Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI)
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Objectives:
The SFI scheme seeks to promote innovation by providing funding for long-term research conducted in close cooperation between R&D-performing companies and prominent research groups. The SFI centres are to develop expertise of high international calibre in fields of importance for innovation and value creation. The scheme is designed to enhance technology transfer, internationalisation and researcher training.
The Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI) scheme comprises a national scheme under the auspices of the Research Council of Norway. The Research Council provides the basic funding for the scheme with allocations from the annual yield of the Fund for Research and Innovation.
The overall objective of the SFI scheme is to enhance the ability of the business sector to innovate by providing funding for long-term research conducted in close cooperation between R&D-performing companies and prominent research groups. The SFI scheme seeks to encourage companies to innovate through a greater focus on long-term research, and make Norway an attractive location for international companies to establish their operations. It also seeks to facilitate active cooperation between innovative companies and prominent research groups as well as promote the development of industry-oriented research clusters which lie at the forefront of international research and which participate in dynamic international networks. The scheme seeks to enhance researcher training in areas of importance for the business sector, and generate transfer of research-based knowledge and technology as well.
The criteria for the selection of the centres are scientific merit and potential for innovation and value creation.
A centre for research-based innovation is a time-limited research centre affiliated with a research institution or company that is responsible for the centre’s activities. SFI host institutions may be universities, university colleges, independent research institutes, R&D-performing companies or R&D-performing public service providers that have the resources needed to fulfil the requirements set out for the SFI scheme. The host institution must have a leading position within the disciplines or industrial areas addressed by the centre.
This programme/activity normally accepts grant applications from:
The host institution for a Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI) may be an independent research institute, university, university college, R&D-performing company or R&D-performing public service provider.
Duration:
Open-ended
Overall budget:
The allocation from the Research Council to the 14 centres established in 2006 has an annual budget framework of NOK 140 million.
SFI Homepage
Attachments
- Description of the SFI scheme (PDF-43.4 KB)
- SFI Requirements and guidelines (PDF-33.7 KB)
Contact
- Liv Jorunn JenssenSpecial Adviser22 03 71 13ljj@forskningsradet.no
- Dag KavlieSpecial Adviser+47 22 03 73 09dk@forskningsradet.no
- Dagrun PedersenSenior Executive Officer22 03 72 93dp@forskningsradet.no
