International Partnerships for Excellence Education, Research and Innovation (INTPART) Programme

Norwegian research organisations can apply for funding for partnerships with Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, China, South Africa, South Korea and the USA, to develop outstanding academic environments in Norway through long-term international collaboration, particularly through strong connections between higher education and research cooperation. 

Norwegian research organizations can also apply for funding to establish and further develop partnerships with African countries. 

Under this call, it will not be possible to enter into agreements with Russian partners. 

Furthermore, INTPART will lead to the achievement of the following sub-goals: 

• lasting international partnerships that increase the quality of higher education and research in Norway 
• good links between higher education and research within the framework of the partnerships 
• collaboration with the labour and business sector to increase quality and relevance within the framework of the partnerships, where relevant.

The call supports the establishment and further development of formalised institutional collaboration on research and higher education. The projects that receive funding must be based on an ongoing research project, centre or cluster at Norwegian research organisations. 

In the application, you must show how the international partnership strengthens the ongoing project. Partners and collaborative activities must be justified by needs and opportunities in research and higher education, and you must demonstrate how the activities contribute to academic and institution-specific strategic goals for research and education quality. The scheme is administered jointly by the Research Council of Norway and the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir).

Only approved Norwegian research organisations are eligible to apply.  Institutions interested in participating (including in Canada) must reach out to their Norwegian partners or prospective partners to express interest in the program.