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Akademiaavtalen – New call – Deadline 1 September

The Akademiaavtalen steering committee has decided to announce a new call for funding of mobility, guest researchers and field courses.

Application deadline is 1 September. Applications are submitted via the application portal.

Full call text (in Norwegian only).

It is advised to read the full call text closely as the details are not fully covered in this bulletin.

Category 1 – Mobility funds / Professional exchange

Both academic staff and PhD candidates can apply for funding for professional exchange. Permanent scientific staff can also apply for funding to invite guest researchers to UiB.

The call for 2021 includes mobility funds of NOK 800,000 for mobility activities until 31 August 2022.

Application criteria:

• Scientific staff and PhD candidates can apply for funding to cover costs for going to conferences, seminars and workshops related to the strategic focus areas determined by the steering committee.
• You can apply for maximum NOK 35 000 per activity.
• Participations with presentations (oral / poster) are prioritized.
• Researchers can apply for funding to invite guest researchers to UiB, maximum NOK 35 000, to cover travel and subsistence costs.
• PhD candidates must have the approval of the supervisor.

Category 2 – Field-course funds

The call for 2021 includes field-course funds of up to NOK 3 000 000 for field-course activity until the end of 2023.

Application criteria

• Up to 2-page application related to the strategic focus areas. The application must contain a description of the field course, timetable, scope, budget proposal and in-kind. In-kind for students and any subsidies from other sources of funding must appear from a total budget for the field course.
• Permanent scientific staff can apply for funding from this call. This means group A / permanent employees as employees in group B do not have field-course responsibility.
• You can apply for developing new field courses.
• Maximum NOK 300 000 can be applied for per field course.
• Funds can be applied for to cover field-course costs (e.g., bus ticket, airfare, accommodation, rental car etc.).
• The host institute / department must cover any overconsumption at the end of the project / field course.

Application process:

Application deadline: 1 September 2021.

Link to the application database: https://fond.app.uib.no

There is an application template in the database. The department must prioritize among the applications.