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Impact Innovation: Research school for the public sector of the future
This offer comes from SustainGov, a programme within Impact Innovation which is a joint effort by the Swedish Energy Agency, Formas and Vinnova. With this precision effort for transition, SustainGov wants to create a research school that contributes to new knowledge and skills development in the public sector to ensure society´s sustainable transition. The goal of this research school is to combine the public sector´s need for knowledge and wellfounded decision-making with the academy´s ability to challenge and question. Together, academia and stakeholder are expected to find ways to create mission-driven knowledge.
The offer in brief
What can you apply for?
A research school that will collaboratively analyze, reevaluate and question how the public sector works today to contribute to new knowledge that holistically promotes and facilitates health and well-being for all residents.
Who can apply?
The offer is aimed at consortia of at least three universities and university colleges that contrast each other disciplinary-wise and have established contact with stakeholders in the public sector.
How much can you apply for?
Projects in this effort can apply for a maximum of SEK 52 million in funding with up to 100 percent aid intensity. The implementation period is expected to be five years during the period 2025 - 2030.
Important dates
Templates and attachments for your application
Plesae download the templates you need to attach to your application such as a CV or project description. Below you can also find any attachments with useful information for your application.
Projektbeskrivningsmall (docx, 79 kB) CV-mall (docx, 74 kB) mall för beskrivning av doktorandprojekt (docx, 76 kB)Please allow enough time
Please keep in mind that it takes time to complete an application. Filling in the templates can take several days, since they're based on analyses you need to do. Therefore, start the application well in advance. You can start filling in your details, then save and continue at a later time.
When you've completed your application, please mark it as done ("klar"). You can unlock and make changes to your application at any time until the call closes. If you unlock your application, you must mark it as done ("klarmarkera") if you want the application registered when the call closes.
This happens when the call for proposals is closed.
Once your proposal has been registered, we will email a confirmation to the person responsible for the user account, as well as the project manager and the signatory. This may take a few hours after the call for proposals closes. If you have not received a confirmation within 24 hours of the call for proposals closing, please contact us.
Once the call for proposals is closed, you cannot change or fill in any new information. You can only supplement your proposal if we ask you to.
Who can read your proposal?
Applications submitted to us become public documents. However, we do not disclose information about the company's operations, inventions or research results if it can be assumed that someone will suffer financial damage if the information is disclosed.
This means that we must disclose the documents if someone requests them. However, we keep confidential the information that we believe could cause financial damage if disclosed.
Any questions?
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Reference number 2025-00269