The Education Committee announces funding each year for quality development in education. In 2025, NOK 2,100,000 was announced, which academic units could apply for (referred to as “Incentive Funds for the Development of Educational Quality”).
For 2026, the Education Committee has decided to make adjustments to the allocation process. The evaluation committee will have a majority of merited teachers, rather than members of the Education Committee, as has been the practice in recent years. The mandate for the evaluation committee will also be revised, including a requirement that all applicants receive feedback on their applications.
In addition, in November the University Board allocated funds to the First-Year Student Initiative, with the ambition of reducing drop-out early in studies. These funds will be incorporated into the call for proposals, in line with the guidelines set by the board.
At the time of writing, the call Funds for Quality Development in Education 2026 will amount to approximately NOK 3,800,000.
The call will be divided into three purposes:
Small projects / pilot studies related to the First-Year Student Initiative
Pilot projects related to the First-Year Student Initiative
Other projects related to quality work in education
We are currently preparing the call and aim to have it ready by the end of February, with an application deadline in early May.
Allocations will be made in the Education Committee’s meeting on 17 June.
In the meantime, we refer to the Education Committee’s case 5/26 Midlar til kvalitetsutvikling 2026 – 2029which sets the framework for the call text and the allocation process. Developing good projects takes time, and we therefore ask you to make academic units aware that the call is forthcoming and that it will include a new direction.