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Funding news, from Research Services
Statistically it is now spring. This is because Research Services annual statistical report on external funding for research 2024 has been published. Download it from the link below now! We are also keen to inform you that there is still time to register for Lund University Grants Days 2025. The full programme has now been published, so don't forget to reserve your spot. Do you have a colleague who is not receiving our newsletter? Tell them to sign up via our blog. /Research Services
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External Funding for Research at Lund University 2024The annual statistical report of external funding has been published by Research Services. The report focuses on those funders for which we have high quality data: Horizon Europe, VR, Forte, Formas and the Wallenberg foundations. Download the report from the Research Services blog | | | | Funding for interdisciplinary research: How? Where? When? With Whom?2 June, 13:00 – 16:00, Pufendorf Institute How does one propose cross- and interdisciplinary research for evaluation? What are the common pitfalls and how does one avoid them? And what opportunities are available for researchers in Sweden to fund this type of research? Come along to this information meeting organised by the Pufendorf Institute to find out! You will get to listen to eminent speakers from Research Services. Register on the Pufendorf Institute website | | | |
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Risks and Benefits with AI in Research - Ethical Perspectives Join a half-day conference on ethical perspectives of using AI in research! The conference explores AI's potential to unlock new frontiers of knowledge, while addressing risks such as bias, misuse of data, and erosion of trust. When: 23 April 13.00 to 16.15 (CET)
Where: Palaestra, Paradisgatan 2, Lund, Sweden and online on zoom Read more and sign up
| LU online course in research ethics for research staff! Do not miss this recently developed course on research ethics available via Kompetensportalen (Competence portal), aimed at research staff at all faculties. It provides an orientation on research ethics regulation: laws and guidelines, and helps you reflect on ethical issues that arise in, or through, your research. Join in English or in Swedish. | | | Get the latest on COOKIES & KICsLU Collaboration Office is starting a blog and newsletter to increase awareness and involvement in the European knowledge and innovation ecosystems, especially the EIT KICs. You will find information about calls for collaborative projects, and the added value of participating in networking in these ecosystems. The newsletter and the blog COOKIES (Collaborations and Other Opportunities in Knowledge and Innovation EcoSystems) will be launched at the end of March. Register by emailing samverkan@fsi.lu.se | Webinar on RJ Sabbatical Learn more about RJ Sabbatical, project support for a 6–12-month sabbatical abroad for senior lecturers and professors in the Humanities and Social Sciences. This year’s application period is 25 March – 15 April, kl 15:00. Researchers must have a permanent position at a Swedish HEI. Sign up to the digital information meeting (in Swedish) | | | Seed funding for research and education collaborations with select partner universities (GloHub)Researchers with a PhD degree employed at Lund University and at National University of Singapore, UC Berkeley and University of Melbourne can apply. Application deadline: 31 March 2025 Visit the Staff Pages for further information and application form
| | | | Get ready for the MSCA calls 2025Research Services are preparing the support for researchers that intend to apply to the 2025 calls for the various Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). We have two upcoming information webinars on the various MSCA calls: MSCA Doctoral Networks | 1 April, 14:30 – 16:00 Target audience: All senior researchers that can act as supervisors for doctoral students, and thereby participate as project partners or coordinators. The webinar is not relevant for doctoral students looking for PhD positions. Register for the webinar MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships | 8 April, 15:00 – 16:30 Target audience: All who have an interest in the MSCA Fellowship programme. Both fellows and supervisors planning to apply are encouraged to participate in the webinar. Register for the webinar You will hear from invited speakers Isabel Dellacasa Lindberg and Erik Litborn, Swedish National Contact Points for MSCA, as well as from Research Services. The webinars will give an overview of the instruments and allow participants to ask and discuss strategic questions regarding the planning and writing of the proposal.
