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Research funding seminars
European funding
US Funding
Nordic funding
Swedish funding
Other
Research funding seminars
Vinnova
Are you curious about the Horizon 2020? The seminar will be send via the Webb
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European funding
ERC Advanced Grants
ERC Advanced Grants allow exceptional established research leaders of any nationality and any age to pursue
ground-breaking, high-risk projects that open new directions in their respective research fields or other
domains. Deadline 2 june 2015.
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Apply for an ERC Planning Grant from Forte
Forte offers grants for planning an ERC application. The call is open to research within Fortes areas of
responsibility - human health, labor and welfare. Contribution of a maximum of 50 000 SEK. The application
must be registered and received no later than two months before the deadline for the call.
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Societal Challenges (coming calls spring 2015)
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PERSONALISING HEALTH AND CARE, H2020-PHC-2015-single-stage, 6 topics, Deadline 21 April 2015 (Single
Stage)
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SC2 - Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water
Research and the Bioeconomy
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BLUE GROWTH: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF SEAS AND OCEANS, H2020-BG-2015-2, 3 topics, Deadline 3
February 2015 (Stage 1), 11 June 2015 (Stage 2)
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BLUE GROWTH: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF SEAS AND OCEANS, H2020-BG-2015-1, 3 topics, Deadline
11 June 2015
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SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY, H2020-SFS-2015-1, 1 topic, Deadline 11 June 2015
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SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY, H2020-SFS-2015-2, 10 topics, Deadline 3 February 2015 (Stage 1), 11 June
2015 (Stage 2)
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SC3 - Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy
CALL FOR COMPETITIVE LOW-CARBON ENERGY, H2020-LCE-2015-2, 4 topics, Deadline 5 May 2015
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CALL FOR COMPETITIVE LOW-CARBON ENERGY, H2020-LCE-2015-3, 7 topics, Deadline 5 May 2015
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CALL – SMART CITIES AND COMMUNITIES, H2020-SCC-2015, 2 topics, Deadline 5 May 2015
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SC4 - Smart, green and integrated transport
MOBILITY FOR GROWTH 2014-2015, H2020-MG-2015_SingleStage_A, 5 topics, Deadline 23 April 2015
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MOBILITY FOR GROWTH 2014-2015, H2020-MG-2015_TwoStages, 7 topics, Deadline 23 April 2015 (Stage 1),
15 October 2015 (Stage 2)
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SC5 - Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
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WASTE: A RESOURCE TO RECYCLE, REUSE AND RECOVER RAW MATERIALS, H2020-WASTE-2015-two-stage,
3 topics, Deadline 21 April 2015 (Stage 1), 8 September 2015 (Stage 2)
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GROWING A LOW CARBON, RESOURCE EFFICIENT ECONOMY WITH A SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY OF RAW
MATERIALS, H2020-SC5-2015-two-stage, 3 topics, Deadline 21 April 2015 (Stage 1), 8 September 2015
(Stage 2)
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WATER INNOVATION: BOOSTING ITS VALUE FOR EUROPE, H2020-WATER-2015-two-stage, 3 topics, Deadline
21 April 2015 (Stage 1), 8 September 2015 (Stage 2)
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WASTE: A RESOURCE TO RECYCLE, REUSE AND RECOVER RAW MATERIALS, H2020-WASTE-2015-one-stage,
1 topic, Deadline 21 April 2015
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GROWING A LOW CARBON, RESOURCE EFFICIENT ECONOMY WITH A SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY OF RAW
MATERIALS, H2020-SC5-2015-one-stage, 14 topics, Deadline 21 April 2015
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WATER INNOVATION: BOOSTING ITS VALUE FOR EUROPE, H2020-WATER-2015-one-stage, 3 topics, Deadline
21 April 2015
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SC6 - Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective Societies
EUROPE AS A GLOBAL ACTOR, H2020-INT-SOCIETY-2015, 10 topics, Deadline 28 May 2015
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REFLECTIVE SOCIETIES: CULTURAL HERITAGE AND EUROPEAN IDENTITIES, H2020-REFLECTIVE-SOCIETY2015, 5 topics, Deadline 28 May 2015
