Funding and finances
Before travelling abroad for a research stay, it is important to familiarize yourself with both funding opportunities and personal financial matters. This page brings together information about external funding sources, taxation and tax deduction cards, tax exemptions, and benefits from NAV that may apply during a stay abroad.
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Funding opportunities
A stay abroad involves some additional costs. Here you will find links to funding opportunities.
- Foundations at UiB
- Fulbright
- The Norway-America Association
- Erasmus+ staff mobility for training
- Erasmus+ mobility for teaching
- Peder Sather Center
- L. Meltzer Universitetsstiftelse
- Forskning i Frankrike
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie - Postdoctoral Fellowships
- The research Council of Norway: Research Stays Abroad
- The Research Council of Norway: Portfolios
- NordForsk
Only for PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows:
- The Research council of Norway : Funding for Research Stays Abroad for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows
- Erasmus+Studying abroad for PhD
Salary payment
Payments are made to the account number registered in the self-service portal. You can change this yourself if you open a bank account abroad. Salary is paid in Norwegian kroner, and this may incur transfer fees that you must cover yourself.
Log into the self-service portal (DFØ)
Tax liability in host country
Tax liability varies depending on which country you go to and the length of your stay. Norway has entered into tax agreements with several countries to avoid double taxation. Contact the tax office as early as possible to find out what applies to you specifically.
Read about tax conventions on government.no
Benefits from NAV
This information is intended for individuals who have accrued entitlement to benefits from NAV and who remain members of the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme (Folketrygden) during their stay abroad.
