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Funding opportunities for early career scientists
Where to find your own funding early in your career
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The FERD Career center at UiB offers career guidance and training courses for early career researchers
Take FERD's online course "Navigating the research funding landscape"
Find below the most relevant funding programs for early career researchers. Programs may not have open calls every year, and deadlines may be variable. For current open calls, visit the UFO site or contact the Research Coordinator.
Funding your own position or starting your own group:
National and local funds
| Name of program | Funding agency | Budget | Duration | Years after PhD | Age limit | Deadline |
| NFR | 4-8 Mio NOK | Max 4 years | 2-7 | - | open | |
| NFR | 0.5 - 2 Mio NOK | 4-12 months | 2-7 | - | open | |
| Researcher project (Thematic calls) | NFR | 4-10 Mio NOK | 4 years | - | - | March |
| Thematic Researcher Project for Early Career Scientists | NFR | 4-8 Mio NOK | Max 4 years | 2-7 | - | March |
| TMS Starting Grant | Bergen Research Foundation | 8-16 Mio NOK (50% UiB) | 4 years | 2-7 | 39 | March |
International funds
| Name of program | Funding agency | Budget | Duration | Years after PhD | Age limit | Deadline |
| ERC Starting Grant | EU | 2 Mio € | 5 years | 2-7 | - | Oct |
| ERC Consolidator Grant | EU | 2,75 Mio € | 5 years | 7-12 | - | Dec |
Mobility and research training grants
| Name of program | Funding agency | Budget | Duration | Years after PhD | Age limit | Deadline |
| FRIPRO International Mobility | NFR | salary+ operation | 2 years abroad, 1 year Norway | < 6 | - | open |
| Marie Curie PF | EU | salary+ travel | 2 years within Europe OR 2 years outside Euripe, 1 year Europe | < 8 | - | Sept |
Find more mobility funding at the Euraxess stipend data base
The International Center at UiB provides information and support for staff and students who plan to go abroad
Supporting your on-going PhD / Post Doc project with additional funding:
| Name of program | Funding agency | What is funded | Who can apply | Deadline |
| L. Meltzers Høyskolefond (Meltzer Grant) | UiB | Travel, small projects | UiB student, PhD, Post Doc, Researcher | 01.12. |
| UiB diverse grants | UiB | Events, teaching, ... | UiB students, PhD, Post Doc, Researcher | 01.12. |
| UiB SPIRE grants | UiB | Seed funding for international collaboration, guest researcher | Researcher and Post Docs with at least 2 years at UiB ahead of them | 1-2x/year |
| UiB Idea | UiB | Develop business idea | Students, PhD, Post Doc, Researcher | April |
| Green Master | UiB | Support for Master theses on climate, environment, sustainability | Master students | October |
| StudENT | Innovation Norway | Start own company | Students | 1x/year |
| Top-up financing for outgoing MSCA fellows | NFR | Extra funding for MSCA candidates leaving Norway | Fellows of MSCA PF or MSCA ITN projects | open |
| Personal overseas grant PhD and Post Doc | NFR | Travel, accomodation, travel stipend 3-12 months | PhD/Post Doc financed by NFR | open |
| World University Network | UiB | Travel + Mobility to WUN partners | UiB employees (also PhD) | variable |
| ERASMUS+ | EC | Mobility | PhD students, Post Doc, Researcher (teaching or training) | variable |
Scan the EURAXESS database for other funding opportunities abroad
12.05.2025