The provides highly competitive funding to support ground-breaking research across all scientific disciplines. These grants enable researchers to pursue ambitious, curiosity-driven projects at the frontiers of knowledge. With a strong emphasis on scientific excellence, ERC funding allows researchers to freely define their own topics and methodologies. Receiving an ERC grant is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious achievements in academia. Notably, several ERC grantees have gone on to receive Nobel prizes.
For several years, ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ has consistently ranked amongst the top five recipients of ERC grants in Norway- remarkably, as the only non-University in that list. Given its relatively small size compared to major universities, ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ is likely the highest per capita recipient of ERC funding among Norwegian research institutions.
Completed ERC projects
ERC Starting Grants:
- Henrikas BartuseviÄius - AWAR: Adapted to War (2021-2026)
- Marta Bivand Erdal - MigrationRhythms: Migration Rhythms in Trajectories of Upward Social Mobility in Asia (2021-2026)
ERC Consolidator Grants:
- Jørgen Carling - FUMI: Future Migration as Present Fact (2018-2026)
- Halvard Buhaug- CLIMSEC: Climate Variability and Security Threats (2015-2021)
ERC Proof of Concept: HÃ¥vard Hegre - ViEWS Proof of Concept (2022-2024)