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OVERCOMING THE CRISIS: NEW IDEAS, STRATEGIES AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES FOR EUROPE, H2020EURO-SOCIETY-2015, 1 topic, Deadline 28 May 2015
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THE YOUNG GENERATION IN AN INNOVATIVE, INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE EUROPE, H2020-YOUNGSOCIETY-2015, 2 topics, Deadline 28 May 2015
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EUROPE AS A GLOBAL ACTOR, H2020-INT-INCO-2015, 2 topics, Deadline 12 May 2015
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NEW FORMS OF INNOVATION, H2020-INSO-2015, 2 topics, Deadline 28 May 2015
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Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEIT)
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BIOTECHNOLOGY, H2020-LEIT-BIO-2015-1, 2 topics, Deadline 26 March 2015 (Stage 1), 8 September 2015
(Stage 2)
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NANOTECHNOLOGIES, ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PRODUCTION, H2020-NMP-2015-two-stage, 10 topics,
Deadline 26 March 2015 (Stage 1), 8 September 2015 (Stage 2)
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NANOTECHNOLOGIES, ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PRODUCTION, H2020-NMP-CSA-2015, 3 topics, Deadline
26 Mars, 2015
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ERA-NET
The next BiodivERsA call, cofunded by the European Commission will cover the two following themes:
 Theme #1: Understanding and managing the biodiversity dynamics of soils and
sediments to improve ecosystem functioning and delivery of ecosystem services
 Theme #2: Understanding and managing biodiversity dynamics in land -, river- and
sea-scapes (habitat connectivity, green and blue infrastructures, and naturing
cities) to improve ecosystem functioning and delivery of ecosystem services
The call is planned to be launched in May 2015, with a closing date in early November 2015.
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ERANET Cofund Smart Cities and Communites
JPI (Joint Programming Initiative) Urban Europe third call – the ERA-NET Smart Cities and Communities
(ENSCC) – in cooperation with the Smart Cities Member States Initiative, will open in December 2014.
Deadline end of March 2015
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ERA-Net Smart Grids Plus
ERA-Net Smart Grids Plus is an initiative of funding programmes from 20 European countries and regions, cofunded by the European Commission under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme (topic LCE-18-2014, ERA-Net Co-fund). The overall goal of ERA-Net Smart Grids Plus is to support
deep knowledge-sharing between European smart grids initiatives by promoting and financing joint projects.
Deadline: 2015-04-08 14:00 CET
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Transnational SOLAR-ERA.NET Calls PV3 and CSP3
SOLAR-ERA.NET launched its third set of transnational calls PV3 and CSP3 on 10 December 2014. 17 countries
and regions participate in these calls with an overall funding budget of some 12 MEUR. Deadline for submitting
pre-proposals is 27 March 2015, 17:00 CET.
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WHRI-ACADEMY trans-national mobility fellowship (Fp7-People-COFUND)
The William Harvey International Translational Research Academy (WHRI-ACADEMY) is a new mobility
fellowship programme which aims to provide multidisciplinary projects to transnational researchers to help
them to maximise their career development opportunities in healthcare and life sciences.
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Interreg-Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak
The aim of this EU programme is to support common Scandinavian projects which contribute to the
development of the society in following areas: innovation, green economy, transportation and employment.
Deadline 26 March 2015
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European Social Fund – EU
This Fund supports the efforts to create more and better jobs in Europe and decraese the differences in
comfort between Member States. Deadline 30 March 2015.
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JPI Oceans call "ecological aspects of microplastics in the marine environment" for transnational research
projects is open for proposals. Deadline 2015-03-31 at 12:00
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Water JPI _ The WaterWorks2014 Cofudend Call is now OPEN
Proposals for multi-national, collaborative research, development and innovation projects are invited on the
topic:
Research and Innovation for Developing Technological Solutions and Services:
 for Water Treatment, Reuse, Recycling and Desalination;
 for Water Resources Management;
 to Mitigate Impacts of Extreme Events (Floods and Droughts) at Catchment Scale.
