Faculty Research Grants - HF - Kunnskapsbasen
Faculty Research Grants - HF
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The Faculty of Humanities announces travel and publication grants. The announcement only applies to activity prior to November 20, 2022. Reimbursement forms and invoices must be handed in by December 1, 2022. The term publication in this context includes artistic releases.
The applications will be evaluated in relation to the priorities set out in Strategy for the Faculty of Humanities 2018-2025 and the current annual plan.
The announcement is open for permanent and temporary academic staff in positions lasting more than one year. In addition the position must be at least 20% of a full-time position. PhD-candidates and postdoctoral fellows may only apply for travel grants for PhDs and post-docs.
Travel grants
Travel grants for PhDs and post docs
The Faculty supports academically relevant stays abroad for PhDs and post docs which cannot be funded by ordinary funding. The application must include:
- approval from the main supervisor (only for PhDs)
- short application letter with information about objective, place and period
- budget, including information about use of ordinary funding
Travel grants for active participation at international conferences for academic staff
The Faculty allocates travel grants for active participation at relevant conferences for academic staff in permanent positions or positions lasting longer than one year.
Allocation of grant requires documentation of active participation. The result of the activity should normally qualify to be registered in the Cristin system.
Maximum funding is 11 500 kr for travels in Europe and 15 300 kr for travels outside of Europe. Applicants will be ranked according to the extent of allocated travel grants the current and two previous years, the employment percentage at the Faculty,and academic activity since the last allocation.
Archival work and field work
You can apply for travel grants for archival work and field work. The grant is not meant to support long-term stays, but short term visits to an archive or short term field work. The application must include a short project description, budget for the travel and a plan for publication of the undertaken work.
Funding for publishing
The Faculty aims to increase the quality of publications, especially through the promotion of publishing in international publications.
Publishing
You can apply for funding for publishing academic articles, academic monographies and academic anthologies, as well as support for editorial work in connection with academic anthologies or monographs. The Faculty will prioritize publications at acknowledged international publishers and special issues of acknowledged journals. Faculty will not fund buy-out time from teaching to work on publication. The criteria are:
- an agreement with the publisher exists
- the publication will result in publication points in the Cristin system
Copyediting and translation
You can apply for funding for copyediting, proofreading and translation of manuscripts planned published by international publishers. Translations from mother-tongue to English will not be funded. The publication must result in publication points in the Cristin system. The maximum amount can seek for a journal article or a chapter in an anthology is NOK 4500. The amount for a scientific monography will be calculated based on the manuscript size.
How to apply
Please send the application through our electronic application form. You can apply any time, as long as the activity will take place early enough for the payment to be completed in 2022.
Questions about the call can be directed to the Faculty of Humanities' Research Support Office.
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