Application Support for External Funding

_{(Funds of up to 1 Million NOK, miscellaneous disciplines, funding categories, career stages.)}

Association for muscular disease (FFM)
Deadline: annual, January

Nansenfondet og de dermed forbundne fond
50.000 NOK. Running costs and small equipment, all disciplines.
Deadline: recurring, 15 Januar

Gahrs fond for geronto-psychiatric research
Deadline: recurring, 15 Februar

Johan Eilertsens memorial fund
50 000 kr – 100 000 kr. Psychiatric research.
Deadline: recurring, 15 Februar

Ann Kern-Godal’s memorial fund for Horse-Assisted Therapy
The Fund promotes evidence-based research into horse-assisted therapy (HAT) for different patient groups. PhD and post doc stipends.
Deadline: recurring, 15 Februar

*new* Rakel and Otto Kristian Bruuns Legat
Norwegian basic medicine in molecular biochemistry, physiology and pathology, prioritizing medical doctors in cancer research.
Deadline: recurring, 15 February

Guldahl's legacy to fight cancer and other serious diseases
10 000 kr – 100 000 kr
Deadline: 1 March

Civitan - Alzheimer
600.000 NOK
Deadline: annual, 1 March

The foundation for the advancement of dental science
Academic scholarships at around 10 000 kr - 50 000 kr.
Deadline: annual, 30 March

Norwegian SIDS and Stillbirth Society (LUB)
200.000 NOK. For research on sudden death in the perinatal period and in infancy and early childhood, as well as research on grief after death.
Deadline: annual, March

Peder Sather Center, UC Berkeley
100.000-250.000 NOK for collaboration with UC Berkeley.
Deadline: annual, April

Lærdal Foundation
400.000 NOK. Practically oriented research to prevent needless deaths from sudden cardiac arrest, trauma, and during birth
Deadline: recurring, 1 April and 1 October

Norwegian Association for Children with Congenital Heart Disease
300 000 NOK.
Deadline: annual, September

Raagholt Foundation - Cardiology, vision, cancer
Running costs, travel grants, course fees.
Deadline: annual, September

Norwegian Health Association - running costs in CVD or dementia
200.000 NOK. 
Deadline: annual, September

Helse Vest short-Term projects
500.000 NOK
Deadline: annual, 15 September

Oncology - Early Career Award
200.000 NOK
Deadline: recurring, October

European Association for Cancer Research - Travel Grants
3.500 EUR for short-term stays (2 weeks -3 months). Max 8 yeast after PhD defense. Must be member of EACR.
Deadline: continous

NFR Project establishment support (PES)
10.000-100.000 NOK. For researchers who have submitted an eligible application to Horizon Europe.
How to apply: PES will be automatically transferred at the end of the year

Research fond for Asthma and Allergy
100.000 NOK
Deadline: annual, October

ADHD network call for funding
400.000 NOK. For research towards treatment and follow-up of people with ADHD.
Deadline: annual, October 

UH nett vest
200.000 NOK. Seed funding for networking and project development.
Deadline: annual, 15 October each year

National association of kidney patients (LNT)
40.000 NOK
Deadline: annual, 1 November

Fond og legater ved Det medisinske fakultet
5.000-100.000 NOK. Support for research projects at the Faculty of Medicine.
Deadline: annual, December

Meltzer fond
150.000 NOK, for UiB employees. Travel, running costs, organising conferences etc.
Deadline: annual, December

Bergen Universitetsfond
900.000 NOK. For dissemination and publication of research results, holding scientific conferences, workshops.
Deadline: annual, December

_{(Grants that cover travel and subsistence for UiB employees during research and training stays abroad, 2-12 months)}

*new* Young Researchers Grants - Utrecht Network
1.200 EUR, minimum 4 weeks research stay at a partner University of the Utrecht Network, for PhD candidates.
Deadline: 20 February 2025

The Faculty of Medicine - Research stay abroad
Travel grant for PhD candidates and post docs who have a UiB-stipend. Research granted for stays 3-12 months.
Deadlines: continuous

