Winter and the Christmas holiday is fast approaching, and I know I’m not the only looking forward to some much needed holiday. But if you feel Christmas is just around the corner, I can ensure you that January and springtime’s most beautiful experience is coming quickly thereafter. The chaotic Christmas preparations are only partly to blame; The 2018 deadline for Norwegian Research Council calls is one month earlier, meaning that the deadline is already in April. This year the NRC divided the different programmes into two different deadlines, whereof the last one was in May. However, now all the programmes are gathered in one deadline, which is late April 2018.

Where we previously had January, February, March and April to submit drafts, attend internal review meetings and scrutinize the budgets, we now have to make do with one month less. K2 will arrange the application process also for 2018, helping to ensure the best possible application and turnout, with the help of our economists, research advisers and our colleagues. In order to allow time for the same schedule we arranged for 2017, it is necessary to start the process already in January.

More information to come, but considered yourself well prepared for both winter and spring. Forewarned is forearmed.

Best,
Julie