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Marie Curie Training Sites at NTNU

Eligibility Criteria

Nationality:

NEW! From 1 May 2004 nationals from the applicant states are also eligible!
Fellows must be nationals of a European Union Member State, or one of the 10 applicant states (from 1 May 2004), or be able to provide proof of having resided in a Member State (Applicant country) for at least the last five years prior to their selection by the host. Fellows should ensure that they are able to fulfil the immigration and visa requirements for Norway.

Mobility:

Fellows may not carry out their fellowship in the country of their nationality and his/her recent centre of activity. Hosts cannot appoint researchers who have carried out their normal activity in the country where the research is going to take place for more than
12 months in the two years immediately prior to their selection by the host. Fellows may not carry out their fellowship at NTNU, if they normally pursue their doctoral studies anywhere in Norway.

Age:

At the time of selection the fellow must be 35 years old or less, with allowances being made for time spent caring for children and for compulsory military or civil service.

Research Experience:

The scheme is directed to postgraduate researchers pursuing doctoral studies (ie. enrolled) in a subject area similar to that of the Training Site. The stay must be directly relevant to the doctoral studies pursued and must be recognised as an integral part of the doctoral studies in writing by the research supervisor of the doctoral studies in the home university.