Helse Vest Research stay abroad 
Granted for 6 or 12 months. Postdoctoral fellowship applicants are especially encouraged to apply for an overseas fellowship over the course of their fellowship period.
Deadline: continuous

Research Council of Norway Research stay abroad 
Scholarship for research stays abroad for 3 -12 months for PhD candidates and Post Doctors in projects with funding from the Research Council.
Deadline: continuous

EMBO Core Facility Fellowship
Supporting training for staff of core facilities, funding international exchanges. 1 month.
Deadline: continuous

EMBO New Venture Fellowships
3 months stay abroad for researchers 2 years after PhD and up to 2 years after establishing independent groups. Applications should promote interdisciplinary research, with the proposed project being different to the applicant’s current topic.
Deadline: continuous

EMBO Scientific Exchange Grants
Research exchanges of up to three months between laboratories in eligible countries. The grants facilitate collaborations with research groups with expertise, techniques, or infrastructure that is unavailable in the applicant’s laboratory. They cover travel and subsistence costs of the fellow.
Deadline: continuous

University of Washington (US)/ Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) 
Covers travel costs and visa fees for a 10 week research stay.
Deadline: continuous 

ERASMUS+ staff mobility 
subsidising mobility of up to 2 months, for UiB staff including PhD-candidates and post docs, to attend courses or individual laboratory visits.
Deadline: biannually, 15 September and 20 January

Fulbright
For Norwegian citizens. 100.000 NOK, 3-12 months research stay in US.
Deadline: annually, October

The Commonwealth Fund - Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice Innovations
One year in the US for mid-career researchers. Dedicated research funding and a monthly living stipend (approx. USD8,000), round-trip airfare, support for relocation.
Deadline: anually,  November

_{(For candidates who want to perform their doctoral training at UiB.)}

DAM stiftelsen - Doctoral grants
1,5-3 MIO NOK, 4 years. Support for health research aimed at target groups in Norway which contributes to promoting living conditions, physical and mental health, coping, quality of life or social participation. The applications are sent through a volunteer oganisation like the Norwegian Red Cross, The Norwegian Cancer Society, the National Association for Publich Health etc.
Deadline: annually, 31 January 2025

Nowegian Health Association - Doctoral fellowship in heart and stroke diseases
3 years salary and running costs, no overhead.
Deadline: annually, September 

Helse Vest - Doctoral Fellowships
The candidate, main supervisor or project manager must be employed by or have an agreement of support with one of Helse Vest's health trust.
Deadline: annual, 15 September

Norske kvinners sanitetsforening
3-year PhD fellowships in menopause and older women's health; children and young people's mental health.
Deadline: annual, September

NFR - Doctoral Project in the Public Sector
Doctoral scholarships, 3-4 years. The public sector Ph.D.-scheme (OFFPHD) is intended to expand research activities in public sector bodies, to increase researcher recruitment within the public sector and to promote greater collaboration between academia and the public sector.
The applicant must be a public sector body. 
Deadline: continous

_{(For early career researchers who want to pursue their postdoctoral research at UiB.)}

Human Frontier Science Programme - Postdoctoral fellowships
3-year fellowships. Topic: basic research focused on the elucidation of the sophisticated and complex mechanisms of living organisms. Mobility rule: The host institution cannot be located in the country where the applicant has obtained a doctorate or worked as a postdoctoral fellow, nor can the applicant be a citizen of the host country. The applicant cannot have worked with the supervisor at the host institution previously.
Deadline: annually, May

Norwegian Health Association - Postdoctoral fellowship in heart and stroke disease or dementia
3 year salary and running costs, no overhead.
Deadline: annually, September

Horizon Europe / MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships
European Fellowships: 24 months. Mobility rule: Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Norway for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline.
Global Fellowships: 36 months. Mobility rule: for candidates from Bergen. 2 year outgoing phase outside Europe, 1 year return phase in Bergen. Mobility rule: candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country country of the host organisation for the outgoing phase for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline.
Deadline: annual, 10 September 2025

Helse Vest - Postdoctoral Fellowships
3 years. The candidate, main supervisor or project manager must be employed by or have an agreement of support with one of Helse Vest's health trust.
Deadline: annual, 15 September

