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Doctoral Research Fellowships

Are you planning to take a doctoral degree you should contact a degree-conferring research
organisation that can offer you a place on a Ph.D. programme.

The Research Council does not award funding for personal doctoral research grants and you may not
apply to the Research Council for funding for a doctoral research fellowship yourself.

Only research organisations are eligible to apply for funding for a Ph.D. fellowship as part of a research
project via one of our call for proposals. The project's responsible research organization (applicant) or a
collaborative partner is responsible for hiring doctoral candidates.

The exceptions are the Industrial PhD and Public Sector PhD Project schemes, where a public or private
sector employer can apply for funding for the position in collaboration with a degree-conferring research
institution.

The Research Council’s support for payroll and indirect expenses relating to research fellowship positions
may not exceed the amount of the lump-sum allocation; see Rates for Funding of Research Fellowships.
The Research Council may provide support for other project-related costs for research fellows, such as
use of equipment and travel and accommodation/board.

The Research Council funding up to three full-time equivalents of a doctoral position. Any costs related to
mandatory work imposed by the degree-awarding organization must be covered by them. The Research
Council funding only one doctoral research fellowship per candidate and only if the candidate does not
already have a doctoral degree/Ph.D.

The Research Council allocates funding for doctoral positions primarily to Norwegian universities and
colleges authorized to award doctoral degrees, cf.: the Regulations concerning terms and conditions of
employment for the posts of post-doctoral research fellow, research fellow, research assistant and
resident.

What is a doctoral position?

The terms of employment for a doctoral research fellow position are described in the Regulations
concerning terms and conditions of employment for the posts of post-doctoral research fellow, research
fellow, research assistant and resident., § 1-3. All Research Council-funded projects must adhere to the
regulations.

Please note the following points:

A professional development plan for the doctoral period must be prepared. See the separate section
below.
International research visit(s) abroad into their fellowship period are expected.
The project's responsible research organization (applicant) or a collaborative partner hires the doctoral
candidate.
If the project's responsible organization does not award the Ph.D., the organization must enter into a
written agreement with the university or scientific university college where the doctoral candidate will
pursue the Ph.D.

For research fellows with a registered address in Norway who spend all or parts of their research
fellowship period abroad, The Project Owner, which is a research organisation, can apply for funding for
stays abroad for up to 12 months. This also applies to doctoral research fellows who are staying and
taking their degree at a foreign degree-conferring institution.

Requirements relating to professional development plans for doctoral research fellowships

The Research Council has made it mandatory for all doctoral fellows it funds to draw up and submit a
professional development plan, see forskningsradets-plan-for-rekruttering-til-forskning-og-tidlig-
karriere.pdf).

The Project Owner or the research institution where the doctoral research fellow is employed is required
to draw up a professional development plan for the full duration of the doctoral research period.

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