Annual individual allocations
All academic staff at IMV have an annual allocation of 10.000 NOK to cover the cost of books, shorter travels, meetings, copy editing and other research related activities and needs. Academic staff in part-time positions have allocations corresponding to their working percentage.
These funds may be used at the researcher's discretion as described above without application. Computer equipment and software are not covered by this allocation.
Academic staff at RITMO have their operational funds via RITMO.
Supervisors are allocated an additional 10.000 NOK for each candidate to have completed their PhD during the previous calendar year.
Research funding
- Applications are evaluated in connection with four annual application deadlines (15 February, 15 April, 15 August, and 15 November).
- Applications?must be submitted?via the online application form below
- Funds are not allocated in arrears
- PhD candidates?applying for funding for activities that do?not yield ECTS points must submit an?approval from their supervisor with the application
- If travelling, familiarise yourself with applicable guidance?here
- If hosting, see guidance?here
What can I apply for?
- Conference participation at?peer or committee reviewed?conferences to deliver papers or keynote addresses.
- Conference participation without contribution for first-year PhD candidates (this only applies to PhD candidates who started before fall 2025). PhD candidates may apply for funds to participate in one conference in the course of their first year, which they, in consultation with their supervisor, deem to be of particular relevance to their academic development. In this case, an accepted paper is not required.?A written recommendation from the candidate's supervisor which describes how attendance will be of particular relevance to the candidate's academic development must be included with the application.
- Hosting workshops or seminars
- Fieldwork
- Copy editing for publication in level 1 or 2 journals, books, or doctoral dissertations; music notation, transcription
- Research assistants, see hiring guidelines here?(in Norwegian)
- Guest lectures not connected to the ordinary teaching
- Other relevant research expenses (i.e. license costs, open access publication costs, specialised equipment, etc.)
- Further development of ERC and RCN applications that receive good grades, but are not successful
How?much can I apply for?
- Up to 40 000 NOK per activity
- All costs must be included in the application budget
Which allocation criteria are used?
The purpose of departmental research funding is to support research at the Department, encourage?participation in national and?international research og education networks, dissemination of research results and?competence building in the research areas prioritised by the department.
Applications for research funding are assessed after each of four annual application deadlines: 15 February, 15 April, 15 August, and 15 November.?
Applications are prioritised according?to:
- Correspondence with the Department's prioritised research goals. See annual plan
- Time?since last allocation of funds, and amount of total?allotments in the last 12 months
- When applying for funding to cover travel costs, both price and environmental considerations are given weight in the assessment.
- Applicants?who have available research funds from external projects?are not prioritised
- Staff in adjunct positions should seek research funding from their main employer
Research funding for PhD candidates
PhD candidates starting from the fall of 2025 and onwards will have a total of 75.000 NOK for the fellowship period (25.000 NOK per year).
The funds are freely available throughout the employment period, but you must set up a budget that suits your research project and planned activities.
The budget must include all costs needed to complete the project. This can be for example data collection, fieldwork, conference travel, books and other materials, proofreading, etc. The budget should be set up in consultation with your supervisor, and can be part of your career or project plan. You can update the plan as needed. The fianlized budget should be sent to the head of administration and research advisor.
Please note that you must keep your total costs within the maximum amount (75.000 NOK), and that all costs must be necessary for you to be able to complete the project and your dissertation.
You will receive an additional 7.500 NOK (6 months) or 15.000 NOK (one year) if/when you start your completion grant. These funds are meant to cover pedagogy courses, etc. during the completion grant period.
If you are planning a longer stay abroad during your project, the Faculty has funds you can apply for, in addition to your funds from IMV.