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Grant call: International mobility and collaboration

UiO:Energy and Environment offers financial support for international mobility and collaboration within the field of sustainable energy, climate and environment.

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UiO:Energy and Environment aims to promote career enhancing activities and  international collaboration, exchange, and visibility. The call for mobility funding and partnerships is one of the initiatives supporting these objectives.

UiO: Energy and Environment has defined four main research areas across the university and the funding for the activities for which funding is applied for should be thematically placed under one or more of these. 

Open ended application deadline

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Who can apply?

Master students, PhD students, PostDocs, researchers and academic staff at UiO may apply for short term stays abroad. Priority will be given to students or young researchers, but full time academic staff may also apply for funding for travels of strategic value.

What can you apply funding for?

  • You can apply for grants up to NOK 50,000
  • You can apply for funding to attend conferences, courses, or for guest stays with international or collaborating research groups, typically for durations ranging from two to eight weeks
    • Note: If you are applying for funding to attend a conference, you must contribute with a poster or paper to be eligible for funding
  • We also support visits from international researchers/students to UiO to foster international collaborations, but the applicant must be employee at UiO. The proposed activity should take place within 12 months of submitting the application.
  • Applications for longer visits may be considered, although these cannot expect to be fully financed. For Personal Overseas Research Grants ranging from 3-12 months, we kindly ask that you consider applying for funds at the Research Council of Norway or Erasmus. We strongly encourage all applicants to also apply for Erasmus+ (students and training) or Erasmus + staff mobility if relevant.

Requirements for the application

  • You must apply before traveling abroad. The proposed activity should take place within 12 months of submitting the application.
  • The application must include a confirmation from the institution/conference you wish to visit should be attached, as well as
  • Budget: Short overview of travel and cost expenses, as well as any course fees if applicable. 
  • The application should include an outline of planned activities and a draft of the research- or competence-promoting aspects of the trip/visit
  • Short description of why proposed activity is relevant for  research or education within sustainable energy, climate and environment
  • When applying for support for travel to courses / conferences, confirmation of approved application or received contribution must be attached.

The application must be supported by your supervisor/superior and/or the head of your department, research center or museum.

Funding decisions and further process

All applications will be evaluated and awarded by the Director of UiO:Energy and Environment.

The trip will be conducted, and expenses covered in accordance with UiO’s guidelines. Travel claims and reimbursement requests are registered in the DF? app. You are not qualified for ‘compensation supplement for trips abroad’ on these ‘stipend’. Subsistence allowance (per diem) cannot be claimed for extended research stays. For conferences and shorter research stays (up to 7 days), subsistence allowances may only be claimed if they are not already covered by the hotel, conference, or travel operator. Further information will be provided in the award letter.

Priority will be given to students or young researchers engaged in competence-enhancing and career-building endeavors, as well as activities that promote UiO's involvement in Horizon Europe.

You will receive a response within three weeks.

Questions?

Contact Maria Elise Dyvik

Published Jan. 4, 2023 3:09 PM - Last modified Oct. 28, 2024 8:53 AM