YGGDRASIL mobility programme 2009-2010 Norway

The YGGDRASIL mobility programme offers funding for international Ph.D. students and younger researchers for research stays in Norway.

Personal mobility grants
As from the academic year 2009-2010, the Research Council of Norway is offering mobility grants to highly qualified, international Ph.D. students and younger researchers from 25 countries in connection with research stays in Norway of one to ten months through the YGGDRASIL mobility programme.

The mobility programme encompasses all subjects and disciplines and takes its name from Yggdrasil, the immense ash tree from Norse mythology whose branches extend throughout the world and into the heavens.

Countries covered under the programme
The programme offer grants to the following 25 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

Application deadline
Applicants must submit a personal mobility grant application via the Research Council's eSøknad electronic submission service.

The deadline for applying for grants under the YGGDRASIL mobility programme is in the spring for the following academic year.

In 2009, the application deadline is 22 April for the academic year 2009-2010.

Further information on the website.
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