Otwarcie konkursu POLNOR 2019 na polsko-norweskie projekty badawcze

The Programme ‘Applied Research’ has been established under the priority sector Innovation, Research, Education and Competitiveness. The objective of Programme ‘Applied Research’ is to enhance performance of Polish applied research in Poland through improved research cooperation between Poland and Norway. The cooperation is to be based on equal partnerships between Norwegian and Polish research institutions and enterprises. The call will support the establishment of long-term strategic partnerships between research institutions and enterprises in Norway and Poland through large bilateral research projects in order to enhance the quality of scientific outputs, upgrade the international visibility of Polish science, establish public-private partnerships, reinforce the links between innovation, research and education and boost innovation. The aim of the Programme is to prepare Project Promoters, project partners and researchers for further research cooperation within the European Framework Programmes for research and technological development and demonstration activities as well as for cooperation within other European programmes and initiatives. The Programme contributes to the development of the European Research Area.

Expected results of POLNOR 2019 Call for Proposals are:


- enhanced cooperation between the Polish and Norwegian partners involved in projects with the aim for building cooperation for future activities,
- support to technology transfer, sharing experiences and best practices between science and enterprises,
- development of new products and technologies,
- internationally refereed joint publications in the best journals (quality publications available in open access will be promoted),
- active involvement of young researchers in the projects.