Funding for Research Stays in Norway for Visiting Researchers

The ENERGIX programme offers funding for research stays in Norway for visiting researchers to bring researchers from other countries to Norwegian project owners in order to strengthen international efforts within the framework of the ENERGIX work programme.

The following requirements apply for applications for research stays in Norway for visiting researchers submitted to the ENERGIX programme:

• The applicant must be affiliated with an existing ENERGIX-funded project.
• The project number must be entered in the application form.
• If the project owner of the main project is a research organisation, the project manager for the application for research stay must be the same as for the main project.
• If the project owner of the main project is an industrial company, a project participant from a research organisation that is R&D-supplier to the main project can apply. The project manager for the main project must confirm that the research stay is of strategic importance for the main project.
• The added value of bringing a visiting researcher to the institution is to be described in the grant application.

The visiting researcher’s stay is expected to promote closer international R&D collaboration. It will be viewed as positive if the activity will lead to knowledge sharing through the dissemination of research results, development of methodology and launch of new projects.

The ENERGIX programme is also announcing Funding for Research Stays Abroad for Researchers (see separate call for proposals). The funding amount indicated above will be distributed between the two calls for proposals.

The purpose of bringing visiting researchers to Norway is to promote competence-building in, and the internationalisation of, Norwegian aquaculture research and to strengthen international collaboration within the framework of the HAVBRUK work programme.

Applicants are not required to be part of an ongoing HAVBRUK-funded project, but the project description must clearly describe what the visiting researcher’s stay will lead to in terms of further international research collaboration.

Priority will be given to grant applications involving collaboration with researchers and research groups in Norway’s priority partner countries (the EU/EEA, Great Britain, the US, Canada, Chile, Brazil, India, China and Japan).

The HAVBRUK programme is also announcing Funding for Research Stays Abroad for Researchers (see separate call for proposals). The funding amount indicated above will be distributed between the two calls for proposals.

The HELSEVEL programme is seeking to strengthen Norwegian research groups and to increase collaboration between Norwegian and international research groups in the area of health and welfare services by enabling researchers from other countries to work in a research environment in Norway.

The following requirements apply for applications for research stays in Norway for visiting researchers submitted to the FINNUT programme:

• The application must be affiliated with an existing Researcher Project, Young Research Talents project, Knowledge-Building Project or Innovation Project funded under the HELSEVEL programme.
• The project number of the main project must be entered in the application form.
• The project manager for the main project must be the project manager in the application for a research stay in Norway for a visiting researcher.
• For applications involving Innovation Projects, the Project Owner of the main project must be the formal applicant.
• The visiting researcher’s stay must be relevant to the implementation of the main project.

The HELSEVEL programme is also announcing Funding for Research Stays Abroad for Researchers (see separate call for proposals). The funding amount indicated above will be distributed between the two calls for proposals.

The IKTPLUSS initiative is seeking to strengthen Norwegian research groups and increase collaboration between Norwegian and international research groups in ICT-related topics (or the thematic priority areas of the IKTPLUSS initiative) by enabling researchers from other countries to work at a research environment in Norway.

The following requirements apply for applications for IKTPLUSS funding:

• The application must be affiliated with an existing IKTPLUSS-funded project. Projects under the Funding Scheme for Independent Projects (FRIPRO) will also be qualified, provided that the research focus of the project is related to ICT and the thematic priority areas of the IKTPLUSS initiative: Ubiquitous Data and Services, a Safe and Secure Information Society and Pioneering ICT.
• The project number of the main project must be entered in the application form.
• The project manager for the main project must be the project manager in the application for funding for a research stay in Norway for a visiting researcher.
• The visiting researcher’s stay must be relevant to the implementation of the main project.

The IKTPLUSS initiative is also announcing Funding for Research Stays Abroad for Researchers (see the separate call for proposals). The funding amount indicated above will be distributed between the two calls for proposals.

Visiting researcher stays are to help to develop and further strengthen international collaboration in NANO2021-funded projects. This call provides researchers from other countries with the opportunity to work in a Norwegian research environment for a limited period.

The following requirements apply for applications for funding for a research stay in Norway for a visiting researcher submitted to the NANO2021 programme:

• The applicant must be affiliated with a project receiving funding under the NANO2021 programme.
• The project number must be entered in the application form.
• The project manager for the affiliated NANO2021 project must be the project manager in the application for funding for a research stay for a visiting researcher.

The research stay is expected to promote closer international R&D collaboration and facilitate and form the basis for activities such as knowledge sharing of research results, development of methodology and the launch of new projects.

The NANO2021 programme is also announcing Funding for Research Stays Abroad for Researchers (see the separate call for proposals).

The FINNUT programme is seeking to strengthen Norwegian research groups and to increase collaboration between Norwegian and international research groups in the area of education by enabling researchers from other countries to work in a research environment in Norway.

The following requirements apply for applications for research stays in Norway for visiting researchers submitted to the FINNUT programme:

• The application must be affiliated with an existing Researcher Project, Young Research Talents project, Knowledge-Building Project or Innovation Project funded under the FINNUT programme.
• The project number of the main project must be entered in the application form.
• The project manager for the main project must be the project manager in the application for a research stay in Norway for a visiting researcher.
• For applications involving Innovation Projects, the Project Owner of the main project must be the formal applicant.
• The visiting researcher's stay must be of clear relevance to the implementation of the main project – you must specify this in the application and in the project description.
• The visiting researcher's stay for the candidate must be completed at least three months before the end date of the main project.

The FINNUT programme is also announcing Funding for Research Stays Abroad for Researchers (see separate call for proposals). The funding amount indicated above will be distributed between the two calls for proposals.

All projects funded by the topic of Cultural conditions underlying social change should involve international partners, including possible guest researchers, incorporate participation in international networks, and include plans for stays at a research institution abroad for researchers and research fellows over the course of the project period.

• This call is only open to Researcher Projects Research Projects with SAMKUL funding.
• There are no requirements regarding which countries visiting researchers may come from, but the programme encourages applicants to seek collaboration between researchers and research groups both within and outside the Nordic region and Europe.
• The visiting researcher's stay must be of clear relevance to the implementation of the main project – you must specify this in the application and in the project description.
• The visiting researcher's stay for the candidate must be completed at least three months before the end date of the main project.

This funding comes in addition to any funding for internationalisation measures already allocated to the project.

The SAMKUL programme is also announcing Funding for Research Stays Abroad for Researchers (see separate call for proposals). The funding amount indicated above will be distributed between the two calls for proposals.

The VAM programme is seeking to strengthen Norwegian research groups and to increase collaboration between Norwegian and international research groups in the area of welfare and working life by enabling researchers from other countries to work in a research environment in Norway.

The following requirements apply for applications to the VAM programme:

• This call is open only for ongoing projects with VAM funding.
• The project number of the main project must be entered in the application form.
• The project manager for the main project must be the project manager in the application for funding for a research stay abroad.
• The visiting researcher's stay must be of clear relevance to the implementation of the main project – you must specify this in the application and in the project description.
• The visiting researcher's stay for the candidate must be completed at least three months before the end date of the main project.
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This funding comes in addition to any funding for internationalisation measures already allocated to the project.

There are no prerequisites regarding which countries guest researchers come from, but we encourage collaboration with researchers and research communities outside the Nordic and European countries.

The VAM programme is also announcing Funding for Research Stays Abroad for Researchers (see separate call for proposals). The funding amount indicated above will be distributed between the two calls for proposals.