The Research Council of Norway is a national strategic body and funding agency for research and innovation activities. The Research Council covers all fields of research and innovation and works together with research institutions as well as the private and public sectors to reach the national financial goals and quality targets set in this area. The Research Council comprises three research divisions; the Division for Science, the Division for Strategic Priorities and the Division for Innovation. Department for the Humanities in the Division for Science has strategic responsibility for developing research in the humanities and for recruitment to this field. The Department's key policy instruments comprise financing of independent researcher-initiated projects, including strategic projects initiated by the research institutions. In addition, the department initiates research programmes in the humanities and establishes interdisciplinary programmes in collaboration with the Department for the Social Sciences.
