Guidelines for Clinical Research Fellowships
The purpose of the research funds is to contribute to ensuring research activity in the health trusts, and to increase the productivity, quality, and impact for the health services. A significant share of the funds should go towards researcher training and building research competence.
Clinical research fellowships are intended to stimulate and strengthen the development of clinical research in the medical scientific community in the region. Clinical research scholarships can also be used to support ongoing clinical studies. Clinical studies are a prioritized task in the specialist health service. The Regional Liaison Committee will award clinical research fellowships to researchers in clinical positions.
Evaluation of Applications
Applications are assessed based on scientific quality and impact for the health services. The two criteria are equal in the sense that quality or impact alone is not sufficient for the allocation of funds. Read more in Aims and Criteria.
Who Can Apply – Requirements at the Time of Application
The applicant must be employed by a health trust or by a private, non-profit institution in the region that has an agreement with Helse Vest, and hold a position in a clinical or paraclinical institution (at least 50 percent). The applicant must have a healthcare professional education and be a healthcare professional with authorization according to the health personnel act.
The applicant must have completed a doctoral degree and at least one postdoctoral period, or have been actively involved in research for an equivalent period after completing the Ph.D. degree.
The fellowships are personal and may not be transferred to others. Applicants can only send one application in the same category.
What Can Be Applied For
The clinical researcher fellowship can cover the salary of one's own position (postdoctoral fellowship rate) and additional operating funds. The rates include salary with social costs and some operating costs. The total cost for the career fellowship is currently NOK 1.4 million per year for 1-3 years.
Separate applications must be submitted if the applicant wishes to be assessed for the category of a postdoctoral fellowship or an ordinary open project support, in case the application for a clinical researcher fellowship is not successful in the competition. The budget and project description must be adapted to the individual application category.
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).
Clinical researcher fellowships can be applied for a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years (100 % position). The fellowship can be granted as either a 50 % or 100 % position, and adjustments will be made accordingly. For 50% fellowships to be granted, the other 50 % must be a clinical position.
Disclaimer
This English text is provided for informational purposes only. In the case of any inconsistency or ambiguity between the English translation and the original Norwegian version, the Norwegian version shall take precedence and be considered the authoritative source.