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DION is happy to announce a new round of support grants for educational or social activities for our members at NTNU! 

All PhD candidates, Postdocs and other temporary scientific employees at any NTNU campuses are eligible to apply for a grant (up to 2500 NOK) to cover expenses related to organizing activities that create opportunities for PhD students and post-docs to network, learn, and enrich their experience. Please note that Master degree students are NOT eligible.

DION will give preference to applications which are targeted towards an open audience. Applications for the exclusive benefit of one department or faculty will still be accepted but applications that are accessible for all DION members will be prioritized. We encourage any outdoor activities where it is easier to follow COVID protocols.

Rules:

1. The deadline for sending the application is 23:59 CET 15 June, 2021. Applications will be evaluated by DION board members. You can apply via this form filling out all mandatory fields and sending it to post@dion.ntnu.no.

2. Funding should be used by the end of August, i.e. until 31.08.2021 23:59 CET.
3. The organizers are expected initially to cover the costs of the event and then seek reimbursement of the costs from DION. No a priori funding is given.
   Please note that the receipts and all reimbursement documents should be submitted to DION before 31^st January 2022, although we encourage you to submit it by 31^st December 2021 if it is possible. Reimbursement of the costs is not guaranteed if it comes later than January 31^st, 2022. 

4. In case of approval of the grant, the organizers should promote DION by making it a co-host of the Facebook event. A DION board member will be assigned to each approved application, and the organizers will liaise with them about the event.
5. Please note that the maximum amount DION can reimburse is 2500 (two thousand and five hundred) NOK. If overall cost of the event exceeds 2500 NOK, it is organizer’s sole responsibility to get extra funding from other sources. Any requests for more than 2500 NOK from DION will be automatically declined.

We also highly encourage those interested to apply as a group, although grant applications by individuals remain welcome.

The new DION Board has now been elected:

President: Martin Brattmyr

Board:

Aida Akbarzadeh

Amanda Holstad Singleton

Olga Cherepkova

Payel Chatterjee

Regina Matveeva

Siamak Karimi

W. Ludwig Kuhn

Congratulations to the new board!

To voters and prospective candidates,

The NTNU Board election takes place the week before Easter. Local elections at Faculty and Department levels follow in May-June. You must be listed in the register of voters and have at least a 50 % position at NTNU in order to vote at the upcoming elections.

Check that you are correctly listed in the electronic election system valgweb. The register of voters will not be updated after the deadline for complaints 5 March. You find the link to “valgweb” here: https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/English/Check+the+register+of+voters

Do you know someone who could do a good job on the Board? Candidates must master Norwegian sufficiently to engage in the deliberations of the Board. You find more information about the NTNU Board elections and nomination of candidates on the website for the NTNU Board Elections. Deadline for candidate proposals: 4 March.