PES 2022: Financial support for EU project development and positioning for researchers at OsloMet 2022
Project establishment- and positioning funding is strategic funding from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) to strengthen Norwegian participation and improve returns in form of project funding under Horizon Europe. OsloMet applies every 2 years for a block grant from the RCN, to be distributed to researchers applying for EU-funding. As the RCN’s allocation for 2021-2022 to OsloMet (and the other institutions) has been decreased, there might be future changes to the PES support at OsloMet. As for now, the below will be practices until further adjustments.
Apply for POS and PES 2022
In order to make the support easier to access, we will now practice block funding to projects according to the fixed rates stated in the overview below, to be distributed automatically to the host department by the end of the year based on the number of submitted proposals registered in the Commission's online application system. The units will be expected to cover proposal expenses in advance.
This means that you do not have to apply for PES funding in advance for proposals submitted through the funding and tenders portal, but expect to have the funding transferred by the end of the year according to the lump sums described below.
If you are a coordinator and have a need for further support, applicants may apply for Additional PES funding up to 50 000 NOK per project proposal. This means that a Coordinator proposal may release a total of 150 000 NOK in PES funding. The application for additional coordinator funding must be received minimum 2 months before call deadline.
Please use this form for applying for additional funding as Coordinator.
Please use this form for applying for POS.
Are you in doubt about whether the application you are writing should qualify for PES support? Send an e-mail to Vera Østensen.
Researchers at NIBR takes directly contact with Bianca Pricope.
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Activities covered by PES-funding
Project establishment support (PES)
- Consortium meetings for project development towards calls / topics
- Procurement of external consulting services. OsloMet has a framework agreement with Europa Media and Enspire Science Ltd. Procurements have to be approved by the R&D Department before signing the agreement. Contact Vera Østensen for more information.
- Buy-out in order to be able to free up time to write (no overhead eligible)
- Piloting (data, lab, scientific assistant, and more)
- Meetings consortium
Are you in doubt about whether the application you are writing should qualify for PES support? Send an e-mail to Vera Østensen.
Positioning support (POS)
- Scientific and administrative staff can apply for positioning funding (POS)
- Networking: Building relations with leading European environments
- Skills development: Course, workshop
- Participation at the EUs information days on upcoming calls in Horizon Europe, and related brokerage events and networking sessions
- Other activities for short-term positioning to join existing consortiums
Should be positioning activities of interest to the institution, faculty/centre and signed by head of research support + vice dean.
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PES-funding amount related to project type
The funding amounts in PES2022 vary, and are related to the project type and the applicant's role of the planned HEU project. All rates below indicate amount of block-grant that you will receive
Coordinator – calls from HEU, Eurostars and JTI
Type of project
Maximum amount in NOK
Coordinator of Research & Innovation Action (RIA)
100 00 (50 000)
Coordinator of Innovation Action (IA)
Coordinator of Coordination and Support Action (CSA)
100 000
Fast Track to Innovation (FTI)
100 000
Eurostars
Active and Assisted Living Programme (AAL)
JTI (except: JTI ECSEL)
ERA-NET COFUND
COST (establish new networks)
EIC Pathfinder Open
200 000 EIC Open Challenge
For the funding sources above not submitted through the EU portal – lump sums are only distributed when we have received the confirmation of accepted submittal of the source, including the submitted proposal sent through this net-form (nettskjema.no).
It is important that all PES/POS funding is trackable. This means project controllers should be able to provide report on how the funding is spent, linked to each project, PES and POS.
Participant or work package leader in the collaborative projects mentioned in the table above: lump sum NOK 60,000 upon submission of application and confirmation from funding source of submitted and received proposal.
Coordinator – Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) and European Research Council (ERC)
Type of project
Maximum amount in NOK
MSCA Innovative Training Network (ITN)
100 000
MSCA – Research and Innovation Staff Exchange
(RISE)50 000
MSCA – Co-funding of regional, national and
international programs (COFUND)MSCA individual Fellowships (IF)
10 000
ERC Starting Grant
50 000
(25 000 for round 2 automatically given when interview has been done and final evaluation is received)ERC Consolidator Grant
ERC Advanced Grant
ERC Synergy Grant 100 000 Other
Prizes (application writing): 50 000 NOK
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The PES application process
As described above, all proposals submitted through the funding and tenders portal will receive block funding as described by the end of the year based on lists we get from the portal.
If you require extra funding as coordinator of projects as described, please use this form for application.
If you are applying for POS, please use this form for application.If you are applying for other schemes described in the above table not submitted through the funding and tenders portal, please e-mail Vera Østensen copy of the confirmation of submittal and the submitted proposal. This will then release block funding as described in the table above.
In cases where several units from OsloMet participate in the same activities, only the main contact from OsloMet and her/his affiliated department will receive the block amount after submission.Remember – all proposals sent from OsloMet require that head of department/institute has confirmed support to the proposal – and that local research advisor and financial advisor have quality assured the proposal before it is sent.
Department for R&D will upload confirmation on the submitted applications and the grant letter to P360. The grant letter will be addressed to relevant local units and with Kari Torslett and Laila Kjærvik from Division for Corporate Governance on cc.
- Recipient at faculty: Section for R&D and section for finance
- Recipient at SVA: SVA (SVA institutes don’t have R&D sections) and the section for finance at the relevant research institute