Innovation Projects for the Industrial Sector: Land-based Bioeconomy 2026
Funds innovative R&D projects to develop sustainable technologies, products, or services in Norway’s land-based bioeconomy sectors like forestry, agriculture, and food industry.
Funder: Research Council of Norway
Due Dates: June 10, 2026 (13:00 CEST)
Funding Amounts: NOK 1,000,000–10,000,000 per project | Total call budget: NOK 46,233,000 | Project duration: 12–48 months
Summary: Supports innovative R&D projects in Norway’s land-based bioeconomy sector to develop new technology, products, or services, fostering sustainable value creation in forestry, agriculture, food industry, and related areas.
Key Information: Project Owner must be a Norwegian-registered company or public enterprise with economic activity in Norway; minimum one independent partner required.
Description
This grant from the Research Council of Norway supports research- or development-driven innovation projects in the land-based bioeconomy sector. The aim is to stimulate the development of new or significantly improved technology, products, or services within value chains such as forestry, wood utilisation, agriculture, the food industry, and reindeer husbandry. Projects should contribute to sustainable value creation and advance Norway’s land-based bioeconomy, addressing the use of biological raw materials, residuals, side streams, and digital solutions. The funding is intended for projects that would not be feasible without this support and must demonstrate a significant element of industrial research and/or experimental development.