Norske kvinners sanitetsforening
3-year postdoctoral fellowships in menopause and older women's health; children and young people's mental health.
Deadline: annual, September

NFR Three-year Researcher Project with International Mobility (FRIPRO)
4-4,4 MIO NOK, 3 years. For reseachers with a doctoral degree. Must hold a masters or PhD from a Norwegian research institution. Mobility rule: two years abroad, one year in Norway.
Deadline: continous

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships
2-year fellowships with obligatory mobility, relocation allowance and support for children.
Eligibility: 0-2 years after obtained PhD, extensions are possible due to career breaks as parental leave, military service/civil service or other extraordinary circumstances. Applicants must have at least one first (or joint first) author primary research paper accepted for publication or published in an international peer reviewed journal at the time the application is complete. 
Deadline: continous

_{(For researchers who want to start their independent researcher career at UiB.)}

NFR Researcher Project for Early Career Scientists - Thematic
8 MNOK, for researchers 2-7 years after their PhD. Topics: welfare and others coming.
Deadline: 5 March 2025

*new* Trond Mohn Foundation (TMF) Starting Grants 2025
The Trond Mohn Foundation awards grants towards research, research supporting activities and translational research in Bergen. Max age 40 years. Each department has an internal pre-qualification process. Contact the head of your department for more information.
Deadline (prequalification round): annual, 10 March 2025

Osteology Foundation Applied Research Grant
2,3 MNOK. For early career researchers (5 year post PhD or 5 year post clinical training). Clinical or preclinical research towards oral wound healing and tissue regeneration. 
Deadline: annual, 15 May

NFR Researcher Project for Early Career Scientists (FRIPRO)
4-8 MIO NOK, 3-4 years. All thematic areas. Applicants must hold a PhD, defense date within the last 2-7 years.
Deadline: continous

Horizon Europe / ERC starting Grant
1,5 MIO EUR, 5 years. For researchers to start their own research group, 2-7 years after their PhD. UiB offers a mentoring program for first-time applicants, proposal reading sessions, and writing courses. Contact medforsk@uib.no.
Deadline: annual, next October 2025

Novo Nordisk - Emerging Investigator Endocrinology and Metabolism
5 years, 11,25 MDKK, for researchers at 4-8 years after their PhD.
Deadline: annual, January

Novo Nordisk - Ascending Investigator Endocrinology and Metabolism 
5 years, 11,4 MDKK, for associate professors or senior researchers 7-11 years after PhD.
Deadline: January

_{(For more experienced researchers, at least 1 Million NOK, no requirement for collaboration.)}

National Institutes of Health - Research grants
Actual costs grants. Foreign entities are eligible to apply.
Womens Health Research
Climate Change and Health
Adaptive Biomaterials for Cancer Biology
Understanding Sudden Death in the Young Through Research
Cellular and Molecular Biology of Complex Brain Disorders
Understanding Exposure and Health Effects of Micro and/or Nanoplastics
The Functional Oral Microbiome
Deadline: recurring, next 5 Februar 2025

Grieg Foundation - Health Research
3 years
Deadline: 15 February 2025

DAM Foundation Research grants (Forskning)
1,5-3 MIO NOK for 3 years. Stiftelsen Dam is one of Norway's largest foundations and provides funding for health and research projects that will provide better health through participation and activity for people in Norway. The applications are sent through a volunteer oganisation like the Norwegian Red Cross, The Norwegian Cancer Society, the National Association for Publich Health etc.
Deadline: annually, 15 February

NFR - Researcher Projects (top-down calls)
12 MIO NOK, 5 years. Topics: Global development Asia, Enableing technologies, Welfare and education.
Deadline: 5 March 2025

*new* Novo Nordisk -  Pionneer Innovator Grants
1,1 MDKK to support innovative research within med-tech, industrial biotech, pharma as well as quantum technologies. Ideas that for example could lead to the development of new medical treatment, disease prevention, diagnostic methods as well as new health technologies, devices and technological platforms. Particular focus will be placed on projects covering cardiometabolic diseases as well as infectious diseases and preventive solutions hereto.
Deadline: annual, next: 13 March 2025

