22. Sep 2025
Call: AI tools in the Fram Centre
The Fram Centre collaboration announces funding for one-year projects related to AI and the northern areas.
The Fram Centre has a great potential to use AI capabilities within the cooperation. Areas for cooperation within AI encompassing projects which can be financed in this call are those that fall within the Fram Centre’s mandate, which is to contribute with research-based knowledge that makes Norway the best manager of the northern environment and natural- and cultural resources. It is expected that through a combination of competence, infrastructure and unique data access the Fram Centre could achieve a pivotal position regarding Norwegian and international high north environmental research and the use of AI. Projects financed through this call are expected to contribute to this goal.
The call is for research projects and other actions which clearly demonstrate the use or development of AI to further the goals (the complete strategi can be found here) of the Fram Centre research cooperation. That is, research that addresses the challenges in the High North, both regarding environmental and social consequences. Interdisciplinarity and collaboration are essential for all Fram Centre projects, but for these short AI projects the collaboration aspect is emphasized.
Projects and actions are not limited to original research projects, pure research into AI is not expected to be viable within such a short time frame, but also implementation of existing models and methods, workshops and activities for positioning the cooperation for future activities.
The evaluation committee and the SG will give precedence to projects that are realistic in achieving their aims within the time and monetary restraints. They will also prioritise projects which give the most value for the Fram Centre cooperation as a whole in the coming years.
In this call, the impact on the Fram Centre collaboration will be weighted as much as excellence.
There should be participation of at least three members from the Fram Centre in the projects. Interdisciplinarity in the projects is an advantage, but not a requirement.
It is planned for 2-6 one-year projects with an upper limit of 2.5 million NOK. The total framework for the call is 4.5 million NOK.
The projects must be complete within 2026.
Application
Applications should use the template found her
Applications should be sent via email to kathryn.donnelly@framsenteret.no and bo.solarmin@gmail.com before 13:00, 12/11. The applications should be written in English.
Timeline
9/10/2025 – call published
12/11 13:00 – deadline for applications applications will be evaluated internally and externally.
15/1/2026 – information to applicants about the outcome
Contact:
Bo Andersen (leader of the Fram Centre steering group (bo.solarmin@gmail.com), Evy Jørgensen (Deputy leader of the steering group) and Kathryn Donnelly (Research coordinator) kathryn.donnelly@framsenteret.no.
Application template to be sent via email: kathryn.donnelly@framsenteret.no and bo.solarmin@gmail.com.
Evaluation criteria:her
