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A workshop for researchers from Greenland, Iceland and Faroe Islands will take place from August 19th to 21st in the Nordic House in Tórshavn. The workshop is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The workshop will provide the researchers with an opportunity to delve into areas of scientific significance and shared interest. The workshop […]

Greenland Research Council is a partner in the joint call from Nordforsk: ‘Sustainable Development of the Arctic’. The first stage of the programme (call for pre-preproposal) has just been announced with a deadline 4 June 2024. Published 13 March 2024 Greenland Research Council is a funding partner of the Nordforsk call ‘Sustainable Development of the

Naalakkersuisut – The Government of Greenland has appointed Mitdlarak Lennert as the new chair of the Greenland Research Council. She will lead the council’s efforts to strengthen the development of Greenland research over the next 3-year term. Published 8 March 2024 Naalakkersuisut – The Government of Greenland has appointed 8 members to the Greenland Research

The call for proposals for the Research Promotion Grants 2024 has now been published. The available budget for 2024 is DKK 1.2 million, and there is one application round this year with a deadline: 1 March 2024. Greenland Research Council now invite applications for the Research Promotion Grants Program with a deadline 1 March 2024.

Published 5 January 2024 Greenland Research Council received 19 applications totaling DKK 42.4 million at the latest application round for the PhD and Postdoctoral Stipend Program. 5 PhD applications have been awarded a total of DKK 12.4 million. 5 new PhD students will spend the next 3 years immersing themselves in independent research projects that

Invitation for citizen meetings in Sisimiut and Nuuk on November 4 and 9: Ilisimatusarfik and Greenland Research Council invite citizens in Nuuk and Sisimiut to submit their recommendations for the development of ethical guidelines for research in Greenland Ilisimatusarfik and Greenland Research Council are now working on developing ethical guidelines for research in Greenland. The

Eligible research and innovation institutions and centers can now nominate candidates for members of the Greenland Research Council.   Call for nominations for members of the Greenland Research Council – terms and guidance (available in Greenlandic and Danish only) Nomination form Nominations for candidates must be submitted to the Ministry for Education, Culture, Sports and Church

The call for proposals for the PhD and Postdoctoral Grants 2023 has now been published. A total of DKK 13.4 million is allocated to support research development and researcher recruitment in Greenland. Deadline for applications is 1 October 2023. Greenland Research Council and the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources now invite applications for PhD (3-year)

N.B.: Updated on Friday 15 September 2023. It is possible to suggest up to two candidates, who will carry out the work as principal investigator together. With the joint declaration of June 9, 2022, Naalakkersuisut and The Danish Government decided to initiate a historical inquiry into the relationship between Greenland and Denmark in the period

Greenland Research Council – Nunatsinni Ilisimatusarnermik Siunnersuisoqatigiit – and Research Council Faroe Islands – Granskingarráðið – have signed an agreement on cooperation. 29 June 2023   The purpose of the agreement (MoU) is to strengthen cooperation between the research and innovation communities in Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Greenland and the Faroe Islands have common