Nordic Mobility, Exchange, and Networking 2026

No, co-financing is not necessary. 

The target group for this mobility programme is PhD students, post-doctorates, and researchers.  

For Nordic collaborative projects, the consortium must include at least three Nordic research performing organisations from three different Nordic countries. All partners applying for funding must be legally based in a Nordic country.  

For Nordic-Baltic collaborative projects, the consortium must include either one Baltic and two Nordic research performing organisation  or  three Nordic research performing organisations that include Nordic-Baltic collaboration activities in the project.  

The Nordic countries are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. The Baltic countries are Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. 

There is no maximum limit on the number of partners or observers.  

Yes. Researchers include postdoctoral researchers, associate professors, professors, and other types of researchers.  

All researchers must be affiliated with one of the participating organisations and have an existing salary or scholarship. 

Yes. Companies may participate as project partners and receive funding, or as observers providing in-kind contributions. 

Relevant experts from outside the Nordic region (for Nordic projects) or outside the Nordic and Baltic region (for Nordic-Baltic projects) may participate in project activities. 

However, their travel and accommodation costs cannot be covered by this programme. 

Programme funding may be used to provide an honorarium or speaker fee, including for speakers from outside the Nordic or Baltic region. 

The funding supports mobility, networking, and knowledge-sharing activities. It cannot be used to fund the research itself. 

Applicants must divide their budget into three categories:  

Planning and administration (max 20%): 
Salaries 
Planning and management 
Travel and accommodation for organising activities.   

Mobility costs: 
Short-term and long-term exchanges must only cover the additional expenses of a PhD student, post-doctorate, or researcher for performing an exchange. This includes accommodation, travel and commuting, and additional costs for staying abroad. 
Recommended monthly rates for research stays abroad: Single: NOK 25 000 per month    
Family: NOK 43 000 per month     

Events:  
Funding covers allowances of speakers, refreshments, food, workshop material, and other costs related to hosting an event etc. Funding also covers direct costs related to travel, accommodation, and subsistence allowance for project participants participating in events. 
 
Communication and dissemination:  
Salaries: Salaries for communication and dissemination activities should be restricted to cover added workload for communication and dissemination of the project by administrative or scientific staff. Travel and accommodation for external dissemination: Can be used for attending external events.   

Travel and accommodation for the Annual Mobility Workshop: Can be used for attending the Annual Mobility Workshop.   

All project partners can include planning and administration costs in their budget.  

You are allowed to apply for funding for attending external events in the Nordic countries (Nordic projects), and external events in the Nordic/Baltic countries (Nordic-Baltic projects).  

Funding from this programme cannot be used to finance visits to countries outside the Nordic countries (Nordic projects) or to countries outside the Nordic/Baltic countries (Nordic-Baltic projects).  

Funding for mobility costs must only cover the additional expenses of a PhD student, post-doctorate, or researcher for performing an exchange. This includes accommodation, travel and commuting, and additional costs for staying abroad. 

It is a prerequisite that the PhD student, post-doctorate, or researcher receiving funding from the category mobility costs has existing funding for salaries or scholarships from the participating partners.  

There is not a settled limit for long-term stays for PhDs, but a long stay is usually defined as 3–12 months. Researchers/postdocs are only allowed exchanges up to 3 months with funding from this call. 

In 2026, the joint workshop is planned for 3-4 November 2026. The workshop takes place annually. Costs to attend these workshops should be included in the budget. 

We encourage all project partners to attend the workshop, and to set aside budget for this in the application.   

The observer organisation must declare their scientific and professional contribution to the project. 

The  Project owner is the institution responsible for ensuring that the project is completed in accordance with the contract, as per Nordic Energy Research’s standard terms and conditions.  

The Project manager (the Coordinator) is the individual responsible for the professional progress, implementation, and completion of the project on behalf of the Project owner, as per Nordic Energy Research’s standard terms and conditions. 

All applicants will receive their sum score.   

The proposals will be assessed by external experts. In this evaluation process, Nordic Energy Research’s Guidelines on Impartiality will be applied to ensure no conflicts of interest arise.