Nominate a scientist: Excellent Researcher Award and Early Career Award for 2026

Nomination criteria:

Both awards

• Any field of research
• The candidate must be an active researcher
• The candidate must currently be employed by Oslo University Hospital and have his/her daily workplace at Oslo University Hospital
• The researcher must have continued research plans at Oslo University Hospital
• The prize should be used for further research at Oslo University Hospital
• Both peer-nominated and self-nominated candidates will be considered 

Excellent Researcher Award 

• Recent research track record and profile which identify the candidate as a leader in his/ her field(s) of research. The last 10 years track record should be emphasized.  
• Significant journal articles must be affiliated to Oslo University Hospital
• Contribution to strengthening of research environment at Oslo University Hospital

Early Career Award

• 2-7 years of experience after completion of PhD (PhD defence as of 2 March 2019) and scientific track record showing great promise (any age). Justified career breaks due to parental leaves and sick leaves will extend the seven-year restriction [1]

Evaluation Criteria: 

• Both awards: Scientific excellence, i.e.: peer evaluation of scientific quality and impact [2]
• Excellent researcher award: contribution to strengthening research environment at Oslo University Hospital. Contributions will be emphasized less than scientific excellence.

Evaluation Committee: External committee consisting of experienced professors. If the number of nominees is substantial, the Oslo University Hospital’s Research Committee will select candidates for the external committee’s final evaluation.

Prize: Excellent Researcher Award: 400.000 NOK, Early Career Award: 200.000 NOK

[1] An earlier PhD defence date than 2 March 2019 may be accepted for parental leave and sick leave, which corresponds to at least eight weeks of full-time absence after the PhD defence date. Reference must be made to the dates of such absence. Additional documentation may be requested if the absence occurred while working outside OUS. Absence from research to work with clinical specialization is not grounds for deduction. Time spent on clinical work does not count negatively - the committee is aware of the difference between full-time and part-time researchers


[2] Consider the value and impact of all research outputs (including datasets and software) in addition to research publications, and consider a broad range of impact measures including qualitative indicators of research impact, such as influence on policy and practice, Read the Declaration | DORA (sfdora.org)       

Nomination form and standard CV (mandatory) (download in docx format)

Nomination form and CV must be emailed to post.forskning@ous-hf.no within March 2nd 2026

Previous award winners:
(click on year to read more)