The Arctic region has for several years undergone rapid changes with far-reaching and profound consequences on many areas and continues to do so. A key driver for this is the climate change, which is happening faster in the Arctic region than in the rest of the world. The climate change has a direct and significant impact on the ecosystem, the local communities, and the traditional ways of living. The declining Arctic Sea ice has moreover opened up for new transport routes, new and wider opportunities for resource extraction and generally an increased international interest in the region. Other drivers of change, sometimes reinforced by the climate change, are technology development, migration, tourism, demographic changes, and changes in the geopolitical situation.
In this context, a collaboration among countries in the region on a call for Arctic research is timely and highly prioritised by the Nordic countries demonstrating substantial commitments to the call. We anticipate that the call will open March 2024, and that the submission deadline for the first stage proposals will be June 2024. Available budget is approximately 190 million NOK.
As the title suggests, it will be a call for research that can contribute to new knowledge for a sustainable development of the Arctic. The call has no thematic priorities, but three keywords can inspire the applicants when developing their research ideas into proposals: Security, Natural Resources and/or Societal Changes. It will be required to consider the indigenous perspectives when relevant. The research funded must be truly interdisciplinary and excellent, combining and integrating skills from multiple disciplines to contribute with new and groundbreaking knowledge for a sustainable development of the Arctic. Interdisciplinary research projects encompassing research within at least two of the three areas of science as defined by the European Research Council: Life science; Physical Sciences & Engineering; Social Sciences and Humanities.
Please note that the details of the call in the pre-announcement may be subject to change, and the final details will be provided in the call text.
Funding partners
- Research Council of Norway
- Research Council of Finland
- Independent Research Fund Denmark
- Swedish Research Council
- Formas, a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development
- Research Council Faroe Islands
- Greenland Research Council
- Rannís, The Icelandic Centre for Research
