You can now apply for support from Astri and Edvard Riisøens Legacy. The Legacy’s purpose is to promote the medical research of cardiovascular diseases. The Legacy may also be used for research or studies of other diseases, e.g. cancer, rheumatic diseases etc.. This year you can apply for funding of scientific travels. Deadline June 2. For more information (in Norwegian).
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The Kavli Fund is looking for new projects
The Kavli Fund is always looking for a new project to which they can give their support. If you have a project you think may fit them, you can send a mail.
For more information about the Kavli Fund and the type of projects they support.
FORNY 2020 and BIOTEK2021
Researchers in Bergen have the opportunity to apply for several millions in support from the Research Council for projects with a commercial angle.
For more information about FORNY2020.
For more information about BIOTEK2021.
Preannouncement: Nordic Research Programme on Helath and Welfare
NordForsk has pre-announced a Call within the newly established Nordic Programme on Health and Welfare. About 120 MNOK will be shared between three to five large-scale projects, running for five years. The Call will be issued in June with application deadline in middle of October 2014. The pre-announcement aims to encourage Nordic researchers and research institutions to start preparing for the Call in terms of identifying in particular Nordic partners. For more information.
Novo Nordisk Grants
Novo Nordisk Fonden announces research grants for Clinical Research Fellowship at Steno Diabetes Center with deadline June 20th, and Research projects in endocrinology and experimental physiology in the Nordics, deadline June 2nd.
Overview of changes in FRIMEDBIO since 2013
- Changes for project leaders with FRIPRO-projects over 3 years. They may apply for funding to a new project when it has been underway for 3 years, even if the project is not finished.
- Changes for Young research talents and postdoctoral fellowships:
- For Young research talents it is from this year on a demand that there has been at least 2 years since approved dissertation.
- For postdoctoral fellowship there will now be a demand for a stay abroad of between 3 and 12 months.
- From this year on, there will be a mobility grant for you young researches in FRIPRO. The grant is for 3 years. The first two years must be at an institution abroad, and the third in Norway. The grants are open for applicants from all fields.
Deadline is May 21st.
More info about FRIPRO here (in Norwegian), det call itself will be active from April 9.
More about Frimedbio (in Norwegian).
Information from the Cancer Society concerning changes in this year’s main calls
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Erasmus+ for joint degrees
Erasmus+ replaced EU’s programme for lifelong learning starting January 1, 2014, and the first programme period will be until 2021. Funding has now been announced for the joint degree part of the programme. Application deadline is March 27, 2014.
Announcment – Bergen Summer Research School (BSRS) 2014
Bergen Summer Research School (BSRS) are now accepting applications for BSRS2014. Application deadline is February 15th for international students and March 1st for Nordic students. Click here for more information about the summer school, and click here for promotion flyer. For more information about courses offered in 2014, click here.
Rules regarding applications to the Norwegian Cancer Society
(Norsk) ECoonline-kurs
Nordic seminar in Lund
The role and responsibilities of universities for educating health professionals for tomorrow´s healthcare systems. For more information.
Lund, October 16-17 2014