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This page presents a list over funding opportunities for students and
researchers that would like to conduct research in Svalbard.
If you know about more relevant funding opportunities that should be listed here,
please tell us:
post@svalbardscienceforum.no
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 SSF
Workshop funding |
| SSF allocates funding for
workshops that further develop and realise SSF priorities or initiate
new efforts to better coordinate research in Svalbard. SSF Workshops may
receive a maximum of 200.000 NOK to defray the direct costs of arranging
the workshop and up to 30.000 for reporting costs.
There will be calls for proposals in spring and autumn (2012-2015). The proposal
deadlines are 15 February and 5 September each year.
Call for proposals:
http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/Funding/SSF/1253971526892.
Additional guidelines can be found
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SSF
Support Funds |
| SSF allocates funding for
projects that further develop and realise SSF priorities or activities
based on SSF workshops. SSF Support Funds are limited to a maximum of
400.000 NOK/project. There will be calls for proposals in spring and
autumn (2012-2015). The proposal
deadlines are 15 February and 5 September each year.
Call for proposals:
http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/Funding/SSF/1253971526892.
Additional guidelines can be found
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Arctic
Field Grant (Arktisstipend) |
Svalbard Science Forum
allocates funding for
fieldwork
in Svalbard to Master students, PhD students and researchers from
Norwegian and foreign institutions. The intention is to support students and researchers not established
in Svalbard to carry out fieldwork in Svalbard and enhance international
collaboration. The yearly call for proposals opens in September and proposal
deadline is 28 November.
Find more information about requirements and application details here: http://www.svalbardscienceforum.no/pages/arktisstipend.htm.
Call for proposals: closed |
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Svalbard's environmental protection fund |
The fund is financed by the
environment fee, fees for hunting and fishing cards, and penalties for
violation of the Svalbard environmental law. Resources are used for
projects and initiatives with the purpose of protecting the environment.
Private and public businesses, organisations and private individuals can
apply for support.
More information:
http://www.sysselmannen.no/hoved.aspx?m=45704 (Norwegian only) |
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International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic
- Transnational Access |
The Transnational Access program
for the International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic (INTERACT) offers access to 18 research stations in Northernmost Europe and
Russia. It provides free access for outside researchers to research
facilities and field sites. In Svalbard, the Sverdrup station in
Ny-Ålesund is part of INTERACT
More information:
http://www.eu-interact.org/transnational-access/ |
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Strategimidler til arktisk forskning - University of Tromsø |
The Amundsen Center at the
University of Tromsø yearly allocates fundings for arctic research to
Master- and PhD-students, as well as researchers at the University of
Tromsø.
More information:
http://uit.no/amundsen/finansiering/ (Norwegian only)) |
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Polish-Norwegian Research Fund |
The Fund
provides grant assistance for research projects and workshops/seminars
with preference given to larger projects in the areas environmental
protection and healthcare.
More information:
http://www.fbn.opi.org.pl/ |
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Research Council of Norway |
The Research Council of Norway administers
and distributes public funding for Norwegian research mainly through
research programmes, but also via independent projects and basic funding
to research institutions. Funding applications can only be send to
specific programme announcements and calls for proposals.
More information:
http://www.forskningsraadet.no/en/Apply+for+funding/1138785830985
- IS-MOBIL: The Research Council
of Norway has announced a scholarship fund for young researchers and
highly qualified PhD students, the fund covers costs of a research
visit up to 10 months in Norway; citizens from 25 countries are
eligible to apply. Read also:
SSF
news (9.2.2009)
More information:
http://www.rcn.no/en/Funding/ISMOBIL/1233557743178?visAktive=true
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