*new Novo Nordisk - Distinguished Innovator Grant
6,8 MDKK, 3 years. For established researchers with a proven track record within innovation.
Deadline: annual, next: 13 March 2025

Osteology Foundation Applied Research Grant
2,3 MNOK. Clinical or preclinical research towards oral wound healing and tissue regeneration.
Deadline: annual, 15 May

Norwegian Cancer Society - Open Call
Deadline: annual, next: 25 May 2025

ERC Advanced Grant
2,5 MIO EUR, 5 years. Bottom-up frontier research grant for established research leaders.
Deadline: 28 August 2025

Helse Vest Open project support
5 MIO NOK, 3 years. Applicants employed at Helse Vest can apply directly. Applicants from UiB can apply if they have a collaboration agreement with Helse Vest. ​​​​​​
Deadline: annual, 15 September

European Innovation Council - Pathfinder Challenges: Generative-AI based Agents to Revolutionize Medical Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer
4 MEUR. For early TRL.
Deadline: 29 October 2025

Novo Nordisk - Distinguished Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism
11 MIO DKK, 5 years. For outstanding professors who have demonstrated the ability to execute and lead research at the highest international level continuously through several years.or leading professors, who have demonstrated the ability to drive and execute research at the highest international level.
Deadline: annual, January

E.W. Thrasher Awards in Pediatric clinical care
550 000 USD. Projects that are changing pediatric clinical care.
Deadline for concept: bi-annual, January and July

Qualification - Research Commercialisation from Publicly Funded Research
200.000-500.000 NOK, 3-12 months. The funding must be used to clarify the commercial potential of promising research results.
Deadline: continous

NFR Researcher Project for Experienced Scientists (FRIPRO)
4-12 MIO NOK, 3-8 years. Must have approved doctoral at least 6 years ago. All thematic areas.
Deadline: continuous

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness (CEPI) - Innovations to Prepare for Future Epidemics and Pandemics 
Focus Area 1: advancing innovative rapid-response vaccine platforms that can transform the response to a future Disease X.
Focus Area 2: developing new vaccine candidates against CEPI priority pathogens with epidemic or pandemic potential and viral families.
Deadline: continous

_{(For researchers at any career stage, at least 1 Million NOK, require collaboration. These are the largest and most prestigious grants that will be coordinated by experienced researchers.)}

European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA) - Pre-clinical therapy studies for rare diseases using small molecules and biologicals – development and validation
4-6 Principal Investigators from at least 4 countries. 300.000 EUR for the Norwegian partners (400.000 if coordinating). 
Eligible proposals may include research on: Development of pre-clinical therapies using cell, organoid, or animal models / Biomarker identification that correlates with therapeutic efficacy / Pre-clinical proof-of-concept studies showing pharmacological activity and safety data.
Deadline for preproposals: 13 February 2025

European Partnership on Personalised Medicine (EP PerMed) - Pharmacogenomic Strategies for Personalised Medicine (PGxPM2025)
Requires collaboration with several other countries. 300.000 MEUR for the Norwegian partners (400.000 if coordinating).
Deadline for preproposals: 18 February 2025

NordForsk - Sustainable health and social care systems for elderly
Requires collaboration among at least three Nordic countries. Research should generate knowledge and evidence-based solutions in the area of sustainable health and social care systems for elderly.The call focuses on solutions to secure seamless pathways of health and social care based on active involvement of service users, next of kin and social networks with the purpose of ensuring health equity
Deadline: 20 February 2025

NFR - Collaborative Projects
Probably 12 MIO NOK, requires collaboration with public or private sector. Topics: Public health, Global health, Health care services, Biotechnology, Welfare services. 
Deadline: 5 March 2025

ERA-NET NEURON - Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Neuroscience of Pain
Probably 3 years, requires international collaboration between at least 3 european countries. 300.000 EUR for the Norwegian partners (400 if coordinating). To address critical translational and clinical questions using interdisciplinary approaches to improve the knowledge about the neuroscience of pain, bearing the potential to improve the lives of the people affected.
Deadline: 6 March 2025

