This page list all calls relevant for researcher at Oslo University Hospital and the faculty of Medicine/University of Oslo, but please be aware that your eligibility to apply for some calls may depend on your place of employement. Check the call text or contact the team for external funding at the Faculty of Medicine or Oslo University Hospital.
Relevant funding opportunities and sources for medical and health research.
There are several open calls within the Novo Nordisk funding scheme. Some relevant are highlighted below. Deadline: Various deadlines.
Novo Nordisk Foundation expands Challenge Programme outside of Denmark for the first time. Deadline: 8 October 2025.
Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) has opened a two-stage call 11 with topics on brain dysfunction, the link between infections and non-communicable diseases, pharmacovigilance, type 1 diabetes, and ambulatory surgical centers. Deadline: 9 October 2025.
The European Research Council's (ERC) flagship Starting Grant is for talented early-career scientists from 2-7 years after PhD. This year's call has deadline on 14 October 2025.
The Olav Thon Foundation has announced funds for grants to support Nordic research collaboration in medicine for 2026. Deadline: 15 October 2025.
The Research Fund for Asthma and Allergy has announced funding to promote research on asthma and allergy. Deadline: 20 October 2025.
The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) has launched the COST Actions 2025 call. Deadline: 21 October 2025.
RCN has pre-announced a call for the recruitment of a researcher from Ukraine for an Ongoing Researcher Project. Deadline: Open-ended.
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has a Pathfinder challenge topic on Generative AI for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Deadline: 29 October 2025.
Circle U. has announced the 2025 Call for Flagship Initiatives on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I). Deadline: 31 October 2025.
The World Cancer Research Fund has opportunities for research to focus on cancer prevention and survival, looking at mechanisms or host factors. Deadline for Letter of Intent: 04 November 2025.
The ERC Synergy Grant (SyG) is for 2 - 4 outstanding research leaders with complementary skills and groundbreaking ideas in any field of research. Deadline: 05 November 2025.
Wellcome has announced funding for projects that robustly test the real-world effectiveness and assess implementation strategies of scalable transformative early interventions for anxiety, depression and psychosis in young people. Deadline: 11 November, 2025.
The Horizon Europe is planning several calls in 2025 on cancer under its flagship program - Cancer Mission. Deadline: to be announced
Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) has published Call 11. The Call focuses on brain dysfunction, the link between infections and non-communicable diseases, pharmacovigilance, type 1 diabetes, and ambulatory surgical centres. Deadline: 09 October 2025.
