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Helse Vest's research funds are to contribute to ensuring research activity among health providers in the region. Research funds are to be an incentive as well as an economic contribution in producing more quality research, and in cultivating research expertise by awarding fellowships. The Regional Liaison Committee (Det regionale samarbeidsorganet) between Western Norway Regional Health Authority and the region´s universities and university colleges, which decide the distribution of research funds, encourages regional collaboration on applications in order to build a robust, regional research environment. 

Applications will be evaluated for scientific quality and utility. Read more about this in Aims and Criteria.

To prevent the application from being set aside, we encourage everyone to carefully read the the call for application and guidelines, as well as the common reasons for not being shortlisted. 

Granting of the research funds will be decided at the Liaison Committee's (Samarbeidsorganet) meeting on the 28th of November 2024. The results will be announced on the Liaison Committee's website as soon as possible after the meeting.

In this call, it is possible to apply for the following application categories:

• PhD fellowship
• Postdoctoral fellowship
• Extension of postdoctoral fellowship in combination with a stay abroad
• Clinical research fellowship
• Scholarship for clinical studies (20 per cent) - NEW
• Clinical career fellowship
• Open project support
• Fellowship abroad

Som del av dei strategiske planane for forskinga ved sjukehuset er det etablert eit strategisk forskingsprogram å støtte opp om ambisjonane og forskinga. Programmet skal blant annet ivareta spissfunksjonar, kompetansemiljø og toppforskningsmiljø, samt forsking på områder av særskilt betydning for helsetjenestetilbudet. Det lyses nå ut posisjoneringsstipend som er eit av tre verkemiddel. 

For å byggje opp om dei små forskingsmiljøa ved sjukehuset er det etablert ei ordning med posisjoneringsstipend retta inn mot små forskarmiljø. Med små forskingsmiljø meinast det det fagområde ved Haukeland universitetssjukehus som klassifiserast som små etter Health Reserach Classification System (HRCS) sin klassifisering. Søkjar må i søknaden vise til at søkjaren kjem frå eit lite fagmiljø. 

Posisjoneringsstipend til klinikarar tek stikte på å bygge opp dei mindre forskingsmiljøa ved sjukehuset og styrke forskarrekrutteringa. Posisjoneringsstipenda vil gje moglegheit for «legestipend» i 50 % i eit år. Det stillast krav om at dei som får stipend må sende ein søknad til Helse Vest RHF om stipend innan utløpet av perioden.

Søknadene blir vurdert ut frå vitenskapleg kvalitet og nytte. Søknader med formelle feil vil ikkje bli behandla. 

I denne utlysinga er deil mogleg å søke på følgande:

• Posisjoneringsstipend (klinikar) - inntil 50 %

Det blir lagt til grunn at dei som blir tildelt stipend, kan starta opp høsten 2024. 

The call text is available on the web site of Helse Sør-Øst RHF with information about categories, funding and allocations. 

Links to guidelines, templates and criterias for the application categories are available on our website. 

Application form

To create an application, the applicant should select the applicant institution and relevant category, and enter the title, name and e-mail address in the form below. Afterwards, you should press “create application” at the bottom right of this page.

After a few minutes, an e-mail will be sent to the selected e-mail address. This e-mail contains a link to the application form. If several people are contributing to the application, the link can be distributed between the collaborating partners for access to the form.

The following research categories are available for funding in 2025:

• PhD fellowship
• Postdoctoral fellowships 
• Open project support 

Be careful to choose the right application form. It is not possible to change the form type during the process.

For work on the application, Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome is recommended.

Avoid using @gmail - addresses, they block for receiving e-mail sent from eSøknad.

Information about the call for overseas fellowships

The call text is available on the web site of Helse Sør-Øst RHF with information about who can appy.  

The application form

Helse Sør-Øst RHF has an electronic (web-based) application portal. 

To create an application, the applicant should select the applicant institution and relevant category, and enter the title, name and e-mail address in the form below. Afterwards, you should press “create application” at the bottom right of this page.

After a few minutes, an e-mail will be sent to the selected e-mail address. This e-mail contains a link to the application form. If several people are contributing to the application, the link can be distributed between the collaborating partners for access to the form.

or work on the application, Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome is recommended.

Avoid using @gmail - addresses, they block for receiving e-mail sent from eSøknad.

Research based innovation

The call will be running annually from March-October without a fixed deadline. Funding to innovation projects is thus awarded throughout this period.

The call text is available on the web site of Helse Sør-Øst RHF with more information.

Helse Sør-Øst RHF has an electronic (web-based) application portal. To create an application, the applicant should select the applicant institution and relevant category, and enter the title, name and e-mail address in the form below. Afterwards, you should press “create application” at the bottom right of this page.

After a few minutes, an e-mail will be sent to the selected e-mail address. This e-mail contains a link to the application form. If several people are contributing to the application, the link can be distributed between the collaborating partners for access to the form.

For work on the application, Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome is recommended.

Avoid using @gmail - addresses, they block for receiving e-mail sent from eSøknad.

Personvernerklæring

Helse Nord RHF lyser ut forskningsmidler til prosjektetableringsstøtte for å utforme søknad om ekstern finansiering av klinisk
forskning. Se Helse Nords internettside for generelle vilkår og denne ekstrautlysningen.