| Add us to your applicationAre you preparing an application to Horizon Europe, as a coordinator or as a partner? Don't forget to add someone from Research Services to your proposal in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. This will allow us to offer support during the application process, as well as support with follow-up of granted and non-granted proposals. New guidelines for Horizon Europe projects at Lund University have also been adopted. (in Swedish, English version on its way) | | | Events for ERC Starting Grant applicantsEuropean Research Council Starting Grants are open to researchers 2-7 years after their PhD. The next call has a preliminary deadline in October 2025. Research Services provides support to all researchers at Lund interested in this scheme. Our upcoming events are: ERC Starting Grants workshop | 26 May 2025, 09:00 – 16:00 Open to researchers who are planning to apply for an ERC Starting Grant (StG) with Lund University as their host institution. Extra session and training camp 10 June | Kick-start your proposal writing, and receive feedback on your CV/Track Record 19-20 August | Two-day training camp You are welcome to register for these activities if you are planning to apply for an ERC Starting Grant in the 2026 call. Register for the ERC Starting Grant events (by 16 May) Read more about our ERC support on our blog or contact John Phillips (john.phillips@fs.lu.se) | Upcoming deadline: Funding for your innovative researchDo you have breakthrough research that have the potential to go from laboratory to prototype? Apply for the European Innovation Council Pathfinder Open. Deadline: 21 May 2025 Link to the call on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal Contact Research Services for guidance on the application. | Become an evaluator of Horizon Europe applicationsDon't forget that the European Commission is continuously looking for experts to evaluate applications to Horizon Europe. Becoming an expert evaluator is a great way to get a better understanding of the evaluation process from the inside, and thereby increasing chances of becoming a successful applicant in the future. Evaluators are appointed in a personal capacity and you apply by registering to a central EU database. Further information on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal Are you already an evaluator?And would you be happy to share your experiences and tips with prospective Horizon Europe applicants from Lund University? Please do get in touch with Research Services (forskningsservice@fs.lu.se) as we are keen to build our database of in house expertise to rely on. And it means a lot to our researchers to be able to get an insight from the evaluator experience of their peers. | | | Swedish funding requiring central management | Returning initiative to bolster recruitment of top international researchersA recruitment initiative tied to the Wallenberg Academy Fellows (WAF) excellence programme The first initiative resulted in the international recruitment of three associate senior lecturers, made by the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology and the Faculty of Medicine with the aim of nominating the recruits for the Knut and Alice Wallenberg (KAW) Foundation’s WAF programme. Out of Lund University’s (LU) 16 nominations for WAF 2025, four were spotted through the initiative. The new excellence initiative, which will run from 2027 to 2030, builds on previous experiences. The University has once again earmarked up to SEK 40 million to attract and nominate up-and-coming researchers embarking on their careers for the WAF programme. Faculties are asked to announce whether or not they want to participate by September 2025. The call for nominations for WAF 2027 is expected to open in January 2027, with deadline 15 February 2027. This is preceded by LU’s internal candidate selection process, to commence (at least) about a year prior to deadline. Read more | | | |
Selected calls from other fundersFor a more exhaustive list of calls directly relevant to you, try the grant database Pivot-RP, to which Lund University subscribes. | SSMF Consolidator Grant and SSMF Starting Grant The aim of the Consolidator Grant is to give prominent researchers in medicine (7-12 years post dissertation) the opportunity to strengthen their position as independent researchers. The Starting Grant aims to provide PhDs with post-doctoral qualifications (2-7 years post dissertation) the opportunity to establish themselves as independent researchers. Both calls are open for applications until 15 April. Further information on SSMF website
| The Swedish Cancer Society special efforts
The Society announces larger, special effort grants (3-10 MSEK) for research that can help solve highly important issues. The goal is to enable projects that are especially costly and thus difficult to finance within the framework of the regular grants. Currently announced efforts are: Early discovery – opens 5 March, deadline 24 April Clinical treatment studies – opens 6 March, deadline 25 April Note that the Funds regular grants run as normal, to be opened in March. Information on all calls will be posted on their webpage. | | | RJ Infrastructure for Research 2025Grants are aimed at infrastructures in the Humanities and Social Sciences that are of national or international significance. The call concerns the funding infrastructures that require larger investments than what can be managed within the framework of individual research environments or research programmes. Support may be granted for up to 6 years. Deadline is 14 May, 15:00. Further information on RJ’s website
| Antagonistic threats challenging societal security in the Nordic and Baltic countriesThe aim of the call is to fund research projects in the societal security field that will contribute to increased knowledge about antagonistic threats and societal security in the Nordic-Baltic region. The research should contribute to supporting societal security and resilience in the region through new knowledge and the formulation of solutions, possible improvements and actionable measures.
NordForsk administration is hosting a webinar 10 April 2025 for researchers regarding the call. Further information | | | Funding from the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA) Did you know that researchers at Swedish HEIs can apply for support for space research? The SNSA offer calls with focus ranging from atmospheric research, astrophysics and astronomy to research in weightlessness, space physics and satellite-based earth observation.
Keep an eye out, and note that the call “Support for future scientific space projects” is open for proposals continuously, as is “Support for Travel and Events”.
Further information on SNSA website | SSF Industrial Doctoral Student 2025A total of 12 industrial doctoral students will receive 3.25 million SEK each. The aim of the program is to contribute to excellent research in the areas SSF funds: natural sciences, technology and medicine. The doctoral student must be a min. 80 % employed by a company. The main applicant is the supervisor of the doctoral student at the higher education institution. Co-applicants are supervisors at the company. Deadline: 21 May. Further information on SSF website | | | |
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