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Funding opportunities

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Here you find a selection of open calls, and below that a list of relevant funders. Note that all calls and news related to Horizon Europe will be posted on the Horizon Europe support page (left margin).

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Open calls and opportunities

This list contains open calls that has come to our knowledge. We are specifically monitoring FORMAS, VR, Swedish EPA, Fysiografen, the facultys travel grants, Stiftelsen Oscar och Lili Lamms minne, and Crafoord foundations for open calls and opportunities. Other funders (see full list list below) are monitored to a limited extent.

News flash

  • GOOGLE.ORG Impact Challenge: Tech for social good is accepting applications on a rolling basis until Nov 2023. You can receive up to 3MEUR and 6 months of pro-bono support from a team of google team. Link to impactchallange.withgoogle.com
  • NOTE: Formas has made changes in the application procedure if you are the main applicant (project manager) for an ongoing research project that Formas is funding. You cannot be project manager for more than one research project. All info on formas homepage. Link to formas.se
  • Formas has pre-announced all its planned calls for 2023. Link to formas.se (in Swedish).
  • Biodiversa+ announces the launch of two flagship programmes. Link to Biodiversa.eu
    • Better knowledge to develop, deploy and assess Nature-based Solutions
    • Supporting societal transformation for the sustainable use and management of biodiversity

 

  • Stint - Inititation grants. Can be submitted continously. Deadlines April 3 and June 12. Link to stint.se
  • Formas - Sustainable blue economy. Deadline April 14. Link to Formas.se
  • KSLA Prizes and awards, deadline for nominations April 15. Link to ksla.se
  • VR - Starting grant NT, call opens March 15, deadline April 18. Link to vr.se
  • VR - Project grant NT, call opens March 15, deadline April 18. Link to vr.se
  • VR - Development Research, Network grant Swedish research links. Call opens March 15, deadline April 18. Link to vr.se
  • VR - Starting grant Development Research, call opens March 15, deadline April 18. Link to vr.se
  • VR - Project grant Development Research, call opens March 15, deadline April 18. Link to vr.se
  • VR - International postdoc Development Research, call opens March 15, deadline April 18. Link to vr.se
  • Centre for European Studies, LU - Grants for preparing research applications (connection to European matters), deadline 21 April. Link to cfe.lu.se
  • Centre for European Studies, LU - Grants for seminars, symposia, and lectures on European themes (HT, S, Law), deadline 21 April. Link to cfe.lu.se
  • Fysiografen - travel grant for junior researchers, deadline April 24, for travel in the period 20/5-30/9. Link to fysiografen.se
  • RJ Sabbatical 2023 - for senior lecturers and professors, Humanities and Social Sciences, deadline 24 April. Link to rj.se
  • Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers - Environmental fund (membership required). Deadline 30 April. Link to sverigesingenjörer.se

  • Region Skånes Miljövårdsfond. Deadline May 2. Link to utveckling.skane.se
  • Nordic Co-operation - Nordic Council Environmental Prize, Theme: Sustainable production and consumption of textiles. Deadline (nomination) 9 May. - norden.org
  • Pufendorf - ASG, deadline May 10. Link to pi.lu.se
  • RJ Flexit 2023 - research collaboration at companies and other organizations, deadline 11 May. Link to rj.se
  • Formas - In the belly, not the trash, reduce food waste. Call open March 22 - May 18. Link to formas.se
  • VR - Development Research, Project grant Sustainability and resilience. Call opens April 19, deadline May 23. Information meeting April 24 at 10.00-11.00 Link to vr.se
  • Formas - urgent call 2023. Deadline May 24. Link to formas.se
  • Formas - Blue innovation, Implementation projects. Deadline May 30. Link to Formas.se
  • Formas - From research to implementation for a sustainable society 2023. Call open Mar 23 - May 31. Link to Formas.se
  • Vinnova - Springboard for smart policy development 2023. Deadline May 31. Link to Vinnova.se

  • Oscar och Lili Lamm - Research grants, Doctoral student positions. Theme for 2023: soil conservation, water conservation. Deadline June 01. Link to stiftelsenlamm.a.se
  • Stint - Inititation grants. Can be submitted continously. Deadlines April 3 and June 12. Link to stint.se
  • Stiftelsen lantbruksforskning - 4 indusrtidoktorander. Deadline June 22. Link to lantbruksforskning.se
  • Formas - Genomförande av policylabb klimatanpassning. Call open April 14 - June 31. Link to formas.se

  • Fysiografen - travel grant for junior researchers, deadline Aug 28, for travel in the period 20/9-31/3. Link to fysiografen.se
  • Vinnova - Preparation project for international proposal in fields of health, industry and mobility, deadline 31 Aug. Link to Vinnova

  • Fysiografen - travel grant for junior researchers, deadline Oct 30, for travel in the period 20/11-31/3. Link to fysiografen.se

List of funders:

(Some may also fund experienced researchers)

Under construction

  • BECC. Link to BECC.lu.se
  • LU Faculty travel and research grants (February, September) Link to staff.lu.se
  • LU Faculty of Science grants and scholarships Link to science.lu.se
  • LU Funding for commissioned education
  • LU Funding for equal opportunities initiatives
  • LU Infrastructure (March)
  • LU Oscar II scolarship
  • Pufendorf Theme (January), ASG (May, November). Link to pi.lu.se

  • KSLA - several prices and awards. Deadline for nominations April 15 each yaer. Link to ksla.se
  • Cefic-LRI Innovative Science Award (no award to be granted in 2022). Link to cefik-lri.org
  • The L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Sweden Prize with support of The Young Academy of Sweden (September). Link to sverigesungaakademi.se
  • The KTH Great Prize (proposals can be submitted on an ongoing basis). Link to kth.se

Pivot-RP

In Pivot-RP you can search for research funding opportunities in all scientific fields, from both national and international sources. You can also search for funding to participate in research conferences, and for post-doc funding. And you can sign up for e-mail updates etc. Read more and log in via the LU Finding research funding page:

Link to staff.lu.se

 

Sustainability Forum Funding page

Sustainability Forum has a nice collection of open calls and funding news in the For researchers section:

Funding opportunities on sustainability.lu.se

 

Grants calendar

The Grants Calendar is presently not updated by CEC staff, so relevant calls may not be included.

The Grants Calendar lists calls according to the deadline date, and you can easily select the calls according to categories, type of funding or search by free text. To access the Grants Calendar you log in with your Lucat ID. 

Grants Calendar on med.lu.se

CONTACT

Research coordinator
Marianne Hall
marianne [dot] hall [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se
+46 73 046 16 73

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