All applications must be submitted through an applicant institution, i.e. a health trust, private non-profit hospital or a private institution with access to applications in Helse Sør-Øst.
The PI (applicant) must:
The requirement of at least 20% position at the applicant institution applies to both temporary and permanent positions. Project managers who have temporary positions at the applicant institution from the time of application to the start of the project, can apply for support for their own scholarship for the entire project period.
External project manager
Principal Investigators (PIs) who meet the formal requirements outlined above have the opportunity to serve as an external project manager for a project at one of the non-university hospitals in the region with the lowest research activity, which in this call is Sykehuset Telemark HF and Sunnaas sykehus HF, or a private, non-profit institution with application access to regional research funds. This arrangement applies only to the categories of doctoral grants and postdoctoral fellowships in the specialist healthcare service.
If such an application is submitted, the PI’s rights and responsibilities in the project must be specified in a written agreement between the PI’s institution and the applicant institution.
External projects are not included in the annual quota per PI. Note, however, project managers for external projects that commenced in the last three years (2023, 2024 or 2025) cannot submit a new application as an external project manager in this call.
Upper age limit for project manager
Researchers over the age of 70 (born in 1955 or earlier) cannot apply as PIs, but they can participate in projects led by others.
It is permitted to hold the role of project manager for ongoing projects until the age of 72. If a PI turns 72 during the project period, the application must be accompanied by a confirmation from the applicant institution that the PI responsibility will be transferred to someone else when this occurs. Please use the provided template for such confirmation.
Health trusts:
Akershus universitetssykehus HF
Oslo universitetssykehus HF
Sunnaas sykehus HF
Sykehusapotekene HF
Sykehuset i Vestfold HF
Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Sykehuset Telemark HF
Sykehuset Østfold HF
Sørlandet sykehus HF
Vestre Viken HF
Private non-profit hospitals:
Betanien Hospital
Diakonhjemmet Sykehus
Lovisenberg Diakonale Sykehus
Martina Hansens Hospital
Revmatismesykehuset
Private institutions:
Beitostølen helsesportsenter
Capio Anoreksi Senter
CatoSenteret
Frambu senter for sjeldne diagnoser
Modum Bad
Rehabiliteringssenteret AiR
Skjelfoss Psykiatriske Senter
Tyrilistiftelsen
Unicare Rehabilitering, enhetene i Helse Sør-Øst