Research Council of Norway (Forskningsrådet NFR):
Biotechnology for innovation (BIOTEK2021) associated with the Center for Digital Life Norway is a program that contributes to the implementation of the Government’s national strategy for biotechnology as aDenne strategien peker på at bioteknologi er en muliggjørende teknologi som er viktig for utviklingen av de fire sektorene: Landbruk, Marin, Industri og Helseas a technology that is important for the development of the four sectors and one of them being health.
Deadline: 12 October 2016
HELSEVEL: Large-scale Programme on Health, Care and Welfare Services Research. Two calls will be announced:
– Until 50 million for innovation in health, care and welfare services.
– Up to 50 million to the development of core environmental and clusters
Deadline: 12 October 2016
National Node for International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF): call for research institution-based strategic project.
Deadline: 12 October 2016
VAM: International migration and the prerequisites for the welfare and working life model: Call for researcher projects that study various aspects of the prerequisites for the welfare and working life model in light of societal changes related to migration, socioeconomic differences and greater diversity.
Deadline: 23 November 2016
The American-Scandinavian Foundation:
The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) are now accepting applications for Fellowships and Grants program for the 2017/18 academic year.
The deadline for applications is November 1, 2016.
Awards for Research/Study in Scandinavia
The ASF will offer around $300,000 to outstanding American students, scholars, professionals and artists for study and/or research in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden. Fellowships of up to $23,000 are intended to support an academic year-long stay, and priority is given to students at the graduate level who need to spend time at foreign academic or research institutions. Grants of up to $5,000 are considered more suitable for shorter research visits, both on the graduate or post-doctoral level. Funding is available to candidates in all Fields.
Awards for Arctic Research
In partnership with Scandinavian Seminar, a not-for-profit organization sponsoring educational and cultural interaction between Scandinavia and the United States, The ASF annually provides fellowships totaling $50.000 to outstanding American students, researchers, and artists for projects relating to the Arctic and pursued at University of the Arctic member institutions. The purpose of these fellowships is to increase knowledge about the Arctic and issues relating to the Circumpolar North. Past fellowship winners have included scholars pursuing Arctic projects in marine biology, geology, the environment, and indigenous peoples, as well as artists photographing Arctic landscapes.
Awards for Research/Study in in the United States
The ASF also awards fellowships and grants to Scandinavians doing reseach/study.. These are made on the recommendation of ASF’s cooperating organizations abroad, with each country setting its own deadline. Contact information for the ASF’s cooperating organizations in Scandinavia can be found on the ASF website.
Online application and further ASF Award information available online: www.amscan.org
Andre aktuelle utlysninger finnes under punktet Forskning i menyen øverst.