Industrial PhD Scheme – Doctoral Projects in Industry 2025

Application type: Innovation Project

Application deadline: 12 March 2025, 13:00 CET

Relevant thematic areas for this call: Innovation

Target groups: Industry

Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals: NOK 134 000 000

Project duration: 36-48 months

Purpose:

The Research Council has established the Industrial PhD Scheme to boost research efforts and long-term competence-building for Norwegian trade and industry through the recruitment of doctoral candidates.

The scheme is also intended to promote closer cooperation between industry and research organisations as a necessary step in promoting knowledge transfer from researchers to society at large.

The target group is companies. The Industrial PhD Scheme provides companies with an opportunity to enhance their research knowledge and expertise without having to participate in a more extensive R&D project.