Deadline dates:
1st Stage - Deadline for Submission of Pre-Proposals: 4 May 2015, 17:00 (CET)
2nd Stage - Deadline for Submission of Full Proposals: 14 September 2015, 17h00 (CET)
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EU Regional Structural funds are open for proposals.
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US Funding
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – Grand Challenges
Grand Challenges Explorations. Deadline 13 May 2015. Topics:
 Addressing Newborn and Infant Gut Health Through Bacteriophage-Mediated Microbiome Engineering
 Explore New Ways to Measure Delivery and Use of Digital Financial Services Data
 Surveillance Tools, Diagnostics and an Artificial Diet to Support New Approaches to Vector Control
 New Approaches for Addressing Outdoor/Residual Malaria Transmission
 Reducing Pneumonia Fatalities Through Innovations that Improve Pneumonia Diagnosis & Referral of
Malnourished Children
 Enable Merchant Acceptance of Mobile Money Payments
Saving Lives at Birth
 Saving Lives at Birth partners will fund transformative approaches that cut across three main
domains: (i) science & technology, (ii) service delivery, and (iii) demand-side innovation. Deadline
March 27, 2015.
All Children Reading
 Technology to Support Education in Crisis and Conflict Settings Ideation Challenge. Deadline March
30, 2015.
 Tracking & Tracing Books. Deadline is April 1, 2015.
International funding
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King Faisal International Prize for Medicine 2016
Topic 2016: “Clinical application of next generation genetics”
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Deadline: Applications must be received in Riyadh by 1 May, 2015 via physical mail.
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Prize sum: SR 750,000 (US$ 200,000) plus a 200-gram 24 carat gold medallion.
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King Faisal International Prize for Science 2016
Topic 2016: “Chemistry”
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Deadline: Applications must be received in Riyadh by 1 May, 2015 via physical mail.
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Prize sum: SR 750,000 (US$ 200,000) plus a 200-gram 24 carat gold medallion.
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Swedish funding
The Swedish Research Council – annual open call
Applications are submitted in the new system Prisma. Create your account early at
https://prisma.research.se/. Note that deadlines are at 14.00.
 Framework grant in Clinical Therapy Research. Deadline 2015-03-19
 Project Research Grant (Humanities and Social Sciences). Deadline 2015-03-23
 Project Research Grant (Educational Sciences). Deadline 2015-03-23
 Project Research Grant Artistic Research. Deadline 2015-03-23
 Project Research Grant in Development Research. Deadline 2015-03-26
 Project Research Grant (Medicine and Health). Deadline 2015-03-26
 Project Research Grant Junior Researchers (Medicine and Health). Deadline 2015-03-26
 Project Research Grant within Alternatives to animal experiments according to the 3R principle
(Medicine and Health). Deadline 2015-03-26
 Grant for Half-time Position in Clinical Research Environment (Medicine and Health). Deadline 201503-26
 Project Research Grant Junior Researchers (Natural and Engineering Sciences). Deadline 2015-03-31
 Project Research Grant (Natural and Engineering Sciences). Deadline 2015-03-31
Wallenberg Foundations’ project grants
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Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation - humanities, learning and social sciences. Project grants.
Priority to new research areas and transdisciplinary projects within IT and digital media. Deadline: 1
April 2015
Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation – law, economics and social sciences. Project grants.
Priority to new research areas and transdisciplinary projects within IT and digital media. Deadline: 1
April 2015
Clinical researcher, Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation. Deadline 29 May 2015.
Internet of Things
This Vinnova call encourages research and innovation projects in the area of “internet of things”. Deadline
2015-04-14 at 14.00
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Vinnova _ Effective and connected transport
Strategic Vehicle Research and Innovation Initiative (FFI) is a partnership between the state and the
automotive industry to jointly fund research, innovation and development activities focusing on the areas of
climate, environment and traffic safety.
