Who can apply
Academic staff with a project with a life science theme.
Application deadline
Running until 2025.
Funding
Up to 1) NOK 50,000 + 2) NOK 200,000, see description below.
Description
- Researchers in the field of life sciences at UiO can apply for up to NOK 50,000 for, for example, extension of temporary employees, arrangement of seminars, or liberation of teaching obligations to write and send an application from UiO to FRIPRO in 2025.
- Applications that are not approved by the NFR, but score equal to or higher than 6.0, will receive up to NOK 200,000 in support for further development of the project, including positions, acquisitions or other activities. All funding must be used in full by the end of 2026.
This is a one-off call, and it is first come, first served until the allocated sums of NOK 2,000,000 for application writing and NOK 2,000,000 for further development run out. It is possible to apply after the funding for 1) has been emptied, to see if you qualify for 2).
Requirements
Applicants must be employed at UiO and qualified to apply for FRIPRO with UiO as the project owner, and the application must have a life science theme, see definition. Get in touch if you are in doubt as to whether the topic can be considered as life science. If in doubt, also check with your own department whether you are qualified to apply for FRIPRO or not.
Application process
The process starts with stating applicants and application topic in a simple on-line form.
Category 1) applications are granted consecutively, but funding is transferred to the individual administrative units only after the application to FRIPRO has been sent and a receipt for submission together with a simple overview of expenses has been forwarded to UiO:Life Science.
Category 2) applications are granted on the basis of NFR-reviews being sent to UiO:Life Science. Use of 2) funding shall be reported shortly to UiO:Life Science in January 2027.
Registered applications
17.10.2024: More than 40 potential applications are registered. This means that up to 2,000,000 of the first 2,000,000 will be distributed, if all applications are submitted.
28.11.2024: Two applications have been submitted, and has received in total 100 000.
We will still accept registrations of potential applications, in the event that some potential applications will not be submitted or applicants does not spend the full 50,000.
For category 2) it is still first come, first serve, and it will be the first ten refusal letters from the Research Council with a grade at or above 6.0 that will receive the funding, regardless of the registration here.