Top-up Financing for Incoming HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowships
This grant from the Research Council of Norway provides extra funding to Norwegian institutions hosting HFSP Postdoctoral Fellows for advanced life sciences research.
Funder: Research Council of Norway
Due Dates: October 31, 2026: Final deadline
Funding Amounts: Up to NOK 1,500,000 per project (max NOK 500,000/year for 3 years); maximum project duration 36 months.
Summary: Provides additional funding to Norwegian research organisations hosting HFSP Postdoctoral Fellows to ensure competitive compensation and support for advanced life sciences research.
Key Information: Application is by invitation only; only approved Norwegian research organisations hosting an incoming HFSP fellow are eligible.
Description
This grant supports Norwegian research organisations that are hosting recipients of a Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Postdoctoral Fellowship. The top-up funding aims to make Norwegian institutions more attractive hosts by supplementing the financial package provided by HFSP, ensuring the fellow receives compensation aligned with Norwegian standards and sufficient resources to conduct frontier, cross-disciplinary research in the life sciences. The scheme is designed to foster international collaboration and support basic research into the complex mechanisms of living organisms.
