Norway achieves strong results in Horizon Europe

The EU's Horizon Europe programme has a budget of around NOK 1,000 billion for the period 2021–2027. The ambition is for Norwegian participants to secure 2.8 per cent of the available funding.

The aggregate results up to the end of 2023, published today, show that Norway has secured a 3.23 per cent share of the available funding.

So far, Norwegian organisations have secured around NOK 10.6 billion in competitive funding from Horizon Europe. Our CEO, Håkon Haugli, is delighted with these results.

'The EU is our largest market and our most important partner. We see that Norwegian businesses are performing particularly well in collaborative projects in climate, energy and mobility. This is encouraging, as Norway is well placed to succeed in these areas. At the same time, there is potential for even more businesses to take part,' says Haugli.

He points out that EU funding instruments can complement national schemes, helping companies scale up and grow in international markets.

‘By taking part in collaborative projects and partnerships, companies can gain access to expertise, networks and market opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach. It is important for Norwegian businesses to understand the framework conditions the EU is developing,’ says Haugli.

Norway's results in Horizon Europe place it 10th among the countries receiving the most funding from the programme. Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre is impressed.

'This shows that we are a sought-after partner in European research and innovation collaboration. The funding helps strengthen our national expertise and boost competitiveness,' says Vestre.

Norwegian research institutes, universities, university colleges, businesses, health trusts and public sector organisations can apply for funding from Horizon Europe, competing with applicants from across Europe, and receive advisory from the Research Council of Norway and us throughout the application process.