Human Frontier Science Program HFSP - Research Grants
1,5 M USD, for international teams of 2-4 members. HFSP Research Grants support innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries. 
Deadline: annually, next: March 2025 

Global Health EDCTP3 - Work programme 2025
-  HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-01-TB-01-two-stage: Global collaboration action for the development of vaccines for reducing the disease burden of Tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa. 15 MEUR per project. Research and Innovation action.
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-01-MALARIA-02-two-stage: Global collaboration action for research on existing Malaria therapeutics and clinical development of new antimalarial candidates. 10 MEUR per project. Research and Innovation action
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3 -2025-01-NTD-03-two-stage: Accelerating the development of prophylactic vaccines against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in sub-Saharan Africa. 15 MEUR per project. Research and Innovation action.
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-02-FELLOWSHIP-01-two-stage: Global Health EDCTP3 and contributing partners funded Strategic Training Hubs for Fellowships in Public Health covering Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Modelling. 6.7 MEUR per project. Coordination and support action.
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-03-NETWORKS-01-two-stage: Global collaborative action for strengthening the Regional Networks of Excellence and Epidemic Preparedness Consortia. 
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-04-CH-01-two-stage: Global collaborative action tackling diarrhoeal diseases in the context of climate and health. 5 MEUR per project. Research and Innovation action  
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-04-ACCESS-02-two-stage: Transformative Innovations in global health. 2 MEUR per project. Research and Innovation action.
Deadline for pre proposals: March 2025

Innovative Health Initiative - Applicant Driven Call
Innovation projects in collaboration with health or medical industry. The industry partners must contribute with 45% own financing.
- Topic 1 (SO1): 10 MEUR. Ccontribute towards a better understanding of the determinants of health and priority disease areas.
- Topic 2 (SO2): 15 MERU. Integrate fragmented health research and innovation efforts bringing together health industry sectors and other stakeholders, focussing on unmet public health needs, to enable the development of tools, data, platforms, technologies and processes for improved prediction, prevention, interception, diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases, meeting the needs of end-users;
- Topic 3 (SO3): 15 MEUR. Demonstrate the feasibility of people-centred, integrated healthcare solutions.
- Topic 4 (SO4): 15 MEUR. Exploit the full potential of digitalisation and data exchange in healthcare;
- Topic 5 (SO5): 10 MEUR. Enable the development of new and improved evaluation methodologies and models for a comprehensive assessment of the added value of innovative and integrated healthcare solutions
Deadline: April 2025

KG Jebsen Foundation - Centres for Medical Research
The foundation will fund two new centers for translational medicine. There is an internal application process at UiB and Haukeland University Hospital.
Internal deadline for sketches:10 March 2025
Deadline: 8 May 2025

*new* European Innovation Council - Pathfinder Open
3 MEUR, requires consortium of at least three legal entities in three different EU countries. For radically new technology and relevant potential solutions at TRL 1-4.
Deadline: 21 May 2025

NordForsk - Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence 
tba.
Deadline: Spring 2025

*new* NordForsk - Nordic Research Infrastructure Hubs
6 MIO NOK; requires 66% own funding and collaboration with other Nordic countries. A Nordic Research Infrastructure Hub is a long-term partnership between Nordic universities, universities of applied sciences, university colleges, research institutes and/or managers of research infrastructure in a consortium that provides a framework for establishing, enhancing and/or expanding RI cooperation in the Nordic region.
Deadline: Spring 2025

NFR - Center for Excellence
The Centres of Excellence are large research centers with funding for 5-6 years. Please consult the internal communication channels in teams for information:  SFF-VI MED and  SFF VI applicant information
Deadline (stage 1): End of 2025

Horizon Europe - Pillar 2 calls
Topics tba.
Deadline 18 September 2025

Horizon Europe - Cancer Mission
Topics tba.
Deadline 18 September 2025

*new* NFR - Sustainable health and care services
tba.
Deadline: 24 September 2025

Horizon Europe - MSCA Doctoral Networks
4 years. Funding for 15 PhD candidates in international networks of academic and non-academic institutions.
Deadline: 25 November 2025

Horizon Europe - ERC Synergy Grant
Deadline: November 2025