Photo from grants event in Warsaw. Photo: Mateusz Pieczko/eeagrants.org
The EEA and Norway Grants, known in Norwegian as "E?S-midlene", may provide funding for project collaboration between Norwegian HEIs and institutions in the beneficiary states of the Grants.
A new funding period was agreed with the EU in 2024. Project activities financed under the agreement may be implemented until April 2031 : Agreement on EEA and Norway Grants.
Negotiations on the programme portfolio for each beneficiary country are ongoing. Programme development and open calls for project proposals will take place subsequently. The first open calls for project proposals are expected to be launched in spring 2026.
The EEA and Norway Grants provide opportunities for collaboration with excellent research and education milieus in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe.
Programmes under the programme area Research and Innovation and Education and Training target researchers and research and education institutions in particular. Other programme areas will also provide opportunities for Norwegian universities to be partners in EEA/Norway grants projects, such as the Green Transition programme area.
Read more about the EEA and Norway Grants programme areas.
Information on which countries will offer specific education and/or research programmes will be available once the negotiations for each country are finalised.
Countries participating
The grants provide funding for collaboration between institutions in Norway and specific EU beneficiary countries. Main areas of collaboration for the UiO are research, mobility and educational projects.
How can you participate?
Have you been approached by a potential partner who plans to apply for project funding? Are you new to the grants, or do you have previous experience? See our tips for how to proceed.
How it works
- The application process
- Regular projects
- Preparatory visits
Advice to Norwegian project partners
Read more about the partner finding stage, project proposal stage, project agreement, and where to get help.
UiO's past experience with the Grants
The UiO had a number of successful partnerships during the previous edition of the Grants which ended in 2017. An evaluation of the Research programmes indicates that researchers from both beneficiary and donor countries are accruing substantial benefits through the project collaboration.
Showcasing Countries
