Guidelines for career fellowships
The Liaison Committee (Samarbeidsorganet) is to assess each year the awarding of career fellowship's to researchers under 45 years of age (b. 1976 or later). The purpose is to make it possible for younger, outstanding researchers to build up their own research environment. The career fellowship is the next rung on the career ladder after postdoctoral and/or research periods and requires the candidate to have demonstrated a high degree of independence. The career fellowship is a personal fellowship that cannot be transferred to others.
Who can apply – requirements at the time of application
The applicant must be employed (min. 20 percent position) by a health trust in the region or by a private, non-profit institution that has an agreement with Helse Vest. If the employment requirements are not met, people who are employed by universities and colleges in the region, as well as private substance abuse centres and rehabilitation institutions with an agreement with Helse Vest, can still apply if an agreement of support with a health trust or a private, non-profit institution is attached.
If funds are awarded
The positions financed by the research funds are to be employed by the applicant institution (health trust or private, non-profit institutions).
It should be possible for the research fellow to change employers during the fellowship, as long as this is another health trust or private, non-profit institution in the region. It is nevertheless the applicant institution that has the final word on whether the institutional responsibility for the project should also be changed. Conditions for any such potential change must be clarified by agreements between the institutions in question.
Application requirements
Extra stringent requirements will be set for applications in this category. Potential candidates must have demonstrated a high degree of independence. Whether candidates will be able to build a research environment will be emphasized in the evaluation and this should be clearly stated in the application.
What can be applied for
The career fellowship is to cover the salary of one's own position (four years, 100 % position), an appurtenant fellowship (PhD or postdoctoral fellowship, three years,100 %), and additional operating funds. The fellowship rates include salary with social expenses and some operating costs.
The total cost for the career fellowship is currently up to NOK 2,3 million per year for 3 years, and up to 1,2 NOK the last year.
Separate applications must be submitted if the applicant wishes to be assessed for the category of a postdoctoral fellowship or an ordinary multi-year project, in case the application for a career fellowship is not successful in the competition. The budget and project description must be adapted to the individual application category.
Project description and other attachments
The application requires two attachments: