For a PhD candidate, applying for a large call means creating a postdoc or researcher position for yourself, which will start after you have submitted your dissertation.
The Three-year Researcher Project with International Mobility entails being employed at IMV, but spending 2/3 of your time abroad. The Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship entails leaving UiO for a position at a host institution abroad.
Large calls for PhD candidates
Three-year Researcher Project with International Mobility
A three-year, individual project in which you spend two years with a host institution abroad and one year at the University of Oslo. The goal is to promote mobility, career development and knowledge transfer between institutions. You may not employ others in the project.
Funder: The Research Council of Norway (RCN)
Eligibility: Researchers who completed their PhD less than 7 years ago. You may apply before your dissertation is submitted, but the doctorate must be completed and approved before project start. You must have taken a master’s degree or PhD at a Norwegian research organisation.
Themes/fields: Typically financed by FRIPRO, the RCN funding scheme which is open to all fields and not delimited by thematic guidelines.
Budget: 3 - 3,9 million NOK.
Annual deadline: February
Call: Landing page for all Researcher Project calls. Calls are usually published 3-5 months in advance of the deadline. NB: There is no call planned for 2023.
Who to contact at IMV: Malene B?yum
Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF)
A prestigious grant for an individual project which lasts for 2-3 years, depending on where you travel. The fellowship is aimed at diversifying researcher skills through advanced training and international and/or intersectoral mobility, as well as two-way knowledge transfer between the fellow and the host institution.
Funder: The European Commission
Eligibility: Researchers with a doctoral degree and no more than eight years experience in research from the date of the award of their PhD degree. Eligibility criteria also include some restrictions on working country.
Themes/fields: Open to all fields.
Budget: The grant provides an allowance to cover living, travel and family costs. In addition, the EU contributes to the training, networking and research costs of the fellow, as well as to the management and indirect costs of the project. The grant is awarded to the host organisation, not to UiO.
Annual deadline: September
Call: Find open calls and read more
Who to contact at IMV: IMV's research adviser should be informed, but support will mainly come from the host institution and mentor abroad. IMV/UiO will not formally be involved in the application, and as an MSCA Fellow you will no longer be employed by UiO.