Grant for interdisciplinary research environments

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The grant for interdisciplinary research environments aims to give opportunities for research teams to develop interdisciplinary research and interdisciplinary research environments, where breakthroughs and ground-breaking discoveries may be expected. The call is intended to provide long-term support to research where theories, methodology, factual knowledge and/or data from differing disciplines are combined in ways that open up new research fields and research approaches. The support is aimed primarily at new interdisciplinary groupings with researchers from genuinely differing scientific backgrounds.

Subject area: Humanities and Social Sciences, Clinical Therapy Research, Artistic Research, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences, Educational Sciences

Support form: Research environment and research collaboration support

Grant form: Research environment grant

Focus: Interdisciplinary research

Applicant: Individual researcher

Participating researchers: Minimum 2 and maximum 6 other researchers shall be invited to join the application.

Grant period: 4–6 years

Grant amount: Minimum 3 000 000 SEK per year, maximum 5 000 000 SEK per year

Budgetary framework: 4–6 grants will be awarded under the call. In addition, 1–2 grants for interdisciplinary research into viruses and pandemics may be awarded.

Start of grant period: January 2025

Application period: 17 January 2024 (14.00/2 pm) – 20 February 2024 (14.00/2 pm).

Publication of grant award: No later than the beginning of December 2024.

Please note

  • Please note that the application is made using a two-step procedure, and this text also includes instructions for Step 2. Only a small number of applicants will be included in Step 2.
  • The research grouping (the applicant and participating researchers) must together represent at least two different disciplines.
  • This year, the call includes support for the specific areas of viruses and pandemics. Please state in your application if it relates to this area.
  • The former “Publication list” is now known as “Publications and other research outputs” and has a changed structure.
  • There is now a separate field in the application where you are asked to describe how your stated merits confirm your ability to implement the proposed research.
  • Read here for information on project collaboration with researchers in Russia and Belarus.

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REQUIREMENTS AND TERMS

Conducting ethical research

Publishing open access

Producing a data management plan

Sex and gender perspectives

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Specific instructions for the call

In addition to reading the call text, you also need to consult our Guide for applicants.

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Application date
Duration
2-6 years
Discipline
Humanities
Social sciences
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