Open call for the 2025-2026 Momentum Programme
This is a call for applications to the 7th UiB Momentum Programme. The application deadline is 17.00 on the 21 mars 2025. Information on eligibility criteria, the application process, admission requirements and participation in the programme is available below.
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(Latest Call update: 25.02.2025)
Momentum is the UiB career development programme for early stage researchers at UiB who seek a career in academia.
Please read the call carefully before sending your application.
Seminar programme
The Momentum programme includes five seminars, planned to run between September 2025 and June 2026. Seminars are designed to:
- Provide resources, training and advice to support participants’ strategic career planning and development toward research independence/leadership (commensurate with their discipline/career stage).
- Support participants to be able to develop and deliver competitive applications to appropriate national and international funding instruments.
- Facilitate the development of participants’ professional networks.
- Promote the development of interdisciplinary connections and networks within UiB.
The seminars ae structured around the key categories career development and external funding, with the topics of the seminars being excellence, impact, research leadership and implementation, internationalization, and grant writing. Each seminar lasts for 2-3 days.
Attendance at the seminars is compulsory. Exceptions will only be made for statutory leaves of absence or sickness.
Momentum stipend and mentoring
In addition to the seminar series, Momentum delegates receive a NOK 100 000 stipend to spend on mentoring, travel, networking, research stays, conferences, workshops and other activities directly related to their career development.
Mentoring
The stipend may be used (partially or fully) to work with an international academic mentor. Faculties and/or institutes/centers are responsible for helping to find a suitable mentor. It is not mandatory to engage a mentor.
Who can apply?
Postdocs, researchers and associate professors employed at UiB can apply to Momentum. Candidates should adhere to the following eligibility criteria:
- The candidates must be employed by UiB, normally in a minimum 80 % FTE position.
- Employees in fixed-term positions must have at least one year left on their contract at the start of the programme in September 2025.
- It should be no more than six (6) years since candidates have obtained their PhD from the start of the programme in September 2025. You can subtract time for statutory leaves of absence, compulsory military or civilian service or sick leave.
- The programme holds a strong focus on strengthening the candidate’s ability to attract external funding and win research grants. Candidates should be motivated to apply for external funding. However, admittance to the programme does not guarantee that the department will support proposals if, for example, there are no plans for further academic development within the field.
Application process
If you wish to apply, please submit the electronic application form. Please include the following documents*, which should be uploaded with your application:
- A cover letter explaining your motivation for applying to Momentum and your motivation to apply for external funding (maximum 2 pages).
- Your academic CV.
- A short letter of recommendation from your head of department, institute, or research center (maximum 1 page).
The deadline for applications is 17:00 on the 21 March 2025.
The application can be in English or any Scandinavian languages. If you have any questions regarding the application process or the seminar series, please contact Cecilie Nordbotten or Ingunn Voster at the Division of Research and Innovation.
*The documents may be in English or Norwegian/Scandinavian language
Admission requirements
Momentum delegates are assessed and chosen by their respective faculties. The possibilities for openings in future positions within the competence field of the applicants may be considered.
Attendance at seminars is compulsory. Exceptions will only be made for statutory leaves of absence or sickness.
If you are admitted onto the programme, you will be asked to start working on your career development plan and to plan the use of your stipend (including mentor, if chosen) before the first seminar.
