The grant may be used for salaries (doctoral students, postdocs or other employees), infrastructures or for covering running costs.
The target group for the call is researchers with competitive research projects that are yet to be financed by regional grants (financial means) from the university/ALF/TUA or Region Västerbotten (RV) and that is not one of the faculty's top researchers concerning ongoing, large external grants (as defined in this call).
The applicant will select whether the application should be reviewed by Review panel 1, which will review the application using the criteria of the Swedish Research Council (VR) for scientific quality, or by Review panel 2, which will review the application using the criteria for scientific quality, and societal relevance as used by Forte/Formas.
Only one application per applicant can be submitted; consequently, the applicant has to choose whether the application should be reviewed by Review panel 1 or 2. The applicant is fully responsible for sending the application to the correct review panel: B1, FS 2.1.6-338-20 (B1), or B2, FS 2.1.6-339-20 (B2).
New in this year's call
As already announced in last year's call - and in newsletters on the faculty's website and in information via the heads of departments during 2019 – there is now, as of this year's call, a requirement for an attestation regarding ongoing research funding from a governmental funding body (VR, Forte, Formas, Vinnova), or regarding a filed application for such funding; this is required to be eligible to apply for a strategic research grant.
Attach a copy as proof of an obtained research grant or a copy of the filed application (as main applicant).
Read more on eligibility and how to apply
Call text Review panel 1 with VR criteria (pdf)
Call text Review panel 2 with Forte/Formas criteria (pdf)