Are you planning a conference that will be held in Umeå? Then you can apply for funding for it! Umeå municipality, Region Västerbotten and Umeå University annually sets aside funding for conferences.
The grant amount is based on the estimated number of attendees, with a maximum total of SEK 60,000.
National conferences – SEK 200 per person Nordic conferences – SEK 225 per person International conferences – SEK 275 per person
FORMAS: "Klimatneutrala och socialt hållbara kommuner 2024"
Deadline: 4 September
Apply for grants for projects that will integrate climate neutrality and work with social sustainability to speed up the transition work in a municipality or region.
The call will also hold two online information seminars about the call (in Swedish): 30 May 10.00–11.00: Focus on the content of the call 22 August 10.00–11.00: Focus on how to apply for funding for the call Read more (in Swedish)
Nordforsk: Nordic Research Networks in Preparedness and Resilience
Deadline: 5 September
NordForsk has a call for research networks that can provide a broad knowledgebase for strengthening Nordic preparedness and resilience to future crises. Call budget is NOK 21 million, and you can apply for up to NOK 3 million. Read more
Swedish Energy Agency: Transition to a sustainable and bio-based society
Deadline: 10 September
Now you can receive grants to build new knowledge or develop new solutions that can accelerate the transition to a sustainable and bio-based society. This call from the Swedish Energy Agency covers SEK 70 million and aims to increase the understanding of the role of biomass, bioenergy and the bioeconomy in the energy and climate transition by focusing on system solutions, sustainable value chains and increased resource efficiency. Read more (in Swedish)
Vinnova: Policy and Instruments for a Sustainable Transition
Deadline: 17 September
Vinnova grants a maximum of SEK 1,500,000 for research projects that provides a basis for, and directly contributes to, policy development that promotes climate-neutral and circular transition. Read more
Nordforsk: Nordic research consortia for EU calls on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Deadline: 19 September
NordForsk announces funding for preparatory projects with the purpose of forming multisectoral and transdisciplinary Nordic research consortia to participate in successful proposals for EU calls on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Apply for up to NOK 0,8 million. Read more
Nordforsk: Knowledge sharing and capacity building networks to strengthen Indigenous perspectives in research
Deadline: 24 September
NordForsk announces funding for two to four Nordic knowledge-sharing and capacity-building networks for researchers working with research relevant to Indigenous peoples and/or Indigenous research. Apply for up to NOK 1 million. Read more
Vinnova: Planning Grant for International Proposal 2024
Do you plan to apply for international grants? If so, you can apply for this planning grant to improve your project applications and opportunities for funding. The offer applies to international calls for proposals in any of the following areas; Sustainable industry, Sustainable societies, Sustainable precision health, Sustainable food systems and Sustainable mobility.
You can submit you application any time during the four application periods, but the earlier the better, since the funding is limited.
Period 1: deadline 27 MarchDeadline has passed Period 2: deadline 4 JuneDeadline has passed Period 3: deadline 25 September Period 4: deadline 26 November Read more
The J C Kempe Memorial Scholarship Foundation
Deadline: 30 September
Twice a year
The application is now open for scholarship funding from The J C Kempe Memorial Scholarship Foundation. As a master's or doctoral student in Västerbotten, Västernorrland or Norrbotten, you can apply. Read more
Per Olof Edin Research and Travel Grants 2024
Deadline: 30 September
Yearly
Världsinfektionsfonden announces research and travel grants of up to 25,000 SEK for research on global infectious diseases. This grant is directed towards young researchers registered at a Swedish university, at least at the master’s or Ph.D. level. Read more
October 2024
Future Forests: seed money for interdisciplinary forest research 2024
Deadline: 6 October
Twice a year
Future Forests is launching a seed money call for subjects related to forest sciences and sustainable forestry development. Researchers at SLU, Skogforsk and Umeå University can apply for up to SEK 100,000 for short-term projects or pilot studies that can form the basis for larger interdisciplinary projects. Read more
Explore – Formas’ open call for research Projects
Deadline: 16 October
As a researcher with a career age of at least four years, you can apply for SEK 5–6 million for innovative research projects where you freely formulate a research question within Formas’ areas of responsibility: Environment, Agricultural Sciences, and Spatial Planning. Read more
November 2024
Arctic Field Grant (AFG) 2025
Deadline: 13 November 2024
Yearly
The Arctic Field Grant supports fieldwork for students and researchers collecting data in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Application to the call opens six weeks prior to the deadline. Read more
2025
The Foundation Anna och Nils Håkansson Stiftelse
Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly
The foundation "Anna och Nils Håkanssons Stiftelse" provides grants of between SEK 50,000 and SEK 200,000 to scientific education and research that promotes Sweden's forestry, and primarily forestry in the inland of Norrland. Read more
Travel grants: the Kempe Foundations 2025
Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly
As a teacher, researcher or doctoral student at Umeå university, you can apply for travel grants from Stiftelsen J C Kempes Minnes Akademiska fonder I and II. Read more
KSLA: Support for Innovative Communication Projects with the Aim of Promoting the Green Industries 2025
Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly
Svenska Lantbruksveckans fond distributes approximately SEK 500,000 annually to promote projects that raise the status of green industries in society. Read more (in Swedish)
Carl Trygger Foundation 2025
Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly
The Carl Trygger Foundation for Scientific Research supports research in the natural sciences that is important for Sweden in areas such as physics, chemistry, technology, biology, ecology, geology, as well as forest and agricultural science. Grants have also been awarded to instrument development in these disciplines. Read more
2027
SSF Future Research Leaders
Deadline: call not open yet
Every third year
Are you a young researcher aspiring to lead pioneering research in natural sciences, technology, or medicine? Seize the opportunity to join the SSF flagship programme, Future Research Leaders. 16 researchers will receive SEK 15 million each, alongside comprehensive leadership training over five years. To be eligible, you must have completed your doctoral degree between 2018 and 2020, and work full-time at a Swedish university or research institute during the grant period. Read more
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