)
Reference: RCN Top Researchers – Researcher Projects to Develop World Leading Research Comm
Last checked: 15 Nov 2026

Programme overview

This call will be moved to the new application system on 14 January 2027. At the same time, we will close the old system. If you submit your FRIPRO application in the old system by 1 December 2026, you will receive feedback on necessary adjustments to the application so that you have time to correct and submit again before the old system closes. Read more about FRIPRO in the new application system . The purpose of this call is to fund curiosity-driven and bold research that can contribute to advancing the state-of-the-art. This call aims to give good, Norwegian research environments the opportunity to develop into being world-leading within their fields. The funds will be allocated to projects where collaboration between two or more named researchers is a prerequisite for achieving the project's research objectives. • Call for proposals

Who can apply

Scheme: Researcher Project. Project duration: 48-96 months

Applicant categories are a starting point. The official call decides eligibility.

Timing

Open-ended: applications can be submitted at any time.

How to apply

Apply through the funder’s official page (link below); it states the procedure, documents and deadline.

From the call text

Who can apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Single applicant or consortium: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where applicants must be based: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where to apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Where these facts come from

Fact	Value	How we know	Taken from the source
Deadline	rolling (no fixed deadline) “Open-ended: applications can be submitted at any time.”	read from the official page	15 Nov 2026
Amount per applicant	15 million NOK – 40 million NOK per applicant “Funding per project: NOK 15 000 000-40 000 000.”	read from the official text	15 Nov 2026
Total budget	320 million NOK “Total available: NOK 320 000 000”	read from the official text	15 Nov 2026
Funding rate	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Who can apply	Scheme: Researcher Project. Project duration: 48-96 months	read from the official text	15 Nov 2026
Where to apply	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—

Official sources

Official call page

Facts on this page were read from the official page on 15 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.