The Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research (Norges Vitenskapsakademi for Polarforskning, NVP) is the world’s only scientific academy that concentrates on the polar regions and related challenges within all scientific disciplines and in an international perspective. The academy is located in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, on 78° north and welcomes distinguished researchers from all over the world as members.
Norway’s King Harald is the Academy’s patron.