Research Support at the Faculty of Social Sciences

Registration form for Department of Comparative Politics

Registration form forDepartment of Economics

Registration form for Department of Information Science and Media Studies

Registration form for Department of Social Anthropology and Department of Geography

Registration form for Department of Government

Registration form for Sociology

The form should be used if you are going to be a project leader/coordinator or a partner in a project. The information in the form will be made available to the Head of Department, Head of Administration, research adviser and financial adviser.

Please note that the budget must be prepared by an assigned financial adviser, and that the final application and budget must be approved by the head of department.

We help you with various aspectsof your application. Note that some of the services will depend on the program and how early we become involved in the application work. 

Services we can offer:

• Identify possible funding sources for your project
• Find out if your research idea matches the funding source's expectation
• Suggest a timeline for the application process
• Coordinating tasks between FIA, faculty, institute and any external consultancy service
• Provide access to updated application tools and templates
• Support in completing the electronic application form Review and advise on the project description (1-2 rounds, depending on the programme)
• Prepare the project budget in collaboration with the project manager
• Give input to the Gannt chart if necessary
• Give input to the communication plan for the project
• Provide input for research ethics assessments that must be made in the project
• Revise CVs for project participants

Please note that even if the support apparatus assists in the work, it is the project manager who is responsible for submitting the application, and making sure that all attachments are included and the call's requirements are met.

Enter your plans for application in the registration form, or contact us well in advance of the application deadline. You will find contact information in the box on the right.

The SV faculty offers individual ERC application support in collaboration with the Research and Innovation Department. If you have any questions about the ERC application process, please contact us:: 

Elina Troscenko for ERC Starting Grant

Dragana Bielicki for ERC Consolidators Grant, Advanced Grant og Synergy Grant

Join the SV Grant Writing Toolkit to access templates, checklists and other supporting documents for your ERC application. Use team code: wkhoxo2 to search for the Toolkit in MS Teams.

ERC StG Development Programme: To support applicants to the ERC programme, UiB will continue its ERC Starting Grant Development Program in 2025 as well. The program is expected to follow the same format as in 2024 with three physical seminars and a digital workshop that will take place February – June 2025. The program for 2025 is fully subscribed, and the 2026 program is expected to open for registration via the institute in autumn 2025.

Research Establishment Support:  All ERC applicants get access to PES funds that can be used for the development on the application. For StG, CoG and AdG the sum is NOK 60,000, while SyG coordinators receive NOK 80,000. These funds can be used for travel, workshops, external consultants etc. The registration form for the application must be submitted before these funds can be used. Contact the head of administration at your institute for information on how these funds can be used. 

ERC mentor funds: UiB centrally provides support to ERC applicants who wish to connect with an external (outside UiB) mentor development of project idea, and application. Each mentor can receive NOK 30,000. Contact Elina or Dragana if you want to know more about this scheme. 

For inspiration: See overview of ERC Grants at the Faculty of Social Sciences , and all ERC Grants at UiB

The SV faculty offers individual application support for Researcher project applications for both Ground-breaking research (FRIPRO) and the thematic calls for proposals. If you have questions about the application process, please contact us in good time (no later than 1 month) before the application deadline, or before you plan to submit.  

Elina Troscenko for the Departments of Social Anthropology, Geography and Sociology

Dragana Bielicki for for the Departments off Comparative Politics, Government, and Economics 

Knut Risnes for the Department of Information Science and Media Studies

In collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities, we are offering an Faculty's Support Program for Research Council of Norway's Research Project Calls in Spring 2025

Join the SV Grant Writing Toolkit to access templates, checklists and other supporting documents for your Research Project application. Use team code: wkhoxo2 to search for the Toolkit in MS Teams.