The sub-program Efficient and connected transportation include:
• logistics and control of passenger
• freight and vehicle fleets
• services
• maintenance of vehicles and vehicle characteristics and technical construction.
Deadline 2015-03-31 at 14.00
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Vinnova _ Social Innovation
Have you identified a societal challenge and a new solution to the problem? The aim of this call, is to
encourage the development of ideas and promote the emergence of social innovations. Deadline 2015-04-21
at 14.00
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Vinnova_International calls
The following calls are open to international and bilateral collaborations:
 VINNMER Marie Curie Incoming
 VINNMER Marie Curie Industry Outgoing
 VINNMER Marie Curie Academy Outgoing
 VINNMER Incoming - planning grant
 VINNMER Industry Outgoing - planning grant
 VINMER Academy Outgoing - planning grant
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Open Innovation Incoming
Formas annual open call 2015
Formas' annual open call for proposals 2015 will close on April 16.
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Trygg-Hansa Research Foundation has decided that the 2015 appropriations should go to the
following research areas:
1. Develop the knowledge of the risks of accidents and effects in relationship to cycling
2. Develop knowledge of the risks of accidents and effect relationship for drowning and near-drowning
3. Research on diagnosis and treatment of children who have been injured due to trauma
4. Evaluation of the effect relationship of measures at the neuropsychiatric diagnoses
Research Foundation intends to support the entire project or clearly delimiting parts of the project.
Appropriations may be granted for all stages of a project. Awarded grants must be settled within one year
from the decision. Deadline 2015-03-30
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Transportation
The Foundation “Stiftelsen Professor Lars-Erik Gelins Minnesfond” invites applications for a million dollars in
2015 to scientific research and development in the field of transplantation. The projects will have to be
conducted at institutions in Sweden. Deadline 2015-03-31
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The Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority
(Brottsoffermyndigheten)
From The Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority one may seek funds for victims of
crime-related projects and activities. Deadline 2015-04-01
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The Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society invites researchers to apply for funding of studies
on the needed identified areas of concern to civil society. The full announcement is available in the attached
file. Deadline 2015-06-01
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International marketing: The Fund for Export Development invites applications annually. A number
of grants for research projects in the area of "methodological developments in international marketing" and
for projects that develop and strengthen Swedish exports. Applications must be submitted no later than 1
April and 15 October.
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Mistra Financial Systems
Financial systems will play a crucial part in the shift to a more circular economy. Mistra is therefore offering
funding for a new research programme on the financial systems’ possibilities and limitations, and on the
changes needed to enable these systems to contribute to sustainable development of society. With its systemcritical and solution-oriented approach, the programme will require participation from actors in the financial
sector. Deadline 2015-05-20 at 16:00
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Swedish Energy Agency
The Strategic Vehicle Research & Innovation (FFI) is based on specific sub-programs
• Energy and Environment
• Vehicle & Traffic Safety
• Transport Efficiency
• Vehicle Development
• Sustainable Production
Deadlines :2015-06-12 at 14:00, 2015-09-15 at 14:00, 2015-12-08 at 14:00
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The Swedish Bank Research Foundation (Bankforskningsinstitutet, BFI)
The foundation supports academic research on financial institutions and markets. Deadline 2015-04-08
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Teaching, education and adolescent development
Erling-Persson Family Foundation supports projects in teaching and education as well as adolescent
development. Deadline 2015-04-28
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ResearchProfessional database for funding search – all scientific areas
University of Gothenburg subscribes to the database ResearchProfessional which covers world-wide research
funding opportunities. You can create an account from a computer within the university network. Once your
account is created you will be able to access it from any computer. Research Professional allows you to browse
by discipline or sponsor as well as to set up customized searches and receive e-mail alerts.
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Best regards,
Grants & Innovation Office
Sigríður Beck, Mohammed Belhaj, Tinna Carlsson, Malin Ceder, Ludde Edgren, Maria Enge, Ulrika
Hjelm, Henrik Lindskog, Rangnar Nilsson, Ulf Nilsson, Bertil Ohlsson, Emilia Rung and Ellen
Rydberg