The scheme for research stays abroad is available to doctoral and postdoctoral fellowship-holders who are wholly or partially funded by the Research Council and affiliated with an ongoing project for a period of minimum 24 months. (This scheme does not apply to fellowship-holders under the schemes for Centres of Excellence (SFF), Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI), Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME) and Centres for Clinical Treatment Research (FKB)). The research stay abroad must have a duration of minimum three and maximum 12 months.
The Project Owner may submit a grant application after the individual has been appointed to the position of research fellow and concrete plans have been drawn up for the research stay abroad.
The grant application must be based on and related to a main project funded by the Research Council, but the time frame, progress plan, budget tables and project description must reflect the research stay and its purpose.
Research fellows must conclude their research stay abroad by at the latest six months before the end of the research fellowship period.
At the time of submission of the grant application, the research fellow must not have lived, studied or worked for more than 12 months over the past three years in the country where the international host institution is located. Exceptions may be made to this rule if the international host institution has equipment, facilities and expertise that are not available in Norway or other countries that would be appropriate for a researcher stay.