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European funding
US Funding
Nordic funding
Swedish funding
Other
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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Marie Slodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships
The goal of Individual Fellowships is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced
researchers wishing to diversify their individual competence in terms of skill acquisition at multi- or
interdisciplinary level through advanced training, international and intersectoral mobility. Deadline 10
September 2015.
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Societal Challenges (coming calls spring 2015)
SC1 – Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing
PERSONALIZING HEALTH AND CARE, H2020-PHC-2015-single-stage, 6 topics, Deadline 21 April 2015
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SC2 – Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water
research and the bioeconomy
BLUE GROWTH: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF SEAS AND OCEANS, H2020-BG-2015-1, 1 topic, 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
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, 6 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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SC7 - Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
FIGHT AGAINST CRIME AND TERRORISM, H2020-FCT-2015, 8 topics, Deadline 27 August 2015
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BORDER SECURITY AND EXTERNAL SECURITY, H2020-BES-2015, 11 topics, Deadline 27 August 2015
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DISASTER-RESILIENCE: SAFEGUARDING AND SECURING SOCIETY, INCLUDING ADAPTING TO CLIMATE
CHANGE, H2020-DRS-2015, 12 topics, Deadline 27 August 2015
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DIGITAL SECURITY: CYBERSECURITY, PRIVACY AND TRUST, H2020-DS-2015-1, 4 topics, Deadline 27 August
2015
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Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEIT)
Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership, H2020-ECSEL-2015-2-IA-two-stage, 9 topics,
Deadline 12 may 2015 (Stage 1), 8 September 2015 (Stage 2)
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Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership, H2020-ECSEL-2015-1-RIA-two-stage, 9 topics,
Deadline 12 may 2015 (Stage 1), 8 September 2015 (Stage 2)
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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 seascapes (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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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, 17h00 (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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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 to
maximise their career development opportunities in healthcare and life sciences. Deadline 24 April 2015.
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US Funding
NIH: Medical research
NIH offers a multitude of funding opportunities which can be found here: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
Some examples of recent calls:
 Maternal Nutrition and Pre-pregnancy Obesity: Effects on Mothers, Infants and Children
 Psychiatric Gene Networks: Solving the Molecular Puzzle of Psychiatric Disorders
 International Research Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research
 Early-life Factors and Cancer Development Later in Life
International funding
Swedish funding
VR: Grant for research infrastructure - National infrastructure
Call for existing national infrastructures whose operating grants expire in 2015 or 2016. Vice chancellor applies,
contact [email protected]. Call deadline May 5, 2015.
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VR: Grant for research infrastructure - International infrastructure
Call for Swedish participation in international research infrastructure of national interest. Support letter from
vice chancellor is required, contact [email protected]. Call deadline May 5, 2015.
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VR: Grant for research infrastructure - Databases in the social sciences and medicine
with a focus on individual based ones (coordination grant)
Call for coordination of existing databases in preparation for the 2017 call for national infrastructure. Call
deadline May 5, 2015.
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VR: Grant for research infrastructure - Databases in the social sciences and medicine
with a focus on individual based ones (operational grant)
Call for operation of existing databases, fulfilling the VR criteria for national research infrastructures, whose
operating grants expire in 2015 or 2016. Call deadline May 5, 2015.
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences/ Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien (KVA)
Post doc to Japan
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards postdoc-scholarship for 1 to 2 years stay in Japan for research
in natural sciences, mathematics, medicine and humanities. Costs for travel and maintenance are covered by
the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Deadline: 2015-05-07
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STINT / JSPS
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (Short-term)
The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) awards in
collaboration with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) scholarships for research stays in
Japan. The JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is open for research in all fields of the humanities, social
sciences and natural sciences. Deadline: 2015-05-07
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Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ)/ Research Stays at the Swedish institutes in Athens,
Istanbul and Rome
Deadline: 2015-05-15
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Carl Trygger Foundation for Scientific Research
The Foundation supports important Swedish research and education in science, engineering, forestry and
agriculture. Deadline 2015-05-18
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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
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Swedish Energy Agency/ Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Research funds within “Vindval”
Swedish Energy Agency and Swedish Environmental Protection Agency call for “Vindval” program to obtain and
convey facts about wind power's effects on humans, nature and the environment. Deadline 2015-05-29.
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Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg (MMW) Foundation
MMW Foundation is launching a research program that aims to stimulate Swedish medicine doctor’s clinical
research. The program is aimed primarily at younger doctors. Deadline 2015-05-29
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Berit Wallenbergs Foundation
The project should involve the field of archeology or art history which has emphasis on research related to
Swedish and Nordic material, preferably until the late 1800s. Deadline 2015-06-01
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The Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society
Studies on civil society. Deadline 2015-06-01
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The Parkinson Foundation / Projects grants
Funds could be applied for graduate scholarship, temporary salaries for researchers and technical staff, guest
researcher scholarship, trips that are directly linked to a project, purchase of equipment, supplies and
equipment as well as other project motivated costs. Deadline 2015-06-01
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The Swedish Farmers' Foundation for Agricultural Research supports research in its focus areas:
-energy
-business
-food
-environment and climate
Deadline: 2015-06-02
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AFA Insurance gives grants to projects included in specific program calls within working environment and
health. Deadline 2015-06-04.
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Other
ResearchProfessional database for funding search – all scientific areas
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funding opportunities. You can create an account from a computer within the university network. Once your
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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