This call opens for applications on 1 September 2025.
The Research Council supports Ukrainian researchers employed by a research organisation in Ukraine who will contribute to an ongoing Researcher Project. The background for the scheme is the difficult situation researchers and research institutions in Ukraine are currently experiencing. When the war ends, research will be crucial for the reconstruction of the country. The purpose of this scheme is to contribute to maintaining and developing Ukrainian research. International cooperation is made more difficult by the current situation, and the scheme is intended to contribute to increasing cooperation, primarily between Norwegian and Ukrainian research communities. This could also contribute to an increased international network for the Ukrainian researcher and the research community in Ukraine. The purpose is thus twofold: to contribute to maintaining and building up Ukrainian research and contributions to ongoing Norwegian Researcher projects.
About the call for proposals
The scheme aims to support funding of researchers in Ukraine, which will be linked to and contribute to an ongoing Researcher Project.
The project description should answer the following questions:
- Why do you want this researcher to contribute to the research project?
- How will the researcher contribute to academic quality improvement in the Ukrainian research environment from which he or she comes?
We encourage researchers to spend part of their time with the Norwegian research partner through one or more visits. However, this is not a requirement.
The entire period during which the Ukrainian researcher is affiliated with the project must fall under the project period for the researcher project.
The researcher must be employed by a Ukrainian research organisation. This Ukrainian research organisation will be a partner in the project. In order for the scheme to benefit as many Ukrainian research organisations as possible, each Ukrainian research organisation can only participate in one project.
This call is subject to ongoing application processing, and the call will open for submission of applications on 1 September 2025.
The call is available in both Norwegian and English. The text of the Norwegian call for proposals is legally binding.
Who is eligible to apply?
The organisation responsible for the application must be the Project Owner for a Researcher Project that started in the period 1.8.24 – 1.8.2025.