Why Seed Funding?
The seed funding is intended to enable individuals or academic groups to:
- Implement small-scale initiatives or revisions to improve students' learning outcomes.
- Support professional development and skills enhancement among staff.
- Develop pilot projects that may lead to larger initiatives and/or applications for external funding.
- Implement initiatives that connect research and education.
What Can the Funding Be Used For?
- Hiring research assistants or other types of student employees
- Teaching or workload buyout arrangements (must be approved by department management)
- Events, conferences, seminars, etc.
- Equipment
Who Can Apply?
- Employees at the Faculty of Social Sciences
- Students in collaboration with departments or units at the Faculty of Social Sciences
How to Apply?
- The application must be approved by the Head of Education.
- The application is assessed by the EILIN Coordinator in consultation with the Vice-Dean for Education.
- The amount of funding awarded depends on the available budget and the number of applications.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but the final deadline for 2026 is November 1.
Funding Distribution 2024
In spring 2024, all seed funding was earmarked for the Faculty's AI-Hub initiative. As a result, there was no regular call for seed funding applications in 2024.
Funding Distribution 2023
In spring 2023, NOK 400,000 in seed funding was made available. A total of four applications were received from three departments: ISV (1), TIK (2), and PSI (2), requesting a combined total of NOK 675,000. The Faculty reallocated some funds, increasing the available budget to NOK 450,000.
The following applications were awarded funding: a pilot project aimed at enhancing staff competencies, the development of a teaching concept for employees at the Faculty of Social Sciences, and the involvement of TIK students in a small-scale research project exploring students' attitudes towards ChatGPT and similar technologies.
Name | Department | Project | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solveig Bjørkholt | ISV | Further Development of the Political Data Science Hackathon | kr 200 000 |
| Cato Bjørkli | PSI | Funding for knowledge development and practical experience related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education and knowledge-intensive organizations. | kr 50 000 |
| Hilde Reinertsen | TIK | A pilot project aimed at enhancing staff competencies, developing a teaching concept for employees at the Faculty of Social Sciences, and involving TIK students in a small-scale research project exploring students' attitudes towards ChatGPT and similar technologies. | Kr 200 000 |
Funding Distribution 2022
In autumn 2022, NOK 400,000 in seed funding was made available. A total of 10 applications were received from three departments: SAI (1), ISV (1), and PSI (8), requesting a combined total of NOK 1,250,000. Due to the high quality of the applications, the Faculty reallocated additional funds, increasing the available budget to NOK 600,000. The following applications were awarded funding:
Name | Department | Project | Distribution |
Bjørn Høyland | ISV | Online Supplementary R Courses for Political Science Students | kr 150 000 |
Kristin Martinsen | PSI | Enhanced Skills Training in PSY5315: Video Production, More Interactive Lectures, and Peer Assessment | kr 40 000 |
Åshild Lappegard Hauge | PSI | PSY4110: Development of Teaching Materials (Including Videos), Testing and Evaluation of a New Learning Design | kr 80 000 |
Cato Bjørkli | PSI | Development of Teaching Materials and Case Studies in the Field of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | kr 70 000 |
Ylva Østby og Rene Westerhausen | PSI | Online Experimental Examples in Pavlovia. Students can conduct experiments themselves to gain a better understanding of experimental methods in cognitive psychology. | kr 85 000 |
Thomas Espeseth | PSI | Video Essays in PSY4316. Students create videos to explore connections between the course's subject areas and gain experience in creative communication. | kr 45 000 |
Ståle Wig | SAI | kr 130 000 |