TFS Starting Grant Call 2026

TFS Starting Grant – Call 2026

The 7th call in the TFS Starting Grant programme is out June 2025.

TFS’s sister foundation in Bergen – the Trond Mohn Research Foundation (TMF) – has decided to implement a separate UiT-initiative to support high-quality research projects at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. TMF has invited TFS to prepare award cases for projects with UiT as the host institution.

The program is open to all departments and faculties/units at UiT, aiming to recruit young national or international candidates with outstanding academic merit and research potential.

• The duration of the individual project can be up to 6 years
• You can apply for up to NOK 12 million kroner
• Any TMF contribution has to be matched by resources from UiT at about the same level
• The prequalification application deadline is December 1st, 2025

The application process contains two steps; Prequalification (stage 1) and final round (stage 2).

Announcement of TFS Starting Grant Call 2026 winners will be published September 22nd, 2026 on TFS annual ceremony.

Call text and templates (the documents are only available in English):

• TFS Starting Grant_Call 2026
• Cover page
• Letter of commitment (example)
• TMF Budsjettmal
• Prequalification application (step 1)