[Our translation/Google translate]
The Olav Thon Foundation was established in December 2013. The Foundation’s statutes, § 7c), stipulate, among other things, the following tasks for the Foundation:
c) Support may be provided in the form of personal awards for outstanding teaching that takes place at Norwegian educational institutions.
The call for 2026 is reserved for teaching at universities and university colleges. The amount is NOK 500,000 per award. Up to 10 awards may be awarded in 2026. The awards are personal.
The deadline for nominating candidates is 15 October 2025. Nominations have to be passed through the Faculty of Science and Technology and can be submitted to beate.rensvik@uib.no no later than 29 September 12am.
For more information about the award and the procedure for nominating candidates, see the attached announcement letter from the Olav Thon Foundation [Norwegian language].