For a ph.d candidate, applying for a large call means creating a postdoc or researcher position for yourself, which will start after you have submitted your ph.d thesis.
The Three-year Research Project with International Mobility entails being employed at RITMO, but spending 2/3 of your time abroad. The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship entails leaving UiO for a position at a host institution abroad.
Large calls for ph.d candidates
Three-year Researcher Project with International Mobility
A three-year, individual project in which you spend two years in 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
Eligibility: Researchers who completed their PhD fewer than 7 years ago. You may apply before your PhD thesis 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 only financed by FRIPRO, which means the call is open to all fields and themes.
Budget: 4 - 4,4 million NOK.
Annual deadline: From autumn 2023, this call will be open-ended, meaning you can submit when it suits you. After you have submitted an application, you will need to wait one year before you can apply again.
Call: Open-ended FRIPRO call
Who to contact at RITMO: RITMO's research adviser.
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF)
Prestigious grant for an individual project which lasts for 1-3 years, depending on where you travel. The fellowship is aimed at career development and professional maturity, 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 UiO).
Annual deadline: September.
Call: Find open calls and read more.
Who to contact at RITMO: RITMO's research adviser should be informed, but support will mainly come from your host institution and mentor abroad. RITMO/UiO will not formally be involved in the application, as an MSCA Fellow will no longer be employed at UiO.