Researcher Project for Early Career Scientists: 2–7 years after PhD, to gain experience in leading a research project
Under FRIPRO, the RCN invests in the bold research that has the potential to provide significant advances in the field, even if it also has a significant risk of failing.
Relevant thematic areas for this call: Ground-breaking research
There are no requirements regarding the potential for societal impact in the projects that receive fund through FRIPRO. The peer reviewers will only assess the applications on this point if the applicant have described such possible effects in the application.
Most emphasis is on the criteria: Excellence – potential for advancing the state-of-the-art and Excellence – quality of R&D activities when selecting applications for funding. Priority will be given to projects with project managers of the underrepresented gender when the applications are otherwise assessed equally.
Funding scaleNOK 4 000 000-10 000 000.
Amount of funding presumed available for this call for proposals: NOK 510 000 000. The FRIPRO scheme's annual budget of up to NOK 1,3 billion is tentatively divided between our three open-ended calls for proposals: (Three-Year) Researcher Project with International Mobility (FRIPRO), Researcher Projects for Early Career Scientists (FRIPRO) and Researcher Projects for Experienced Scientists (FRIPRO).
Project duration36-48 months