Nordic Energy Research is pleased to announce that the annual call Nordic Mobility, Exchange, and Networking within the Nordic Energy Research Mobility Programme is now open for proposals for 2025. The aim of the call is to strengthen mobility, networks, and long-term collaboration between energy researchers by funding at least three qualified Nordic research consortia. The Nordic research consortia should promote research activities that contribute to the fulfilment of Nordic Energy Research’s Strategy 2030.

The Strategy 2030 focuses on three strategic areas: 1) increased sustainability and energy security, 2) improved Nordic energy stronghold and competence building, and 3) stronger in international energy cooperation. 

The submission deadline is 3 June at 13:00 (CEST).

Read the full call text and apply here 

Budget  

The total budget allocated for this call is 13.3 MNOK. Applicants may request up to 4.33 MNOK per project for a maximum duration of four years, starting in 2025.  

Who can apply? 

Nordic Energy Research invites applicants from all academic disciplines in the Nordic countries, including but not limited to engineering, natural sciences, social sciences, economics, and law, as well as interdisciplinary research areas. Applicants are encouraged to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration involving industry stakeholders, policymakers, and/or consumer advocates. 

Applications must be submitted by a consortium consisting of at least three Nordic higher education institutions from three different Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, as well as the Faroe Islands, Åland, and Greenland). All partners applying for funding must be legally based in a Nordic country. 

Based on Nordic Energy Research’s Strategy 2030, examples of thematic areas relevant for applicants to address in this call include (but are not limited to): 

  • Frameworks for sustainable energy
  • Energy infrastructure  
  • An inclusive and just energy transition 
  • A secure and economically and environmentally acceptable energy transition 
  • Energy efficiency and sustainable utilisation of resources 
  • Sustainable energy solutions in the Arctic 

Ongoing projects that are funded under previous mobility programme calls cannot apply for funding under this call. 

Information webinars 

Three webinars will be held on Teams for interested applicants. Sign up via the links below: 

Webinar 1: Introduction to the Nordic Energy Research Mobility Programme and the calls 

The webinar will introduce the three opens calls for 2025 and provide a brief overview of funding opportunities within the programme. Please note that the webinar will not include a Q&A session.

📅 20 January
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10:30–11:00 (CET)
🔗 Registration link

Webinar 2: Detailed information on the calls and application processes  

The webinar gives a detailed presentation of the programme’s three calls for 2025; Mobility, Exchange, and Networking, Individual Exchange Support and Event Support. The webinar will end with a Q&A session. 

📅 5 March
🕒 10:00–11:30 (CET)

🔗 Registration link

Webinar 3: Q&A session for the call Nordic Mobility, Exchange, and Networking 

The webinar will provide a designated opportunity for interested applicants in the call Mobility, Exchange, and Networking to ask questions before submitting their application. 

📅 12 May
🕒 10:30–11:30 (CEST)

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Registration link 

Please note that Webinar 2 and 3 will be recorded and uploaded to Nordic Energy Research’s Youtube channel. All presentations and answers to the Q&As will be made publicly available at Nordic Energy Research’s website. 

For more information, please contact Senior Adviser Maj Dang Trong or Adviser Ditte Stougaard Stiler.