Status
Closed for applications
Estimated to open in May 2026
Category
Within Iceland, Research
Type
Financing
Service provider
The Icelandic Centre for Research
Icelandic Research Fund Postdoctoral grants
The grants are intended to support the career development of young scientists within the research community.
Status
Closed for applications
Estimated to open in May 2026
Category
Within Iceland, Research
Type
Financing
Icelandic Research Fund Postdoctoral grants
Closed for applications / Estimated to open in May 2026
The grant is personal and the postdoctoral position is a 100% role. It is possible to apply for the postdoctoral fellow's salary and travel expenses, as well as operating and publication costs.
It strengthens the application if the postdoctoral position applied for is at an institution other than the one that awarded the doctoral degree.
Who can apply?
Applicants must have completed their PhD no more than five years before the application deadline.
An applicant for a postdoctoral fellowship cannot be the project manager or principal investigator for an application in another grant category.
How to apply
Applications are submitted via the Rannís application portal.
A project description on the project grant template and other supporting documents must be submitted in accordance with the handbook.
Applications must be in English.
Letters of recommendation are required from two experts who are not involved in the application.
A declaration from the host institution is required, confirming that the applicant will have working and research facilities there during the grant period.
A copy of the degree certificate must be included with the application or submitted no later than 1 December following the application deadline.
Answers to questions
Please send enquiries to the email address: rannsoknasjodur@rannis.is
For more information, see IRF Handbook
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