Faculty's Support Program for Research Council of Norway's Research Project Calls 鈥� Spring 2025
Welcome to the Faculty' Support Program for Research Council of Norway's Research Project Calls!
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In collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Social Sciences offers a series of workshops and a reading day in Spring 2025 to assist researchers planning to apply for NFR research project funding.
This program is designed to support researchers at all career stages, providing guidance from the initial idea development to the finalization of a competitive application.
Important dates in the support program:
| 30.01.2025 | NFR Reading Day SV and HF (09-15.30) |
| 20.02.2025 | One-Page Proposal workshop (10-12) |
| 07.03.2025 | Impact & Implementation workshop (9-12)- CANCELLED |
| 12.05.2025 | Deadline for sending proposals for the workshop 21.05 |
| 21.05.2025 | RCN FRIPRO proposal workshop听(9-12) |
Explore each event below to learn more.
RCN Reading Day
In cooperation with the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Social Sciences organises an application Reading Day for researchers who consider applying for support from the Research Council of Norway (RCN). The Reading Day is open for researchers at all career stages.
During the Reading Day听 you will get a chance to read successfull UiB applications previously funded by the RCN in different categories (researcher project for experienced researchers, researcher project for early career researchers, researcher project with international mobility) in order to see how a succesfull project can be structured. The applications will only be available as paper copies during the Reading Day, and cannot be taken out of the room or copied.听听
You will be able to come and leave any time in-between 9 and 15.30 o'clock on the Reading Day and stay as long as you wish.
Time and place:
- Date: January 30, 2025
- Time: 09:00鈥�15:30
- Place: SV-building, Lauritz Meltzer's house, Fosswinckels street 6, 5007 Bergen (meeting room 904, 9. floor)
Preparation:听To get the best possible outcome out of participation, it is recommended that you get familiar with the current calls and the related documents ahead of time, as well as with the requirements for the applicants.听
More information can be found on the event's webpage.
You can register for this event .
One-Page Proposal Workshop
The workshop focuses on developing a 鈥榦ne-page proposal鈥� and is aimed at researchers in the early application phase who need help developing their research ideas into strong applications.
Time and place:
- Date: Fabruary 20, 2025
- Time:听10:00鈥�12:00
- Place: Ulrike Pihls house, seminar room 2B
Program:
| Time | 听 |
| 10:00-10:30 | Tips for developing an听effective 'one-page proposal' |
| 10:30-11:00 | Alone time with your application |
| 11:00-11:45 | Group session |
| 11:45-12:00 | Discussion in plenum |
Participation Requirement:听Participants must complete a one-page proposal in advance of the workshop. Download the template here.
More information can be found on the event's webpage.
You can register for this event .
Impact & Implementation Workshop- CANCELLED
This workshop will focus on both 鈥�impacts and effects (impact)鈥� and 鈥�implementation鈥�. For the impact section, we will explore how to understand the concept of 鈥榠mpact鈥�, why it is important to succeed with it, and how to write a strong impact chapter in your application.
Additionally, the 鈥榠mplementation鈥� section will guide you through how to structure and write the implementation part of your research project, ensuring that your methodology, timeline, and work packages are clearly aligned.
You can choose to register for only the impact session, only the implementation session, or participate in both.
Time and place:
- Date: March 7, 2025
- Time:听09:00鈥�12:00
- Place: SV-building, Lauritz Meltzer's house, Fosswinckels street 6, 5007 Bergen (meeting room 904, 9. floor)
Program
| Time | 听 |
| 09:00-09:30 | Why does 'Impact' matter? |
| 09:30-10:30 | Group work |
| 10:30-10:50 | Plenary Discussion |
| 10:50-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-11:15 | How to write implementation in the research project? |
| 11:15-11:30 | How to make sure your budget aligns with your research goals? |
| 11:30-12:00 | Questions and answers |
More information can be found on the event's webpage.
You can register for this event .
RCN FRIPRO Proposal Workshop
The final workshop before the application submission!
This workshop is aimed at researchers who have a draft of an almost fully developped application.听The workshop consists of group work, 听where participants provide feedback on each other鈥檚 application drafts. Everyone will receive an application to read in advance.听
Time and place:
- Date: May听21, 2025
- Time:听09:00鈥�12:00
- Place: SV-building, Lauritz Meltzer's house, Fosswinckels street 6, 5007 Bergen (meeting room 904, 9. floor)
Participation Requirement:听Submit your application draft by May 12th to .听Submission of the draft within the deadline is considered as a registration for the workshop.听After the submission, the applications will be distributed among the participants. Each participant will have primary responsibility for one application but is encouraged to read several. The workshop will function as a mock panel, where everyone gives a brief introductory presentation about their project in the group.听
More information can be found on the event's webpage.