Statoils Forskningsfond (via Nansenfondet) supports scientific research in Norway across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and medicine, with a clear preference for excellent, curiosity-driven basic research. It also runs two annual Fridtjof Nansen prizes that recognize outstanding younger researchers and internationally significant active researchers, indicating a strong emphasis on research excellence and academic prestige. The funder is highly Norway-focused and tends to support established scholars or research projects rather than broad public-service programming.
Primarily annual, invite-only or nomination-based awards plus small project grants from fund returns. Grants are limited in size relative to the fund’s income, with project support submitted annually from 1 December to a 15 January deadline, and prize nominations due 10 January each year.
This funder is largely nomination-driven for its prizes, so applicants should focus on getting strong peer nominations in by the annual 10 January deadline. For project support, prepare a concise research proposal for curiosity-driven basic research and submit between 1 December and 15 January; eligibility is centered on scientific research in Norway, so emphasize Norwegian affiliation and scholarly merit.
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Current and upcoming funding from Statoils Forskningsfond that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Vitenskapelige prosjekter av fremragende/nysgjerrighetsbasert karakter. Mottakere er typisk norske forskere eller forskere fast bosatt i Norge, tilknyttet vitenskapelige institusjoner. Se veiledning for søkere for detaljer.
Deadline: Årlig: søknadsfrist 15. januar hvert år. Søknader kan sendes fra 1. desember året før.
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