Who is the Project Owner?
The University of Oslo is the Project Owner.
Who can apply for INTPART?
The Project Owner must be a host institution or formal partner in a peer-reviewed project that is currently funded through one of the following schemes:
- Norwegian Centres of Excellence (SFF)
- Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME)
- Centres of Excellence in Higher Education (SFU)
- Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI)
- Centres for Clinical Treatment Research (FKB)
- Programme for artistic research (PKU) funded by the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills
- Research Centres for Petroleum Activities (PETROSENTER);
- Norwegian Innovation Clusters
- Collaborative and Knowledge-building Project, funded by the Research Council
- Researcher project, funded by the Research Council
- Researcher projects and centre schemes funded by NordForsk or the Nordic Council of Ministers
- Researcher projects funded by the EU Framework Programme
- Research projects funded by research programmes under the EEA and Norway Grants
How many applications can be submitted by UiO?
UiO can submit a total of 10 applications with partners from the Panorama countries (Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, China, South Africa, South Korea and USA) and 8 applications with partners from Africa.
Exemptions from the number limit: Formalised institutional collaborations that have lasted for more than three years, and where several Norwegian higher education institutions form a consortium that collaborates with one or more outstanding similar institutions in the priority countries, will be exempt from the number limit.
Please read the call text for details regarding partner requirements.
How much funding can we apply for?
You may apply for up to NOK 5 million over a four-year period. The institutions are expected to contribute with at least 20% of the total project budget.
What is the coverage of salaries and indirect costs?
Please consult the Research Council of Norway's budget guidelines.
How do we apply for INTPART?
Applications must be submitted online through the Research Council of Norway's application portal by 30. April 2025 13:00 CEST. Applications must be approved beforehand by the relevant faculty/museum/centre and the UiO management. Information regarding the process for coordinating UiO's applications is available on the UiO INTPART website.
You may revise and resubmit your grant application form up to the application submission deadline. It is recommended that you submit your application as soon as you have filled in the application form and included all mandatory attachments. After the deadline, it is the most recently submitted version of the grant application that will be processed.
What are the requirements related to the Project Manager?
The Project Manager should have experience with collaborative projects, nationally and internationally. This also applies to responsible persons at the partner organisations.
Key personnel in the INTPART project must refer to significant roles in the ongoing project on which the INTPART grant is based. It will usually mean being a project manager, work package manager, team leader or the like. Otherwise, see separate form for this.
The Project Manager must be employed by the Project Owner.
What can we seek funding for?
You can apply for funding for international collaborative activities that are not already funded through the qualifying project. You can apply for support both to establish new international partnerships and to strengthen existing cooperation. Please see the call website for example of activities that can be supported through this call.
Which countries are included in the INTPART 2025 call?
Norwegian research organisations can apply for funding for partnerships with Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, China, South Africa, South Korea and the USA. In this call, it will also be possible to apply for funding to establish and further develop partnerships with African countries. It will not be possible to enter into agreements with Russian partners under this call.
Please read the call text for details regarding partner requirements.