NORGLOBAL-2
Utlysning med søknadsfrist 24. mai 2017
Programkoordinator Inger-Ann Ulstein
26. April 2017
Thematic priorities for the call
The programme will give priority to research within
the following thematic areas:
 Global education (NOK 10 million – earmarked)
 Humanitarian efforts
 Conflict, security and fragile states
 Business development and job creation
 The environment, climate and renewable energy
Projects that incorporate more than one of the
thematic areas are encouraged.
The following requirements apply to all project
applications:
 Norwegian research institutions can apply
 Cooperation with Norwegian institutions
 Cooperation with leading international research
institutions, including institutions from developing
countries
 Project size: maximum 10 and minumum 4 mill NOK.
 Larger projects – 7-10 million kroner
 PhDs and/or Post doctoral fellowships must be included
 PhD rates 3 years:
 2017: 1.039.000 kroner
 2018: 1.075.000 kroner
 2019: 1.113.000 kroner
 2020: 1.146.000 kroner
 Post Doc fellowships 2 year: equivalant rate as for PhDs if
the project owner serve as employer. If not lower.
The following requirements apply to all project
applications:
 The applications, including all attachments, must
be written in English.
 All attachments must be in pdf-format.
 All applications must have outstanding
international partners. Research partners of high
standard from developing countries is encouraged.
 Maximum 4 years and minimum 3 years duration
 Earliest permitted project start:01.10.2017
 Latest permitted project completion
date:01.10.2022
Requirements
A successful proposal will contain
Clearly stated hypotheses or research questions
A description of the methodology to be applied
An explanation of how the project can increase and
add to existing knowledge,
 A description of how the project will co-produce
knowledge between Norwegian researchers and
leading international partners, including
researchers from developing countries when
relevant
 Clear description(s) of specific challenge(s) and
how the new knowledge from the research can
contribute to understanding and solving global
development challenges
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Requirements
 Applications must include plans for regular
communication/dissemination activities throughout
the project period.
 Findings should be shared on a semi-annual basis,
and provide Norad, the MFA and other relevant
practitioners and stakeholders with research
findings that might be valuable for policy
development and decision-making.
Mandatory attachments:
 A project description using the designated template of
maximum 10 pages, including the list of references.
The page format must be A4 with 2-cm margins, 11point font (Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri) and
single spacing.
 The project description must include detailed plans for
communication/dissemination, including plans for popular
disseminations, policy briefs and peer reviewed articles, as
well as dialogue meetings with practitioners and
stakeholders.
 The project plan must include plans for networking and
internationalisation.
 A letter of intent, confirming the commitment in the
project, from all cooperating partner institutions.
 A spreadsheet with detailed budget specifications,
including the allocations to all international partners.
 CVs for all senior scientists participating in the project.
Maximum length of CVs is 4 pages.
Evaluation of the proposals
 The project evaluation will be done by expert
panels
 Their recommendations will be presented to the
NORGLOBAL programme board as an advise
 The final decision will be taken by the NORGLOBAL
programme board
 The final decision will be an overall assessment based on
the expert panels evaluation, strategic considerations and
the projects relevance to the call and the programme
plan.
Evaluation criteria
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Scientific merit
Qualification of the project manager and the group
Implementation plan and resource parameters
National cooperation
International cooperation
Dissemination and communication of results
Relevance to the call
Overall assessment based on the specific criteria
which the panel have been asked ot asess
Other criteria
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Etchical considerations
Environmental impact
Recruitment of women
Gender balance in the project
Gender perspective in the reserach
Internationalisation
Web pages
Link til utlysningen:
 http://www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite?c=
MidlerParent&cid=1254025180071&pagename=For
skningsradetEngelsk%2FHovedsidemal&WT.mc_id=
prgfor-utl-NORGLOBAL
NORGLOBALs hjemmeside:
 http://www.forskningsradet.no/prognettnorglobal/Forside/1224698160067