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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.

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.

Project description and other attachments

Two attachments must be uploaded with the application:

A general template for project description has been prepared, which is to be used when submitting applications for research funds. The template gives information about which elements to include in the project description. The project description is to be uploaded as an attachment to the application (PDF document).

The attachments must be compiled into one attachment in the order that is outlined below. Upload the attachment as one PDF-document under "other attachments" in the application form.

1. The applicant's CV (see template suggestion) and list of publications from the last five years
2. CV and list of publications from the last five years for the main supervisor
3. Declaration from supervisor, including assessment of feasibility
4. Diploma and transcripts from master’s degree or equivalent

If applicable

5. Agreement of support,  (refer to the information about who can apply )

6. Applicants with international master’s degree must document how this compares to an equivalent Norwegian degree. See requirements for admission on the University of Bergen's website
 

 

Guidelines updated: May 2025.

Last updated 8/28/2025