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Information seminar February 5 at 10.00
At the beginning of next year, Formas will announce funding for interdisciplinary centres focusing on societal transformation to achieve climate goals. The call aims to support interdisciplinary research of the highest quality. The research must meet the need for new knowledge and innovative solutions for society's climate transformation. The centres are to contribute to increased capacity and action. The work will be done in collaboration with relevant actors outside academia.
What can a societal transformation look like to tackle climate change? How can such a transformation be organised? Climate change will have a profound impact on future societies. Many major decisions and choices made today will determine the living conditions for those of us living now, for future generations, and for other species and entire ecosystems. A comprehensive climate transformation, including both emission reductions and adaptation to climate change, is necessary to mitigate the negative impacts of a changing climate.
In order for climate action to accelerate, research needs to contribute knowledge and ways forward. The work needs to be done in collaboration between many different sectors of society and integrated with other sustainability and societal goals. The centres must be planned, established and run jointly by academia, industry, the public sector and other parts of society. The main applicant organisation must be a Swedish higher education institution research institute. Only multi-party applications, involving researchers and other societal actors, can be granted funding.
Up to six centres can be funded. These are to address questions about what a radical transformation in line with the climate goals might entail, what conditions are required, how a transformtion should be organised, and what choices can and need to be made based on different time horizons and with consideration of other societal challenges. This requires a systems perspective on the transformation. The centres are expected to address competitiveness, equity and preparedness in relation to a societal transformation that addresses climate change.
The application must be made by a consortium where the main applicant organisation must be a Swedish higher education institution or research institute. Each centre must involve at least two Swedish higher education institutions, or research institutes, and at least two other societal actors.
A centre can apply for a grant of up to SEK 12.5 million per year for four years, a total of SEK 50 million. The total budget for the call is SEK 300 million.
An administrating organisation can be the main applicant for a maximum of two applications in this call. However, an administrating organisation may be a participating project partner in several applications.
It is not permitted to submit the same application with different main and co-applicants.
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