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When we apply for project funding, we can sometimes encounter new words and expressions. To make the application process as simple as possible, the research administration at Infomedia has created a glossary of some of the most used words that may need an explanation:
| English | Norwegian | Explanation | Related |
| Buy-out | Frikjøp | Refers to when the salary costs for employees are covered by others. The term primarily refers to the fact that salary costs for UiB employees can be covered by external funding sources in contribution and assignment projects, but is also used when salary costs are covered by another department at UiB in return for the department being given the opportunity to allocate a proportion of the employee's working time. | BOA |
| Commissioned research | Oppdragsforskning | Commisioned research is research mainly financed by clients as external funding sources. The client decides the project's theme and issues, but not the other academic structure and method. | BOA |
| Direct cost | Direkte kostnad | Consists of salary for scientific staff, salary for technical and administrative staff, research Infrastructure resource (RIR) and other runninng costs | RIR, Indirect cost, TDI |
| Division of Research and Innovation | FIA | FIA is UiB's Division of Research and Innovation. The division provides advice, support and services regarding research and research education, contract negotiations, external funding, international cooperation, innovation, commercialization and IPR issues. | BOA |
| ERC | ERC | European Research Council (ERC) – Det europeiske forskningsrådet. The ERC aims to promote scientific quality and bold and innovative research at the international research front by investing in the best researchers and the best ideas. ERC grants are very prestigious. | RCN, Horizon Europe |
| ERC AdG | ERC AdG | ERC Advanced Grants (AdG) are for established world-class researchers. | ERC StG, ERC CoG, ERC SyG |
| ERC CoG | ERC CoG | ERC Consolidator Grants (CoG) are aimed at skilled, advanced researchers, i.e. those who have done research for 7-12 years after completing their PhD, in order to further strengthen the establishment of their independent research activity. | ERC StG, ERC SyG, ERC AdG |
| ERC StG | ERC StG | ERC Starting Grants (StG) target young, promising researchers who are in the process of establishing their own independent research activity 2 - 7 years after completing their Ph.D. | ERC SyG, ERC CoG, ERC AdG |
| ERC SyG | ERC SyG | ERC Synergy Grant (SyG). For 2-4 experienced researchers who will work together to tackle ambitious research problems. Scholarships up to €10 million for 6 years | ERC StG, ERC CoG, ERC AdG |
| Externally funded (research) activities | BOA | Externally funded (research activities), in Norwegian: BOA, is a collective term for activity financed by external funding sources. The BOA team at UiB assists the professional administration at the faculties in all phases of externally funded research, innovation and education projects. | FIA, budget economist |
| Full cost model (TDI) | TDI-modellen | Full cost model is used to calculate total costs linked to externally funded research projects. TDI is an abrevation for time, direct and indirect costs and refers to the model's content. | Indirect cost, Direct cost |
| Horizon Europe | Horisont Europa | Horizon Europe is the EU's ninth framework program for research and innovation. Norwegian actors can apply for funds in the same way as companies, public enterprises and research institutions in EU member states. | ERC |
| Indirect cost | Indirekte kostnad | Indirect costs are costs that are not made visible as direct costs in the project accounts, such as land costs, electricity and administration. See also "overhead" | Direct cost, TDI |
| In-kind contribution | In-kind-bidrag | A service or item contributed to a project in lieu of money | Own financing |
| IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) | IPR (imaterielle rettigheter) | IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) refers to the protection of inventions, works of author and artist, symbols, names, logos, designs and other innovations. IPR includes industrial (registrable) rights (patent, trademark and design) and intellectual property, copyright, domains, trade secrets and more. | NDA |
| Letter of intention (LOI) | Intensjonsbrev (LOI) | A Letter of Intention (LOI) is a short non-binding contract that precedes a binding agreement, most often in relation to project applications. Terms with similar meaning is Letter of interest (also "LOI"), and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) | LOS, Statement of participation |
| Letter of support | LOS (støttebrev) | A letter of support is a document used to validate the credibility of your project proposal through a third-party testimonial. Often funders require a LOS from the department/faculty/university. | LOI, Statement of participation |
| Lump sum | Rundsum | Lump sum is a fixed price for one or more items of work to be performed. RCN finances scientific employees with a lump sum, so any difference between round sum and TDI must be covered by the applicant institution. | PhD cost, Postdoc cost, PhD period, Postdoc period, RCN, TDI |
| NDA (non-disclosure agreement) | Konfidensialitetsavtale | A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is (part of) an agreement between at least two parties that outlines confidential material, knowledge or information that the parties wish to share with each other for specific purposes, but wish to limit access to. | IPR |
| Overhead | Overhead | Surcharge on salary costs in externally financed projects, to cover indirect costs on the projects. See also "indirect cost" | Indirect cost |
| Own financing | Egenfinansiering | Own-financing is the financial effort that UiB contributes to a project. UiB's contribution can be, for example, self-financing in the form of salaries (project management), equipment or grants in the form of money. This will be regulated in the agreement or project description. " | In-kind financing |
| PhD cost | PhD-kostnad | Total PhD cost consists of both direct and indirect costs. The PhD cost is not necessarily covered by the RCN lump sump | Lump sum, TDI, Indirect cost, direct cost |
| PhD period | PhD-periode | A PhD period is usually 3 years. In some cases, the PhD period can be 4 years, but then with a 75-25 distribution of studies and work (often teaching) duties at the department | Lump sum |
| Postdoc cost | Postdoc-kostnad | Total Postdoc cost consists of both direct and indirect costs. The Postdoc cost is not necessarily covered by the RCN lump sump. | Lump sum, TDI, Indirect cost, direct cost |
| Postdoc period | Postdoc-periode | A postdoc period is from two to four years. When employed for more than two years, the employer decides whether the postdoc is to be required to perform compulsory work duties in the form of teaching work and similar work, and the extent of any duties. | Lump sum |
| Project economist (sometimes budget economist) | Prosjektøkonom | A project economist is the primary financial support resource for the project manager | BOA |
| Project establishment support (PES) | PES | PES is short for "Project establishment support". UiB's PES scheme is strategic funding from RCN to strengthen Norwegian participation in Horizon Europe as well as better Norwegian returns in the form of project funds. | FIA |
| RCN | NFR | Research Council of Norway (Nor.: Norges forskningsråd) | ERC |
| Research Infrastructure Resource (RIR) | Leiested | A “Research Infrastructure Resource” (RIR) is a laboratory or other common infrastructure for which the operating costs are presented separately and distributed proportionally between the projects and activities which employ the infrastructure | TDI, Direct cost |
| Statement of participation | Egenerklæringsskjema | Compulsory form to be used when applying for grants under Horizon Europe other European funding. Fylles ut av forskeren og signeres av instituttleder. | LOI, LOS |
| Top-up financing | Toppfinansiering | Top-up financing is project funding from UiB centrally. The amount of the top-up financing is calculated as a percentage of the funds received from the contributor, and the top funding must go to the project in question. | budget economist, own financing, lump sum |
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16.04.2024