Planned calls for proposals 2021
In 2021, Formas will provide over 1.8 billion kronor in public funding for research and innovation on sustainable development. Most of these funds are awarded through competitive calls for proposals.
Researcher-initiated projects
Formas distributes approximately 40 percent of its budget through calls that support researcher-initiated projects. The purpose of these calls is to enable researchers to tackle the research needs they themselves have identified within our areas of responsibility. Our researcher-initiated projects for 2021 are: the annual open call, mobility grants for early-career researchers, and urgent grants.
Thematic calls
During the year, we will announce several thematic calls that relate to the three national research programmes, on climate, the food system and sustainable spatial planning, as well as the planned programme on oceans and water. In addition, we will announce calls within the Smart Built Environment strategic innovation programme and a few that will be based on specific government mandates.
We will also announce several thematic calls involving international collaboration in order to give Swedish researchers the opportunity to partner with researchers in other countries within prioritised areas.
Below is an overview of the calls for 2021. We will be updating this list with more calls throughout the year. Therefore, all dates and focus area are preliminary. Official decisions are made by the Formas Scientific Council and published under All calls
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Call | Open for applications | Decision |
|---|---|---|
Researcher-initiated projects | ||
February 2021 | November 2021 | |
Annual open call 2021 – Research projects for early-career researchers | February 2021 | November 2021 |
March 2021 | October 2021 | |
Urgent grants for data collection | Q1 | Throughout the year |
| National research programme for climate | ||
February 2021 | October 2021 | |
AI in the service of the climate 2 | March 2021 | |
Green transition and working life | March 2021 | |
Climate change aspects of sustainable consumption and production | April 2021 | November 2021 |
| National research programme for food | ||
Sustainable food production and consumption | Q2 | November 2021 |
| National research programme for sustainable spatial planning | ||
March 2021 | October 2021 | |
March 2021 | October 2021 | |
Social housing policy | September 2021 | Q2 2022 |
National research programme for oceans and water | ||
Blue innovation | Q2 | November 2021 |
Common call for the national research programmes | ||
From research to real-world impact for a sustainable society | Q2 | October 2021 |
| Smart built environment strategic innovation programme | ||
Strategic projects | Q1 | Throughout the year |
Calls for project proposals – focus areas to be determined | Q3 | Q2 2022 |
| Other thematic calls | ||
December 2020 | June 2021 | |
Plant protection for the benefit of Swedish horticulture | December 2020 | June 2021 |
Research projects for increased animal protection and animal welfare | March 2021 | November 2021 |
Bioeconomy, forest management practices, forest damage | Q3 2021 | Q2 2022 |
Communication call 2022 | Q4 2021 | |
| International calls | ||
Era-Net Cofund on Urban Transformation Capacities | January 2021 | |
Era-Net Cofund on International Coordination of Research on Infectious Animal Diseases - second call | October 2021 | |
Forest Value – second call | January 2021 | |
Tandem Forest Value – third call | Q3 | |
Circular economy for collaboration with stakeholders in India | Q3 |