Please note: This page is under development.
For now, you can already find the details that are always needed in EU applications. More support material will be added soon.
Enter Umeå University’s details
When filling in your application, please use the following details for Umeå University:
- PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999881821
- LEAR (Legal Entity Appointed Representative): Agneta Hånell Plamboeck
- Short name: UMU
Umeå University is always the legal entity in EU projects. As a researcher (PI), you are responsible for the scientific aspects of the project. In Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, the researcher at Umeå University – not the guest researcher/fellow – is considered the PI.
Ready-made description of Umeå University
Many calls require a brief description of your institution. You can use the following text in your application.
Presentation of Umeå University in English
Umeå University was founded in 1965 and is Sweden's fifth oldest university. Today, it has a strong international and multicultural presence with students, teachers and researchers from all over the world (approximately 41,500 students and 4,600 staff).
The University aims to become one of Scandinavia's leading environments for study and research, meeting the challenges of an ever-increasingly global society. Umeå University is one of Sweden's most comprehensive universities, covering all areas of scientific research.
Umeå University conducts cutting-edge research in several fields, including biogeochemistry, ecosystem dynamics, artificial intelligence, energy, infections, plant and forest biotechnology, and social welfare research. It is internationally recognised for the groundbreaking discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, which was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Get support within Life Science, health, care and welfare
If you work within Life Science, health, medical care and welfare, the Support Office for Life Science & Health (SOLH) can support you in, for example, building networks, identifying collaborations and finding relevant calls that may lead to EU funding.
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Do you have a question?
Please contact the Research Support and Collaboration Office at rso@umu.se.
