Travel grants in relation to Euro-Bioimaging Proof-of-concept studies
- Grants from MedIm towards travel and accommodation
From January to July 2012 the large-scale pan-European research infrastructure project Euro-Bioimaging conducts a series of proof-of-concept studies and therefore offers FREE access to advanced biological and biomedical imaging facilities across Europe. Detailed information on the proof-of-concept studies and proposal submission is found here.
MedIm encourages PhD candidates employed at Norwegian institutions to explore this opportunity. To further promote participation from this group, MedIm will offer travel- and accomodation grants to successful applicants.
(Pre)conditions for MedIm support: Your project proposal must be approved by Euro-Bioimaging, and access to one of the 50 facilities given through the proof-of-concept studies project. The applicant must be employed at a Norwegian institution, enrolled in a PhD program at a Norwegian university, and registered in the MedIm database. The grant will cover round-trip Economy ticket and hotel accommodation at maximum 120 euro per night. No daily allowance is included (kostpenger). In total, NOK 200.000 is available for this purpose, and applicants will be evaluated on a first come, first served basis.
Please do not send any application until your project proposal has been successfully evaluated by Euro-Bioimaging, but do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Earlier announcements
MedIm - Norwegian Research School in Medical Imagingwill distribute up to 16 operating grants, each of NOK 50,000 to selected PhD candidates with research projects within the core areas of MedIm. The aim of the funds is to enhance the recipient's potential for arranging the best possible research training. The grant is available to applicants with a background from a wide range of disciplines. Applicants must be affiliated with one of the MedIm partner institutions: NTNU, University of Oslo, University of Bergen or the University of Tromsø.
Deadline: 1 September 2011
The grants are intended for candidates who have quite recently embarked on their PhD programme. Applicants must demonstrate particular potential and talent. The project must relate to one or several of the core areas of MedIm: ultrasound, MRI, PET, CT, image guided surgery, biomedical optics or bionanotechnology. For example, the grant may be used for:
- expenses in connection with research visits (not for conference trips)
- running costs needed for the PhD project
- procuring equipment needed for the PhD project
Use of the funding must comply with the following conditions:
- the purpose must be related to the PhD candidate's organized research training
- the purpose must be recommended by the supervisor
- the funds must not cover salaries or salary supplements
The application must include a brief description of the applicant, the project, and references to recent publications. A brief description of the plan for using the grant must be provided. The application must not exceed 2 pages. In addition, a covering letter (maximum 1 page) signed by both the applicant and the supervisor must be submitted. Both applicant and supervisor must be registered in MedIm's database. Please submit the application and the cover letter as one single .pdf file to the MedIm coordinator. Applications failing to conform to any of the above will not be evaluated.
It will be expected that the funds will be used during the period from autumn 2011 to the end of 2012. Recipients are required to submit a report on the use of these funds by the end of 2012. All applicants are expected to participate actively in MedIm's Annual National PhD conference in Medical Imaging. The winners will be announced during this event in Oslo on 21-22 November 2011.
On condition of a sufficient number of highly qualified applicants, up to 4 MedIm Research- and Travel Grants will be awarded in connection with each of the partners of MedIm: NTNU, the University of Bergen, the University of Oslo, and the University of Tromsø.
