Innovation Projects for the Industrial Sector: Land-based Bioeconomy 2026 (Research Council of Norway)

Research Council of Norway grant for company-led innovation projects in the land-based bioeconomy: forestry, wood utilisation, agriculture, land-based food and reindeer husbandry. Funding of NOK 1,000,000-10,000,000 per project for projects of 12-48 months, with a presumed pool of NOK 46 million. Priorities include feed, forestry and wood, and small and medium-sized project owners. The call is open-ended: applications are processed on an ongoing basis until the funds are allocated.

Create and submit the application in the Research Council of Norway application system (link on the call page). Applications in Norwegian or English; one submission per project. The project owner must be a company registered in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises, with at least one Norwegian company partner or commissioned R&D provider.