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Call for proposals: Indigenous guidelines for NordForsk

Nordforsk

NordForsk announces funding for a project that will produce a report to support the formulation of the Nordic guidelines for research involving Indigenous people.

Call deadline: 14.08.2025 at 13:00 (CET)

Available budget: NOK 0.5 million

Important: Please read the instructions in the application form as well as the call text to access all the necessary information to write your proposal. You can use the preview form function to see the instructions in the application form.

Background and tasks

There are several guidelines and roadmaps that support researchers in conducting research involving Indigenous people and help Indigenous people to become aware of their rights as participants of research. Such guidelines are crucially needed for enhancing Indigenous peoples' self-determination in relation to knowledge production. However, there is a lack of common guidelines for Indigenous research in the Nordic countries. There is, therefore, a need to map and review the guidelines in the Nordic countries and in Canada, and when relevant, use guidelines of other Indigenous people and global guidelines like CARE principles of Global Indigenous Alliance as benchmarks. The Nordic Working Group, consisting of members engaged in Indigenous research at Nordic academic institutions and the Saami Council, has asked NordForsk to initiate a call for proposals to support the development process.

The project funded under the call will produce a report for the Nordic Working Group. The report will support the formulation of the Nordic guidelines for research involving Indigenous people.

The tasks of the project are to:

Review the existing guidelines and make constructive comparisons for the use of the Nordic Working Group when developing guidelines for research involving Indigenous people.
Scan new and emerging trends in guidelines for research involving Indigenous people.
Write recommendations for guidelines for research involving Indigenous people to the Nordic Working Group.
Draft a toolkit to implement the Nordic guidelines for research involving Indigenous people to be considered by the Nordic Working Group.

The project is set to begin in September 2025. NordForsk will facilitate a kick-off meeting where the project’s researchers will meet with the Nordic Working Group on September 17, 2025 in Oslo. During this meeting, the project’s researchers will refine the project plan and timetable in collaboration with the Nordic Working Group. The project leader and key researchers are expected to take part in the meeting. The report’s content, including its analysis and recommendations, should be fully prepared for communication to the Nordic Working Group by 15 March 2026. The Nordic Working Group and the project’s researchers will finalise the Nordic guidelines for research involving Indigenous people by June 2026.

Financial framework

Applicants are invited to apply for funding to establish a project with a budget of a maximum of NOK 0.5 million and a duration of up to one year. The intention is to provide funding for one project under this call.

Funding may be used for:

Salaries for researchers
Research-related costs (such as data collection and analysis, Open Access charges)
Project-related costs (such as collaboration activities with project partners and stakeholders)
Activities and material for the communication, dissemination, and exchange of knowledge
Travel/accommodation costs in respect of the mobility of the project partners
Travel/accommodation costs for other participants including stakeholders

Indirect costs and overhead can be included. NordForsk does not apply any fixed rate or model for calculating indirect costs for research projects. Such costs should be determined by the applicant’s institutions according to their rules and models, and applicants are advised to consult their respective institutions for further guidelines. The feasibility of the budgets will be assessed.

Salaries for applicants not affiliated with a research institution in the Nordic countries cannot be claimed as part of the project costs. Organisations based in the Russian Federation or Belarus or Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine may not participate in the project funded by this call.

Submission of proposals

The project leader must submit the application form and annexes electronically through the NordForsk Call and Application Portal no later than 13.00 CET on 14 August 2025. The submission must contain all supporting documents as requested below:

NordForsk proposal form as specified in the call and application portal
A plan for the report (max. 3 pages, including references)
Management plan (max. 2 pages)
Communication and knowledge exchange plan (max. 1 pages)
CV, including a short list of max. ten publications (max. 3 pages for project leader and max. 1 page for each key researcher).
Budget specifications
Letter of Commitment
Further instructions and details can be found in the call and application portal.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

