Partners & Network
The Centre has 17 Norwegian universities, university colleges, and research institutes as partners.
The partnership agreements, which last for five years and may be renewed, are structured to benefit CAS, the partner institutions, and the researchers themselves:
- Our agreements with our partner institutions ensures that PIs and group members employed in tenured academic positions will be granted paid leave during their stay at CAS but this only applies if their teaching and tutoring obligations can be met while they are away.
- The partner institutions will earn the publication points that result from CAS projects, and CAS will not claim ownership of any results or findings.
- Former CAS Research Grant recipients can apply for the CAS Alumni Fellowship, which provides seed funding for developing results from the CAS project further at the home institution.
Our partner institutions

How to become a partner
The Centre accepts applications from Norwegian institutions and elects up to two new partners per year. Applications are reviewed annually at the board meeting in February.
While there is no direct cost associated with the partnership, partner institutions contribute to the collaboration by providing scholars from their institutions with fully paid sabbatical leave during their stay at CAS.
See the formal requirements for becoming a partner here (PDF) >
Questions regarding partnership can be emailed to our administration >
Other partners and networks
In addition to our Norwegian partner institutions, CAS collaborates with other institutions in both Norway and abroad.

CAS has partnered with Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ) and joined the Nordic Fellowship Program. The program offers research fellowships to scholars from Swedish higher education and research institutions who wish to participate in one of our CRG-groups. The Nordic Fellowship Program thus adds one CRG fellow to our community each year. RJ fellows will receive a fully paid sabbatical and free travel between home place in Sweden and CAS. While at CAS the RJ fellow will enjoy the same benefits and services as other fellows

While not a part of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (DNVA), CAS shares a common history and enjoys a strong bond with the organisation. CAS was founded by the Academy in 1989, and the Centre is located on the lower ground and on the third floor of the Academy building. DNVA selects six of the members/alternates of our board of directors and appoints the chairperson. The Secretary General of the Academy participates as an observer during board meetings.
DNVA also supports the Young CAS programme by providing venues and lunches for some of the gatherings.

The Young Academy of Norway (AYF) is a central collaborator for the Centre. AYF was an invaluable partner when planning the Young CAS programme, and a representative from AYF participates in the selection of the candidates.
In 2024 CAS and AYF strengthened the partnership by incorporating new initiatives such as Konkurransen unge forskere (KUF), a national competition for students from age 13-20 in Norway, and Young Researchers Night, both organized annually by AYF.
As part of this expanded collaboration, CAS launched a new award category for KUF, the CAS Basic Research Prize (CAS Grunnforskningspris). Additionally, Young CAS PIs are invited to present at Young Researchers Night, an event held in multiple cities each year during Forskningsdagene.

CAS is a member of the Network of European Institutes for Advanced Study (NetIAS).
NetIAS was established in 2004 to enhance dialogue on practices and enable cooperation between institutes. Today, it comprises 25 institutions for advanced study across Europe, and the network hosts more than 500 researchers every year for up to one full academic year.
CAS participates in the Constructive Advanced Thinking (CAT) programme developed within the framework of NetIAS.
The CAT programme supports small groups of excellent early-career researchers for a duration up to three years. The groups are invited to meet for short stays at participating institutes, where they get the opportunity to get in contact with other fellows in residence, as well as local research communities. CAS has been part of the CAT programme since 2023 and will welcome the first visiting group in February 2025.
NordIAS
CAS is also a member of NordIAS, a network of all eight institutes for advanced study in the Nordic Countries. NordIAS was created with the aim of increasing collaborations among the institutes and affiliated fellows and staff.
In 2024 NordIAS introduced the Visiting Fellowship Programme to enhance the academic dialogue and network both for the fellows participating and for the institutes at large.