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Norwegian Centres of Excellence scheme

The SFF scheme gives Norway's leading researchers the opportunity to organise themselves into centres to achieve ambitious scientific goals. The research shall move the international research front, be innovative and groundbreaking. Centres are funded for up to ten years (six + four years).

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Timeline for the call for proposals of SFF VI

May 2025

Phase 1: Planned call for proposals is published

May 2025

Phase 1: Information meeting

September 2025

Phase 1: The call text will be complete and you can create an application

November 2025

Phase 1: Application deadline

Spring 2026

Phase 1: Decision and invitation to apply for phase 2

Autumn 2026

Phase 2: Application deadline

Autumn 2027

Phase 2: Decision on allocations

Spring 2028

Expected start-up of new centres

Timeline for the call for proposals of SFF VI

Information about the SFF VI call for proposals

The next call for proposals for the Centre of Excellence (SFF) is planned for 2025 and will be allocated towards the end of 2027.

Only approved Norwegian research organisations are eligible to apply as Project Owner.

Requirements, guidelines and the final text of the call will not be available until the time of the call in 2025. We will publish more information on an ongoing basis as soon as the details of the process have been decided by the portfolio board for ground-breaking research.

We have had a webinar about this call in 2024, and you can see the recording and the presentation from the webinar here:

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was allocated to the centres in 2025

273million NOK

Evaluations of the SFF scheme

SFF-V (2023-2033)

SFF-IV (2017-2027)

SFF-III (2013-2023)

Messages at time of print 24 May 2026, 20:21 CEST

High demand

In connection with the application deadline of 27 May and the transition to the new application system, many of us are now receiving many inquiries. Therefore, it may take longer than usual before you receive a response. We will answer you as quickly as we can. It is a good idea to read through our information about applying in the new application system before you contact us.

Important message

For the calls for proposals with the application deadline 27 May at 13:00 CEST, we manage our hotline +47 22 03 70 00 Thursday 21 May, Friday 22 May and Tuesday 26 May at CEST 08:00–15:00 and Wednesday 27 May at CEST 08:00-13:00.