1. Nordic Added Value & Multi-Country Consortium

Your project must generate clear added value for the Nordic region, such as shared infrastructure, data harmonization, increased regional mobility, or addressing unique Nordic challenges—especially in tie-breaker cases

Include partners from at least three Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden—or autonomous areas), and ideally also Baltic participants when eligible

2. High Scientific Quality & Relevance to the Call

Independent peer review scores prioritize originality, sound methodology, and disciplinary fit

Your proposal must explicitly address the aims and objectives of the specific call and any related goals like SDGs, indigenous issues, or Arctic relevance

3. Interdisciplinarity & Societal Impact

Most NordForsk calls emphasize interdisciplinary research—projects must integrate at least two scientific domains and demonstrate how they will interact

Embedding Open Science practices (open access, FAIR data management) is increasingly crucial across all calls

4. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) & Early-Career Integration

For calls with EDI frameworks (e.g., Arctic or Indigenous studies), concrete plans for integrating EDI—such as recruitment, mentorship, and outcome monitoring—are evaluated rigorously

Demonstrate integration of early-career researchers with meaningful leadership roles

5. Feasibility & Robust Planning

Feasibility includes clear methodological approaches, realistic timelines, risk management, and integration of EDI and Indigenous/community frameworks where required.

A detailed, justified budget and alignment with national funding regulations is essential—NordForsk often uses real or virtual common-pot funding models

6. Full Compliance & Timely Submission

Applications must be submitted via the NordForsk portal, include all mandatory attachments (project plan, budget tables), and comply with length and format limits—fail to comply, and your application will be automatically rejected

Only fully completed and resubmitted drafts before the deadline are accepted

📋 Summary Table

Success Factor	How to Demonstrate It
Nordic Added Value & Consortium	Multi-country team, regional collaboration outcomes
Scientific Quality & Call Fit	Strong peer-review scores, explicit call alignment
Interdisciplinary & Societal Goals	Integration across domains, open science plans
EDI & Early-Career Involvement	EDI measures, clear roles for early-career staff
Feasibility & Methodological Rigor	Solid methods, timelines, risk and EDI integration
Budget & Funding Model Alignment	Accurate, justified finances; understand funding model
Full Compliance & Submission	Complete portal application on time with required docs

🛠 Pro Tips for a Strong Application

Build a diverse, cross-Nordic consortium with relevant partners and Baltic inclusion if allowed.

Emphasize Nordic added value—why the research requires Nordic cooperation.

Structure the project interdisciplinarily, integrating methodologies from multiple domains.

Include Open Science measures—data management, register in open-access repositories.

Integrate a clear EDI plan, especially for Arctic/Indigenous calls, and meaningful roles for early-career researchers.

Prepare a detailed feasibility plan, with realistic schedules and risk analysis.

Align your budget with NordForsk’s funding model—check national annexes for details.

Submit early, comply with all formats, attachments, and length constraints.

Specialties

Artificial Intelligence

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for funding, the following conditions must be met:

Proposals must be submitted electronically through the NordForsk Call and Application Portal by the call deadline.
All proposals must be written in English and follow the structure set out in the application form that is available on the NordForsk Call and Application Portal.
The host institution (Project Owner) for the research project must be an established organisation based in a Nordic country that actively undertakes research. In this context, the Nordic countries are defined as Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland.
The project leader must be a qualified researcher with a PhD employed by the host institution.
A researcher may only serve as a project leader for one application under this call. However, research institutions may be affiliated with more than one application.
Researchers and research groups must be based in organisations that actively undertake research and that have relevant expertise in and understanding of Indigenous research in Greenland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
The proposal must clearly indicate the persons responsible for writing the report.
The proposal must include a signed Letter of Commitment from the project owner, signed by a person authorised to take on financial commitments on behalf of the institution for the duration of the project.

Applications that do not fulfil the above eligibility criteria will not be processed.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Nordforsk

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: Stensberggt. 27 5th Floor NO-0170 Oslo Norway

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