Open science at UiT

Grant application support

As research moves further towards openness, major funding agencies such as the EU and The Research Council of Norway (RCN) are imposing stricter Open Science requirements in their application process. In addition to requirements for Open Access to all research publications, researchers must now also provide detailed plans for Open Data practises in funding applications. Furthermore, applicants are highly recommended to incorporate wider aspects of Open Science into their funding applications. Flyers summarizing Open Science requirements are available for EU funding (Horizon Europe) (PDF) and the RCN (PDF).

The University Library offers assistance on how to practically and efficiently implement Open Science practises to those who are planning to apply for external research funding, and also to those who have recently received external funding that requires Open Science compliance.  

We can provide guidance on: 

• Open Access (publishing in Open Access journals and self-archiving in trusted repositories); 
• Open Data (as open as possible - practising good research data management, complying with FAIR data principles); 
• Further Open Science practices (e.g., preprints, open review). 

If you have questions, or wish to arrange for an information seminar with your research group or department, please contact the library at forskning@ub.uit.no. 

Updated: 27.01.2026, updated by: Lars Nordmo