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Personal Overseas Research Grants and extensions of fellowship periods for post-doctoral fellows with funding from the Research Council
Overseas research grants for a research stay of minimum 3 and maximum 12 months and/or extensions of the fellowship period corresponding to the length of the stay (3–12 months) may be sought for post-doctoral fellows with funding from the Research Council.
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Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals:
The grants are awarded as additional funding to projects receiving funding under Research Council activities and programmes. Thus the scheme does not have its own budget.
Guidelines and important considerations relevant to all types of applications in this call for proposals:
The Norwegian-language call for proposals is the legally binding version.
Who is eligible to apply?
The scheme applies to projects that have been awarded funding under a call for proposals with a deadline after 1 January 2017 and whose Project Owner is a Norwegian research organisation.
Overseas research grants and extensions of the fellowship period are available to post-doctoral fellowship-holders that have received a pledge for full or partial funding from the Research Council for a period of minimum 24 months.
For non-Norwegian research fellows, Personal Overseas Research Grants may be sought for visits to a research organisation in the research fellow’s home country if he or she has not studied or been employed there for more than 12 months during the past three years, and if this is warranted for reasons relating to equipment, facilities or expertise that is not available in Norway.
Personal Overseas Research Grants may not be used to spend parts of the fellowship period on Svalbard.
The Project Owner is to submit the grant application:
- after the individual has been appointed to the position of post-doctoral research fellow and concrete plans for the research stay abroad have been drawn up;
- at least three months prior to the research stay. Any exceptions must be explained.
What does the grant cover and how is it disbursed?
- Personal Overseas Research Grants are available to post-doctoral fellowship-holders for a stay of minimum three and maximum 12 months. The stay abroad may be divided into shorter segments if the researcher has children of school age or younger, with up to one round-trip ticket home per two complete months for the duration of the stay.
- Personal Overseas Research Grants for research fellows with funding from the Research Council receive 100 per cent coverage.
- The grant will be disbursed in monthly increments based on fixed rates.
Extension of the post-doctoral fellowship period
In addition to an overseas research grant, it is possible to apply for an extension of the fellowship period for post-doctoral fellows corresponding to the length of the stay abroad (minimum three months, maximum 12 months). When granting an extension, the Research Council will provide the same level of support as the original funding percentage of the position. Applications for an extension of over six months will only be approved if the research stay abroad and the extension are included in the post-doctoral fellowship contract.
The Project Owner is to submit the application for the extension:
- together with the application for a Personal Overseas Research Grant;
- during the course of the research stay abroad; or
- after the stay has been concluded.
Applications for an extension must be submitted at least three months prior to the conclusion of the ordinary post-doctoral period. Exceptions must be explained.
Application requirements
The grant proposal must be based on and related to the main project.
Please note that:
- The Research Council does not award funding for post-doctoral research fellowships for a period of more than four years.
- Section 2-3(3) of the Regulations concerning terms and conditions of employment for the posts of post-doctoral research fellow, research fellow, research assistant and resident laid down by the Ministry of Education and Research sets limits for extensions of the contractual period for more than six months.
- It is the responsibility of the employer to ensure that the terms of employment for the post-doctoral research fellow (including duration) are in compliance with applicable legislation and regulations.
