Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities

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The Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities (Norges almenvitenskapelige forskningsråd,NAVF) was one of Norway's five research councils. It was established in 1949. [1] NAVF was responsible for funding basic research in all disciplines. In 1993, the five research councils merged into the present Research Council of Norway.

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References

  1. Skoie, Hans (2013). En norsk forskningsorganisasjon tar form: en oversikt. Arbeidsnotat 7/2013. NIFU: Nordisk institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning.