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 | |
May 2021 | Throughout the year | |
| National research programme for climate | ||
February 2021 | October 2021 | |
March 2021 | October 2021 | |
March 2021 | September 2021 | |
April 2021 | November 2021 | |
| National research programme for food | ||
April 2021 | November 2021 | |
Research projects | Q1 2022 | June 2022 |
Research- and innovation projects | Q1 2022 | June 2022 |
| National research programme for sustainable spatial planning | ||
March 2021 | October 2021 | |
March 2021 | October 2021 | |
November 2021 | June 2022 | |
National research programme for oceans and water | ||
May 2021 | November 2021 | |
Common call for the national research programmes | ||
April 2021 | October 2021 | |
| Smart built environment strategic innovation programme | ||
Q1 2021 | Throughout the year | |
November 2021 | 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 |
September 2021 | April 2022 | |
Bioeconomy, forest management practices, forest damage | Q1 2022 | September 2022 |
| International calls | ||
January 2021 | November 2021 | |
June 2021 | November 2021 | |
ERA-Net ICRAD: One Health Approach to Zoonoses Research and Innovation | October 2021 | November 2022 |
October 2021 | April 2022 | |
Tandem Forest Values 3 – Sustainable value chains from forest raw material | October 2021 | June 2022 |
Circular economy for collaboration with stakeholders in India | January/february 2022 |