EEA and Norway Grants

Norwegian companies can participate as partners in projects supported by the EEA Grants and contribute to social and economic development in Europe.
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Service type
Grants and partner search
Target audience
All companies
Application deadline
Calls for proposals
How much
Varies

In EEA projects, a Norwegian company works with a company in one of the 15 EU countries that receive funding. The company in the recipient country applies for the project and leads it on behalf of the partnership.

We manage the programmes in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania through our offices in these countries, and we are a partner in programmes managed by local authorities in Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Poland and Portugal. We help Norwegian companies establish partnerships and take part in collaborative projects.

Norwegian companies can access funding by becoming project partners. The grant supports joint development, testing and piloting of new technologies and solutions, as well as knowledge transfer.

As a project partner, your company can grow internationally and explore business opportunities in Europe. You can build your network, increase your visibility and form strategic partnerships across borders.

Project collaboration also helps you gain a better understanding of different business cultures and, importantly, supports sustainable growth across Europe.

There are several ways to find a potential partner, and frequently asked questions and answers about the EEA and Norway Grants may help.

We also organise online and in-person networking events ahead of every application deadline. These events give companies the opportunity to meet and discuss what each party can contribute to a partnership. We publish all upcoming events on our website and social media and share them in our newsletter.

A company may also contact you directly. If you have any questions afterwards, get in touch with us.

Key requirements for funding

To receive services from us, your business must uphold the principles of responsible business conduct and understand its own sustainability risks. Read more about sustainability and responsible business conduct.

State aid rules

Our funding must comply with State aid rules. Five general conditions for State aid must be met.

The General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) forms part of the State aid rules. It contains a set of articles that provide the legal basis for us to support businesses in different circumstances. One or more articles may apply in each case. Read more about GBER.

Legal basis for the scheme

Our funding schemes have been notified to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA). The legal basis for these notifications is available on the National Legal Basis page.

Other public funding

You must state in your application whether you have applied or plan to apply for other public funding for the project. We also base the amount of funding we award on an overall assessment of how much public funding is needed for the project to go ahead.

When determining the grant amount, we therefore assume that you will receive no public funding, including SkatteFUNN, other than that stated in your application. This applies to funding for the project costs on which we have based our grant calculation (eligible costs). If you receive other public funding, including SkatteFUNN, for the same costs after we have made our offer, we may reduce our grant accordingly or withdraw it.

This does not prevent your business from receiving other public support for project costs other than those used to calculate our grant.

Frequently asked questions about the EEA and Norway Grants
Talk to an adviser about the EEA and Norway Grants